Gabriel Höfner ( 16 May 1842,
Türnitz
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, Niederösterreich- 4 March 1921,
Wolfsberg, Carinthia) was an Austrian
entomologist
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, musician and composer.
Entomology
Gabriel Höfner specialised in
Lepidoptera
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, most notably species from
Carinthia
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,
Lavanttal
The Lavanttal ('Lavant Valley', , Gams, Ivan. 1992. "Labotska dolina." ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol. 6. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, pp. 87–87. or ; Southern Bavarian: ''Lovnthol'') lies in the Lavanttal Alps in southern Austria in the eas ...
,
Koralpe
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and the
Saualpe. He described ''
Micropterix aureoviridella
''Micropterix aureoviridella'' is a moth of the family Micropterigidae found in Austria, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. It was first described by Gabriel Höfner in 1898.
The wingspan is about . Adults are on wing ...
'' (Höfner, 1898), ''
Dichagyris nigrescens
''Dchagyris nigrescens'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in south and central Europe, the Near East and the Middle East
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'' (Höfner, 1887), ''
Montanima karavankensis'' (Höfner, 1888), ''
Elachista albicapilla
''Elachista albicapilla'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Italy and Austria
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'' (Höfner, 1918) and ''
Elachista argentifasciella
''Elachista argentifasciella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Italy, Switzerland and Austria
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'' (Höfner, 1898).
Höfner undertook studies on ''
Erebia
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'' and
Psychidae
The Psychidae (bagworm moths, also simply bagworms or bagmoths) are a family of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). The bagworm family is fairly small, with about 1,350 species described. Bagworm species are found globally, with some, su ...
, among others in over 40 publications (1876–1900) on Lepidoptera. He was past master of the Lepidoptera of Carinthia recording over 1,600 species.
Publications
* Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales und der beiden Alpen „Kor- und Saualpe“ (Papilio – Eupithecia). Jahrb. d. naturh. Landesmuseums von Kärnten, Heft XII, 1876, p. 1.
* Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales etc. (Mikrolepidopteren und Nachtrag zur Makrolepidopterenfauna) ibidem Heft XIII, 1878, p. 113. (Neubeschreibung von Erebia arete ab. albofasciata.)
* Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (I.Nachtrag.) ibidem Heft XIV, 1880, p. 259.
* Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (II. Nachtrag.) ibidem Heft XV, 1882, p. 193.
* Beobachtungen über Vorkommen und Lebensweise verschiedener besonders Gebirge und Alpen bewohnender Schmetterlingsarten. Wiener entomol. Zeitung, II. Jahrgang, 1883, p. 189, 221, 245, 277.
* Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (III. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XVI, 1884, p. 162.
* Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (IV. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XVII, 1885, p. 217.
* Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (V. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XVIII, 1886.
* Berichtigungen und Ergänzungen zum Lepidopterenkatalog von Dr. Staudinger und Dr. Wocke. Societ. entom. I. Jhrg., 1886. p. 41, 50–51, 59–60, 69, 75–76, 82–83, 93, 106, 114, 131–132, 169–170; II. Jhrg., 1887, p. 12–13, 20–21, 44, 51–52, 65, 75–76, 91–92, 101, 106.
* Drei neubenannte Schmetterlingsabänderungen. Soc. entom., II. Jahrgang, 1887, p. 121. (Erebia eriphyle ab. impunctata, Epineuronia cespitis ab. ferruginea, Agrotis forcipula-v. nigrèscens.)
* Beitrag zur Naturgeschichte von Gnophos ambiguata Dup. Soc. entom. II. Jahrgang, 1887, p. 131–132.
* Eigentümlichkeiten des Falters und Beschreibung der jungen Raupe von Erebia arete F. Soc. entom. III. Jahrgang, 1888, p. 10–11.
* Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (VI. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XIX (Jahrgang XXXVI), 1888, p. 113.
* Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (VII. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XX (Jahrgang XXXVII), 1889, p. 156.
* Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (V1II. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XXI (Jahrgang XXXVIII), 1890, p. 269. (Neubeschrieben: Cabera exanthcmqta ab. bistrigata, Incurvaria trimaculella ab. quadrimaculella.)
* Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (IX. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XXIII (Jhrg. XLI und XL11), 1895, p. 68.
* Beitrag zur Schmetterlingsfauna der Petzen. Jahrbuch etc., Heft XXIII, 1895, p. 74.
* Hiptelia lorezi Stgr. und die Artverschiedenheit von Cidaria soldarid Turati und candidata S. V. Soc. entom. IX. Jhrg., 1895, p. 177.
* Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (X. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XXIV (Jahrgang XLIII und XLIV), 1897, p. t65.
eubeschrieben: Abraxas marginata ab. mediofasrciata (p. 168) und Syrichthus serratulae ab. tarasoides (p. 166)
* I. Nachtrag zur Schmetterlingsfauna der Petzen. Jahrb. etc., Heft XXIV, 1897, p. 171.
eubeschrieben: Mamestra chrysozona var. turbida (p. 174)
* Drei neue Schmetterlingsarten. Soc. entom. XIII. Jahrgang, 1899, Nr. 9 p. 65–66, Nr. 10 p. 73–74. (Rebelia karawankensis, Elachista argentifasciella, Micropteryx aureoviridelta.)
* Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (XI. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XXVI Jahrgang XLVII, 1900, p. 247.
* Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (XU. Nachtrag.) Carinthia, Mitteil. des naturhistor. Landesmus, für Kärnten, 93. Jahrgang, 1903, p. 177.
* Die Schmetterlinge Kärntens. Jahrbuch des naturh. Landesmuseums von Kärnten, Jahrgang XLVIII, 1905, p. 179–416.
* Die Schmetterlinge Kärntens (II. Teil) ibidem, Jahrgang XLIX, 1909, p. 1–120.
* I. Nachtrag zur Schmetterlingsfauna Kärntens. Carinthia, II. Jahrgang 101,. 1911, Nr. 1 und 2, p. 18–46.
* U. Nachtrag zur Schmetterlingsfauna Kärntens (von 1910 an). Carinthia, II. Jahrgang 105, 1915.
[''Schriften von Gabriel Höfner.'' In: ''Zeitschrift des Österreichischen Entomologen-Vereines.'' 6. Jahrgang, Nr. 6 vom 1. Juni 1921, S. 26]
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References
*J. T. 1921:
öfner, G.''Entomologische Zeitschrift'', Frankfurt a. M 35 (9)
''Nachruf von Dr. Zweigelt, Klosterneuburg in der Zeitschrift des Österreichischen Entomologen-Vereines, 6. Jahrgang, Nr. 6 vom 1. Juni 1921'' auf landesmuseum.atincludes bibliography
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