Christian Wilhelm Ludwig Eduard Suffrian (21 January 1805, Wünsdorf, Teltow-Fläming – 18 August 1876, Bad Rehburg ) was a German entomologist who specialized in Coleoptera especially Chrysomelidae.

He was a schoolteacher in Münster. Suffrian wrote many short papers and several monographs in both of which he described new species and genera. His collection is conserved by the Zoological Institute University of Halle-Wittenberg.

Suffrian was a Member of the Halle Entomological Society and the Stettin Entomological Society.

Works

Longer works only

The standard author abbreviation Suffrian is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

References

  1. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Suffrian.