Fritz Konrad Ernst Zumpt
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Fritz Konrad Ernst Zumpt (1908 – 1985) was a German
entomologist who worked mainly in Africa
. He is best known for his work on Diptera
and the associations between insects and African mammals. Also for his work on myiasis
.
Amongst Zumpt’s works are
Germany
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entomologist who worked mainly in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. He is best known for his work on Diptera
Diptera
Diptera , or true flies, is the order of insects possessing only a single pair of wings on the mesothorax; the metathorax bears a pair of drumstick like structures called the halteres, the remnants of the hind wings. It is a large order, containing an estimated 240,000 species, although under half...
and the associations between insects and African mammals. Also for his work on myiasis
Myiasis
Myiasis is a general term for infection by parasitic fly larvae feeding on the host's necrotic or living tissue. Colloquialisms for myiasis include flystrike, blowfly strike, and fly-blown. In Greek, "myia" means fly....
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Amongst Zumpt’s works are
- Descriptions of three new Sarcophaga species from the Ethiopian region (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. 19: 80-84(1950)
- Remarks on the classifiction of the Ethiopian Sarcophaginae with descriptions of new genera and species. Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. 21: 1-18 (1952).
- New Sarcophaga from the Ethiopian Region (Diptera: Calliphoridae). J. Entomol. Soc. S. Afr. 14: 171-99. (1951).
- Calliphorinae. Fliegen Palaearkt. Reg. 64i, 140 p. (1956)
- Calliphoridae (Diptera Cyclorrhapha)Calliphorini and Chrysomyiini. Exploration du Parc National Albert, Mission G.F. de Witte (1933-1935)(1956).
- Insekten als Krankheitserreger und Krankheitsüberträger. Kosmos Verlag. Stuttgart. (1956).
- What is Sarcophaga binodosa Curran? Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond. 31: 151-154(1962).
- Myiasis in man and animals in the Old World London: Butterworth (1965).
- Two new species of Sacrophagidae (diptera) from the Madagascan region. Bull. Ann. Soc. R. Ent. Belg. 105: 74-78(1969).
- Phumosia colei n.sp. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) from Ghana. Novos taxa entomologicos (Suppl. Revista de Entomologia de Mocambique) No. 75 (1970).
- Phumosia spangleri, a new species from Uganda and re-description of Phumosia lesnei (Seguy) from Mozambique (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Calliphoridae). Novos taxa entomologicos (Suppl. Revista de Entomologia de Mocambique) No. 81 (1970).
- With Baurisbhene, E. Notes on the genus Phumosia Robineau-Desvoidy in the Ethiopian geographical region, with description of a new species. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Calliphoridae). Bull. Ann. Soc. R. Ent. Belg. 108: 262-271 (1970).