Richard Froeschner
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Richard Charles Froeschner (March 8, 1916 – May 2, 2002) was an American entomologist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He married Elsie Herbold Froeschner, a scientific illustrator, on October 6, 1940.[1] He attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.
His works on insects included:[1]
- Heteroptera or True Bugs of Ecuador: A Partial Catalog. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. Vol. 322. 1981. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.322.
- Lace Bug Genera of the World, I: Introduction, Subfamily Cantacaderinae (Heteroptera: Tingidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. Vol. 574. 1996. pp. 1–43. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.574.
- Synopsis of the Heteroptera or True Bugs of the Galápagos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. Vol. 407. 1985. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.407.
- True Bugs (Heteroptera) of Panama: A Synoptic Catalog as a Contribution to the Study of Panamanian Biodiversity. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. Vol. 61. 1999. ISBN 1-887988-05-X.
- Lace Bug Genera of the World, II: Subfamily Tinginae: Tribes Litadeini and Ypsotingini (Heteroptera: Tingidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. Vol. 611. 2001. pp. 1–28. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.611.
Legacy
Taxa named in his honor include:
- Froeschneriella Carvalho, 1986[2]
- Froeschnerisca Coscarón, 1997[3]
- (Replacement name for Froeschneriella Coscarón, 1996[4])
- Froeschneropsidea Henry & Ferreira, 2005[5]
- (Replacement name for Froeschnerisca Henry & Ferreira, 2003[6])
References
- ^ a b Henry, Thomas J. (2003). "Richard C. Froeschner (1916–2002): Biographical Sketch, Described Taxa, and Publications". Obituary. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 105 (4): 1075–1086.
- ^ Carvalho, José C. M. (1986). "Neotropical Miridae, CCLXV: Descriptions of new taxa and taxonomic notes (Heteroptera)" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 94 (2): 208. JSTOR 25009531. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011.
The name is given in honor to my colleague Richard C. Froeschner in recognition of his work on the Hemiptera.
- ^ Coscarón, María del Carmen (1997). "Froeschnerisca nom. nov. for the junior homonym Froeschneriella Coscarón (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)". Physis, Secc. C. 54 (126–127): 49. ISSN 0373-6709.
- ^ Coscarón, María del Carmen (1995). "A new Neotropical genus of Peiratinae (Reduviidae, Heteroptera)". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 39 (2): 453–457. ISSN 0085-5626.
- ^ Henry, Thomas J.; Ferreira, Paolo S. Fiuza (2005). "Froeschneropsidea, a replacement name for the preoccupied genus Froeschnerisca (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Deraeocorinae: Hyaliodini)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 107 (3): 735.
- ^ Henry, Thomas J.; Ferreira, Paulo S. Fiuza (2003). "Three New Genera and Three New Species of Neotropical Hyaliodini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Deraeocorinae), with New Combinations and New Synonymy". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 111 (2/3): 96–119. JSTOR 25010455.
Further reading
- Froeschner, Elsie Herbold (1986). "Richard C. Froeschner: a wife's view". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 94 (2): 137–140. JSTOR 25009522.
- Froeschner, P.; Froeschner, R. & Froeschner, W. (1986). "The young Richard Charles Froeschner: emergence of a professional entomologist". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 94 (2): 141–144. JSTOR 25009523.
- Eneboe, Paul L. (1986). "A Student's Remembrance of Dick Froeschner". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 94 (2): 145–147. JSTOR 25009524.
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