Hermann Haupt
Encyclopedia
Hermann Haupt was a German
entomologist who worked mainly on Homoptera
and Hymenoptera
.
He was an intermediate school (Mittelschule
) teacher. He described many new species. Haupt’s Hymenoptera and Homoptera collections are conserved in the University of Halle-Wittenberg
(Geiseltalmuseum Halle) and Biozentum),
Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden
(Cicadoidea) and Naturkundemuseum Erfurt
(other Orders)
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
entomologist who worked mainly on Homoptera
Homoptera
Homoptera is a deprecated suborder of order Hemiptera; recent morphological studies and DNA analysis strongly suggests that the order is paraphyletic. It was therefore split into the suborders Sternorrhyncha, Auchenorrhyncha, and Coleorrhyncha....
and 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...
.
He was an intermediate school (Mittelschule
Mittelschule
Mittelschule is a term in German education that may refer to different schools. In some States of Germany a school similar to a Hauptschule may be called Mittelschule, while in other States of Germany a combination of Hauptschule and Realschule is called Mittelschule...
) teacher. He described many new species. Haupt’s Hymenoptera and Homoptera collections are conserved in the University of Halle-Wittenberg
University of Halle-Wittenberg
The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg , also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg within Saxony-Anhalt, Germany...
(Geiseltalmuseum Halle) and Biozentum),
Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden
Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden
The State Museum of Zoology in Dresden is a natural history museum that houses 10,000-50,000 specimens, including skeletons and large insect collections. Many are types. The collection suffered war damage and whilst catalogued the database is not computerized. Loans are possible and material can...
(Cicadoidea) and Naturkundemuseum Erfurt
Naturkundemuseum Erfurt
The Naturkundemuseum Erfurt is a natural history museum in Erfurt, Germany.The museum has a permanent exhibition relating the natural history of the forests, fields, city and the geological history of Thuringia. There is also a special exhibitions programme...
(other Orders)