Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer

Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer ( born December 22, 1831 in Vienna, † January 15, 1897 ) was an Austrian entomologist. He was curator at the Natural History Museum in Vienna, where he was involved in the butterfly collection. His main interest was the butterflies and Hymenoptera ( Hymenoptera). According to him, some butterflies and insects are named.

At his side stood the passionate collector Josef Mann (1804-1889), who has repeatedly supply the Museum with its collections. Man himself described many species of butterflies and was particularly on small butterflies ( Microlepidoptera ) specialized.

Rogenhofer was buried at Vienna's Central Cemetery.

Work

  • With Cajetan Freiherr von fields and Rudolf fields: travel frigate Novara. Lepidoptera. 3 volumes ( 1865-1867 ).
  • African butterflies of К. К. naturhistor. Court Museum, in " Ann. Vienna. Hofm. ", IV et VI.
  • About the pocket-shaped abdomen attachments female butterflies of Acraeiden in negotiations Zoological and Botanical Association, Volume 42, 1892, pp. 579-582, pdf
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