Richard Charles Froeschner (March 8, 1916 – May 2, 2002) was an American entomologist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He married Elsie Herbold Froeschner, a scientific illustrator, on October 6, 1940.[1] He attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

His works on insects included:[1]

Legacy

Taxa named in his honor include:

References

  1. ^ a b Henry, Thomas J. (2003). "Richard C. Froeschner (1916–2002): Biographical Sketch, Described Taxa, and Publications". Obituary. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 105 (4): 1075–1086.
  2. ^ Carvalho, José C. M. (1986). "Neotropical Miridae, CCLXV: Descriptions of new taxa and taxonomic notes (Heteroptera)" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 94 (2): 208. JSTOR 25009531. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. The name is given in honor to my colleague Richard C. Froeschner in recognition of his work on the Hemiptera.
  3. ^ Coscarón, María del Carmen (1997). "Froeschnerisca nom. nov. for the junior homonym Froeschneriella Coscarón (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)". Physis, Secc. C. 54 (126–127): 49. ISSN 0373-6709.
  4. ^ Coscarón, María del Carmen (1995). "A new Neotropical genus of Peiratinae (Reduviidae, Heteroptera)". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 39 (2): 453–457. ISSN 0085-5626.
  5. ^ Henry, Thomas J.; Ferreira, Paolo S. Fiuza (2005). "Froeschneropsidea, a replacement name for the preoccupied genus Froeschnerisca (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Deraeocorinae: Hyaliodini)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 107 (3): 735.
  6. ^ Henry, Thomas J.; Ferreira, Paulo S. Fiuza (2003). "Three New Genera and Three New Species of Neotropical Hyaliodini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Deraeocorinae), with New Combinations and New Synonymy". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 111 (2/3): 96–119. JSTOR 25010455.

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