Leander Czerny
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Leander Czerny (4 October 1859, in Modřice
, Moravia
- 22 November 1944, in Pettenbach
(de), Upper Austria
) was an Austria
n entomologist mainly interested in Diptera
.
Czerny, who wrote extensively on Diptera between 1900 and 1939, describing many genera
and species
, was a major contributor to Erwin Lindner
's Die Fliegen der paläarktischen Region ("The Flies of the Palaearctic Region"), the most significant work on the group in the 20th century.
Czerny wrote the sections on the following families:-
He was also abbot of the Benedictine Kremsmünster Abbey
from 1905 to 1929 and collected there as well as in Pettenbach on the Upper Danube
. As well as Diptera he collected Lepidoptera
. His collections of both are now in the Natural History Museum in Vienna
.
Modrice
Modřice is a small town in the Czech Republic, located some 8 km south from Brno. A site of interest is the old church of St. Gotthard.- External links :...
, Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
- 22 November 1944, in Pettenbach
Pettenbach
Pettenbach is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in Upper Austria, Austria.-References:...
(de), Upper Austria
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
) was an Austria
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 mainly interested in Diptera
Diptera
Diptera , or true flies, is the order of insects possessing only a single pair of wings on the mesothorax; the metathorax bears a pair of drumstick like structures called the halteres, the remnants of the hind wings. It is a large order, containing an estimated 240,000 species, although under half...
.
Czerny, who wrote extensively on Diptera between 1900 and 1939, describing many genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
and 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...
, was a major contributor to Erwin Lindner
Erwin Lindner
Erwin Lindner was a German entomologist mainly interested in Diptera.He was born in Böglins, Memmingen , 7 April 1888 and died in Stuttgart 30 November 1988, aged 100 years....
's Die Fliegen der paläarktischen Region ("The Flies of the Palaearctic Region"), the most significant work on the group in the 20th century.
Czerny wrote the sections on the following families:-
- Helomyzidae, Trichoscelidae, Chiromyidae (1927)
- AnthomyzidaeAnthomyzidaeAnthomyzidae are small, slender, yellow to black flies with narrow and elongate wings, which may have distinct markings. Some species have greatly reduced wings. Fewer than 100 species are known, mostly from Europe. Although they occur in all major regions, they seem to be most varied in the...
, OpomyzidaeOpomyzidaeOpomyzidae is a family of acalyptrate Diptera. They are generally small, slender, yellow, brown or black coloured flies. The larval food plants are grasses, including cereal crops, the adults are mainly found in open habitats...
, TethinidaeTethinidaeTethinidae, included now into the family Canacidae s.l., is a paraphyletic group of tiny drab-coloured or grey acalypterate flies . Over 180 species in 16 genera are known from all zoogeographic regions.They are inconspicuous flies which are still poorly known in some remote, huge, tropical areas...
, ClusiidaeClusiidaeClusiidae or "druid flies" is a family of small , thin, yellow to black acalyptrate flies with a characteristic antenna and with the wing usually partially infuscated. The larvae are notable for their ability to jump. Males of many species in the subfamily Clusiodinae have been observed while...
(1928) - MicropezidaeMicropezidaeThe Micropezidae are a moderate-sized family of acalyptrate muscoid flies in the insect order Diptera, comprising about 500 species in about 50 genera and 5 subfamilies worldwide,...
(Tylidae), Neridrinae, PlatypezidaePlatypezidaePlatypezidae is a family of true flies of the superfamily Platypezoidea. The more than 250 species are found worldwide primarily in woodland habitats...
(as Clythiidae), DryomyzidaeDryomyzidaeDryomyzidae is a small family of flies.There are about 22 species in 6 genera Dryomyzidae are mostly found in the Holarctic Region although some are found in the Southern Hemisphere....
, Neottiophilidae (1930) - LauxaniidaeLauxaniidaeLauxaniidae is a family of acalyptrate flies. It contains around 1800 described species in 126 genera distributed worldwide. These are generally small flies with large compound eyes, often brightly coloured in life. Many species have different patterned wings...
(Sapromyzidae) (1932) - Musidoridae (LonchopteridaeLonchopteridaeLonchopteridae are a family of small , slender, yellow to brownish-black Diptera, occurring all over the world. Their common name refers to their pointed wings, which have a distinct venation...
), LonchaeidaeLonchaeidaeLonchaeidae is a family of acalyptrate flies commonly known as lance flies. There are about 500 described species in 9 genera. These are generally small but robustly built flies with blue-black or metallic bodies...
(1934) - ChamaemyiidaeChamaemyiidaeChamaemyiidae is a small family of acalyptrate flies with less than 200 species described worldwide. The larvae of these small flies are active and predatory and are often used for biological control of aphids, scale insects and similar pests...
(Ochthiphilidae) (1936)
He was also abbot of the Benedictine Kremsmünster Abbey
Kremsmünster Abbey
Kremsmünster Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Kremsmünster in Upper Austria.-History:The monastery was founded in 777 by Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria...
from 1905 to 1929 and collected there as well as in Pettenbach on the Upper Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
. As well as Diptera he collected Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
. His collections of both are now in the Natural History Museum in Vienna
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....
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External links
Biography Biography and list of publications- Czech and Slovak Dipterological Literature 1758-1965
- BHL Spanische Dipteren Spanische Dipteren. Gesammelt und bearbeitet von Prof. Gabriel Strobl in Admont. VII. Theil.. 1898-1909 Volume 3
- http://www.biologiezentrum.at/pdf_frei_remote/WEZ_18_0246-0250.pdf Spanische Dipteren Volume 7