Friedrich Wilhelm Niepelt (10 November 1862 in Striegau – 26 May 1936) was a German entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera. Niepelt was an insect dealer in Zirlau (located near Świebodzice). He is commemorated with insects having the specific epithet of niepeltiana, an example being Phragmatobia niepeltiana, a moth species circumscribed by Embrik Strand in 1919.
Publications
Very partial list (examples)
- Neue südamerikanische Papilionen - Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift 52(4), pp. (1907)
- Neue paläarktische Macrolepidopteren. Int. Ent. Ztg., Bd. 5, No. 58, S. 274-275 (1911).
- parts of 'Lepidoptera Niepeltiana'. (By E. Strand.) Vol. 1.(1914).
- Ein neuer Papilio von Halmaheira. Znt. Entomol. Z. 18, 69-70 (1924).
- Neue exotische Rhopaloceren. Internat. Entomol. Zeitschr. 21(7): 49-53 (1927).
- Neue papuanische Papilio (Troides)- Formen. Int. Entomol. Z. 28(7): 69-72 (1934).
His collection is in the Museum of Natural History Wroclaw University.
References
- Horn, Walther (H. R.), 1936 Arb. morph. taxon. Ent. Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin 3 (4):300
- Strand, E., 1938 Festschrift. Riga
- Natural History Museum Niepelt; Wilhelm (1862-1936); Entomologist and Natural History dealer
- Globus Insects Online Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine niepeltiana Strand, 1914
- Acerbia - Nic.funet.fi Phragmatobia niepeltiana
- OCLC WorldCat Lepidoptera Niepeltiana
- Biologie.uni Ulm Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine bibliography
- Biol.uni Wroclaw Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine Contents