Eduard Gustav Honrath (11 August 1837, in Coblenz – 19 April 1893, in Berlin) was a German

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

who specialised in

Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...

, particularly '' Parnassius''. Honrath was a well-known art dealer in Berlin. Among his entomological achievements, he described ''Parnassius graeseri'' (1885) (now '' Parnassius bremeri graeseri'' (a subspecies), ''

Parnassius stenosemus ''Parnassius stenosemus'' is a high-altitude butterfly which is found in north India (Ladakh). It is a member of the snow Apollo genus ('' Parnassius'') of the swallowtail family (Papilionidae). ''P. stenosemus'' was originally described as a s ...

'' and ''

Papilio neumoegeni ''Papilio neumoegeni'' is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the islands of Sumba in Indonesia. Description ''Papilio neumoegeni'' has a forewing length of 43–48 mm. Male: The upperside forewing is black ...

'' (both 1890) in the ''Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift''. He was a member of the Entomological Society of Berlin, and its president for many years.

References

* Benezit Dictionary of Artists (in French, Bénézit ''Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs'')

Éditions Gründ Librairie Gründ, also known as "Les éditions Gründ " is a French publishing company. It was started in 1880 by Ernest Gründ and Émile Maguet as a bookstore in Paris, specializing in works about art. It joined the French publishing group Edi ...

, Paris.(1911). *Anonym 1893 onrath, E. G.''

Insektenbörse ''Insektenbörse'' ( en, Insect Exchange) was a German entomology magazine established in 1884. It was renamed ''Entomologisches Wochenblatt'' ( en, Entomology Weekly) in 1907–1908 and renamed again ''Entomologische Rundschau'' ( en, Entomol ...

'' 10: 82. * *

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portrait, further references. German lepidopterists 1837 births 1893 deaths Scientists from Koblenz German art dealers {{entomologist-stub