Günter Morge
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Günter Morge was a German
entomologist who specialised in Diptera
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For most of his career Morge worked at the Institut fur Pflanzenschutzforschung
in Berlin
mostly on Acalyptrate
Diptera.He was also, sometime, curator
of the large Diptera collections at Admont Abbey
.
To be continued
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
entomologist who specialised in 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...
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For most of his career Morge worked at the Institut fur Pflanzenschutzforschung
Deutsches Entomologisches Institut
The German Entomological Institute is a German entomological society devoted to the study of insects. Founded in 1886, the society has an extensive library and insect collections...
in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
mostly on Acalyptrate
Acalyptratae
Acalyptratae is a subsection of Schizophora, commonly referred to as the acalyptrate muscoids . It is a very large assemblage, exhibiting very diverse habits, with one notable and perhaps surprising exception; there are no known acalyptrates that are obligate blood-feeders , though this is a life...
Diptera.He was also, sometime, curator
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
of the large Diptera collections at Admont Abbey
Admont Abbey
Admont Abbey is a foundation of the Benedictines on the River Enns in the town of Admont in Austria and is the oldest remaining monastery in Styria...
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Works
Partial list- 1967 Die Lonchaeidae und Pallopteridae Österreichs und der angrenzenden Gebiete. 2. Teil. Die PallopteridaePallopteridaePallopteridae, or flutter-wing flies is a family of Diptera. Over 50 species in 15 genera are found in the temperate regions of the Northern and Southern hemispheres.-Biology:Little is known. Adults have been found on flowers and low hanging branches in shady habits...
. Naturkundliches Jahrbuch der Stadt Linz 13: 141-212. - 1982 Beiträge zur Kenntnis von Typen-Exemplaren und wenig bekannten Dipteren-Arten. IV. Beiträge zur Entomologie 32: 3–38.
- 1984 Diptera collectionis P. Gabriel StroblGabriel StroblGabriel Strobl was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and entomologist who specialised in Diptera....
– 13. (Typen-Designierung der Exemplare der sogenannten 'Typensammlung'). Beiträge zur Entomomologie 34: 319–335.
To be continued
External links
- DEI Zalf Portrait