Gustaaf Hulstaert (1900–1990) was a Belgian

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who served with the Missionaries of Scheut in the

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from 1925. A keen

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, Hulstaert was interested in the

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and before his posting to the Congo studied insects from the

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(including

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) sent to him by other missionaries. His collection is held by

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in Leiden. His contributions also extend to anthropologic fields, such as

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and

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of peoples living in the

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, especially those pertaining to

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Works

Biology: *Hulstaert, G. 1923. On Lepidoptera from New Guinea, Kei, Tenimber, the Philippines, and Australia. ''

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'' (9)11: 178–190. *Hulstaert, G., 1924 New Indo-Australian Noctuidae. ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History'' (9)13: 97–127. *Hulstaert, G., 1924 New moths from New Guinea, Kei, and Tenimber. ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History'' (9)13: 127–139. *Hulstaert, G., 1924 Heteroceres indoaustraliens nouveaux. ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique'' 64: 85–101. *Hulstaert, R.P.G. 1924 Pieridae nouveaux de l'Afrique Central. ''Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaine'' 12:90–99. *Hulstaert, R.P.G. 1924 Lycaenidae nouveaux des collections du Musee du Congo Belge. ''Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaine'' 12:112–122; 173–194. *Hulstaert, R.P.G. 1924 Rhopaloceres nouveaux du Congo Belge. ''Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaine'' 12:476–481. *Hulstaert, R.P.G. 1926 Rhopaloceres nouveaux du Musee du Congo Belge. ''Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaine'' 14:60–63. *Hulstaert, R.P.G. Lepidoptera Rhopalocera, Fam. Danaidae, Subfam. Danaidinae and Tellervinae. '' Genera Insectorum'' (1931) i+ Linguistics: * Hulstaert, G. 1965. ''Grammaire du lɔmɔ́ngɔ, II: la morphologie''. (Annales du MRAC (Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale), sciences humaines, 57.) Tervuren: Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale (MRAC). viii+680pp.
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Taxon named in his honor

*The butterfly barb, ''Enteromius hulstaerti'' (

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, 1945) is a species of

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in the genus ''

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''.

References

Early entomologists The Papua Insects Foundation
Portrait
Archive Gustaf Hulstaert
Royal Museum for Central Africa

Works

Taxon named in his honor

References

See also