Biographical & Type Information - W
Waga, Antoni F. (b. 1799; d. 1890) - Collection conserved in the Institute of Systematic Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow (ISZP). Citations: Larousse (1876), Anonymous (1890), and Mabille (1890). Wagner, Eduard (b. June 20, 1896, Hamburg, Germany; d. Sept. 11, 1978) - Most of Wagner’s collection is deposited in the Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany (ZMUH), but some of his types in the Eckerlein Collection are now in the Geneva Collection; also, Iranian specimens from Staatliches Mus. Naturkunde, Stuttgart, Germany (SMNS). Wagner, in many of his early papers, usually gave the total number of % & & specimens in the type series, and he usually indicated the collection localities, and museum deposition, but he did not usually connect the two. It is often impossible to tell from the original description exactly what the type locality is, or what sex the HT is. See Ribes & Goula (1986) and Aukema (1999) for information on the Wagner Miridae types conserved in ZMUH. Citations: Weber (1976) and Tamanini (1979). Walker, Francis (b. July 31, 1809,
Southgate, England; d. Oct. 5, 1874, Wanstead, England) - Controversial figure
who published 87 papers on a variety of groups including Orthoptera, Neuroptera,
Homoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, and Hymenoptera (he described over 20,000 new
species of insects). Stories abound about his description of new taxa for
payment (1 shilling for each new species, and 1 pound for each new Wallengren, Hans Daniel Johan (b. 1823; d. Oct. 24, 1894, Farhult, Sweden) - Some of his collection resides in Museum Malmö, Malmö, Sweden (MUMS); some may be in Lund Museum and some may be in NHRS. Citations: Bergroth (1874), Anonymous (1895a, b), Aurivillius (1895), Kraatz (1895), McLachlan (1895) and Musgrave (1932). Walton, G. A. - Worked primarily on the British aquatic and semi-aquatic bugs. Weber, H. H. - Collection is deposited in the Zoologische Staatssammlung, Münich, Germany (ZSMC). Westhoff, Fritz (b. 1857; d. Nov.
12, 1896) - PI: Westfäl. Prov. Mus.
Naturkunde, Münster, Germany (MNWM).
Citations: Anonymous (1896a, b, 1897a, b) and Reeker (1897). Westwood, John Obadiah
(b. Dec. 22,
1805, Sheffield, England; d. Jan. 2, 1893, Oxford, England) - Was a Hope
professor at Oxford University where he worked on all orders of insects.
Published "An Introduction to the Modern Classification of Insects" (1839-1840).
Collection is conserved in the Oxford University Museum (OXUM), although
White, Adam D. (b. Apr. 24, 1817, Edinburgh; d. Jan. 4, 1879, Glasgow) - Collection deposited in the Museum of Natural History, London (BMNH). Citations: Anonymous (1879a-d), Dunning (1879, 1880), McLachlan s(1879), Musgrave (1932), and Miller (1973). Wolff, J. F. (1778-1806) - German. His most important work was produced in two languages, the latin version was titled Icones Cimicum Descriptionibus Illustratae, and the german version was titled Abbildungen der Wanzen mit Beschreibungen. Both were published in five volumes from 1800 to 1811. The two versions had similar, but not identical, pagination. Most types are probably lost, but some may be in the Sturm Collection, in Munich. Wollaston, Thomas Vernon (b. Mar. 9, 1822; d. Jan. 4, 1878, Teignmouth) - Most of collection is probably in the Museum of Natural History, London (BMNH). Citations: Anonymous (1878a-e, 1879, 1882), Kraatz (1878), E.C.R. (1878), Westwood (1878), and Musgrave (1932). Woodward, Thomas Emmanuel (b. June 8, 1918, Auckland, New Zealand; d. Nov. 22, 1985, Brisbane, Australia) - Citations: Monteith (1986), Southwood and Simpson (1986), and Edwards (1988). Wygodzinsky, Petr Wolfgang (b. Oct. 5, 1916, Bonn, Germany; d. Jan. 27, 1987, Middletown, NY, USA) - Worked on several groups, but especially the Reduviidae. S&S: "Collection deposited American Museum of Natural History, New York." See Schuh & Herman (1988) for biography and bibliography.
David A. Rider updated: 04 Apr 2018 Published by the
Department of
Entomology
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