Gustav Mayr
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Gustav L. Mayr was an Austria
n entomologist and professor
in Budapest
and Vienna. He specialised in Hymenoptera
.
Austria
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n entomologist and professor
Professor
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in Budapest
Budapest
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and Vienna. He specialised in Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. There are over 130,000 recognized species, with many more remaining to be described. The name refers to the heavy wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek ὑμήν : membrane and...
.
Works
- Formicidae [der Novara-Expedition]. Vienna 1865.
- Die Ameisen des baltischen Bernsteins. Königsberg: Koch, 1868.
- Feigeninsecten. Vienna: Hölder, 1885.
- Hymenopterologische Miscellen. Vienna: Hölder, 1902.
- Formiciden aus Ägypten und dem Sudan. (1903).