Sigmund Schenkling
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Sigmund Schenkling was a German
entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.
Schenkling's collection is held by the German Entomological Institute.It is notable for Cleridae
, Erotylidae
, Languriidae, Helotidae
and Endomychidae
the families he specialised in
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 Coleoptera.
Schenkling's collection is held by the German Entomological Institute.It is notable for Cleridae
Cleridae
Cleridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. They are commonly known as checkered beetles. The Cleridae family has a worldwide distribution, and a variety of habitats and feeding preferences....
, Erotylidae
Erotylidae
Erotylidae is the pleasing fungus beetles, is a family of beetles containing over 100 genera. In the present circumscription, it includes the subfamilies Dacninae, Encaustinae, Erotylinae, Megalodacninae, and Tritominae. In other words, the narrowly-circumscribed Erotylidae correspond to the...
, Languriidae, Helotidae
Helotidae
Helotidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga.-Additional sources:* Ritsema C. A systematic catalogue of the Coleopterous family Helotidae in the Leiden Museum Zoologische Mededelingen, Vol. 1 P. 125-139...
and Endomychidae
Endomychidae
Endomychidae, or handsome fungus beetles is a family of beetles with representatives found in all ecozones.There are around 120 genera and 1300 species. As the name suggests Endomychidae feed on fungi....
the families he specialised in
Works
Major works only.- 1928-1929.With Walther Hermann Richard HornWalther Hermann Richard HornWalther Hermann Richard Horn was a German entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. He was born in Berlin, where he also died.He was first a physician then Director of the German Entomological Institute.-Selected works:...
Index Litteratuae Entomologicae Horn, Berlin-Dahlem.A bibliography of entomology,covering the early printed works on entomology through to 1900 and describing over 25,000 printed items. - As editor the multi-authored and multi-volumed Coleopterorum Catalogus. W. JunkWilhelm JunkWilhelm Junk was a Czech natural history, bibliographer bookseller and entomologist.Wilhelm Junk established his book dealership "Antiquariaat Junk", in 1899 in Berlin. He soon became the leading dealer in works on natural history in Europe...
,Berlin.
External links
- Internet Archive parts of Coleopterorum Catalogus