Friedrich Wilhelm Niepelt

Friedrich Wilhelm Niepelt (Striegau, 10 November 1862 - 26 May 1936) was a German entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera. Niepelt was an insect dealer in Zirlau (located near Świebodzice).[1] He is commemorated with insects having the specific epithet of niepeltiana,[2] an example being Phragmatobia niepeltiana, a moth species circumscribed by Embrik Strand in 1919.[3]

Publications

Very partial list (examples)

His collection is in the Museum of Natural History Wroclaw University.[6]

References

  1. Natural History Museum Niepelt; Wilhelm (1862-1936); Entomologist and Natural History dealer
  2. Globus Insects Online niepeltiana Strand, 1914
  3. Acerbia - Nic.funet.fi Phragmatobia niepeltiana
  4. OCLC WorldCat Lepidoptera Niepeltiana
  5. Biologie.uni Ulm bibliography
  6. Biol.uni Wroclaw Contents
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