Carl Tschek
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Carl Tschek was an Austria
n entomologist who specialised in Ichneumonidae
Carl Tschek was a factory manager in Piesting
.His collection which includes the type
s of the new species
he described is in the Naturhistorisches Museum
, in Vienna
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Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n entomologist who specialised in Ichneumonidae
Ichneumonidae
Ichneumonidae is a family within the insect order Hymenoptera. Insects in this family are commonly called ichneumon wasps. Less exact terms are ichneumon flies , or scorpion wasps due to the extreme lengthening and curving of the abdomen...
Carl Tschek was a factory manager in Piesting
Piesting
The Piesting is a river in southern Lower Austria. Its sources are the Kalte Gang, the Steinapiesting, and the Längapiesting, which begin south of the Schneeberg....
.His collection which includes the type
Biological type
In biology, a type is one particular specimen of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached...
s of the new species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
he described is in the Naturhistorisches Museum
Naturhistorisches Museum
The Naturhistorisches Museum Wien or NHMW is a large museum located in Vienna, Austria.The collections displayed cover , and the museum has a website providing an overview as a video virtual tour....
, in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
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Selected works
- 1868 Beiträge zur Kenntniss der oesterreichischen Pimplarien. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien
- 1868. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der oesterreichischen Tryphoniden. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien
- 1870. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der österrei-chischen Cryptoiden. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 20:109-156
- 1871. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der österreichischen Cryptoiden. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 20:109–156
- 1871. Ichneumonologische Fragmente Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien