Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer
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Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer (22 December 1831, Vienna
-15 January 1897, Vienna) was an Austria
n entomologist. He was a curator at the Naturhistorisches Museum
in Vienna, where he was the first keeper of the Lepidoptera
. Rogenhofer was mainly interested in Lepidoptera
, and Hymenoptera
.
Beside him Josef Mann
(1804-1889) worked as a keen technician and collector for the benefits of the museum. Mann described many species of Lepidoptera new to science focussing on Microlepidoptera
.
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
-15 January 1897, Vienna) was an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n entomologist. He was a curator at the Naturhistorisches Museum
Naturhistorisches Museum
The Naturhistorisches Museum Wien or NHMW is a large museum located in Vienna, Austria.The collections displayed cover , and the museum has a website providing an overview as a video virtual tour....
in Vienna, where he was the first keeper of the Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
. Rogenhofer was mainly interested in Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
, and Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. There are over 130,000 recognized species, with many more remaining to be described. The name refers to the heavy wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek ὑμήν : membrane and...
.
Beside him Josef Mann
Josef Johann Mann
Josef Johann Mann , or Johann Josef Ritter von Mann, was a German entomologist and a specialist in Lepidoptera....
(1804-1889) worked as a keen technician and collector for the benefits of the museum. Mann described many species of Lepidoptera new to science focussing on Microlepidoptera
Microlepidoptera
Microlepidoptera is an artificial grouping of moth families, commonly known as the 'smaller moths' . These generally have a wingspan of under 20 mm, and are thus harder to identify by external phenotypic markings than macrolepidoptera...
.
Works
- with Cajetan Freiherr von FelderCajetan Freiherr von FelderBaron Cajetan von Felder, German: Cajetan Freiherr von Felder was an Austrian jurist, politician, and entomologist...
and Rudolf FelderRudolf FelderRudolf Felder was an Austrian jurist and entomologist. He was mainly interested in Lepidoptera, amassing, with his father, Cajetan Felder a huge collection.-Works:...
Reise Fregatte Novara. Lepidoptera.Three volumes (1865-1867).
Sources
- Anon. 1897: [Rogenhofer, A. F.] Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (3) 33:108