Vincenz_Kollar

Vincenz Kollar

Vincenz Kollar

Austrian entomologist (1797-1860)

Vincenz Kollar (15 January 1797 in Kranowitz, Silesia – 30 May 1860 in Vienna) was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Diptera. He was especially concerned with species of economic interest, particularly those of forests. Kollar described many new species. He was Curator of the Natural History Museum in Vienna. He worked mainly on insects collected on expeditions, especially that from the Austrian Brazil Expedition of 1817–1835.

Vincenz Kollar, lithograph by Adolf Dauthage (1855)

Works

  • Die vorzüglich lästigen Insekten Brasiliens, p. 101-119. In J.E. Pohl. Reise im Innern von Brasiliens, vol. I, 448p.(1832)
  • Aufzählung und Beschreibung der von Freih. Carl v. Hügel auf seiner Reise durch Kaschmir und das Himalayagebirge gesammelten Insekten. (mit L. Redtenbacher). 4(2):393-564, 582–585, 28 colour plates (1848).
  • Über Agrilus viridis Kiesw. ein die Erlen verwüstendes Insekt. Verhandlungen der Zoologische-botanische Geselschaft, Wien 8:325-328.(1858)

References

    See also: Kollar
    Share this article:

    This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Vincenz_Kollar, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.