Johannes Winnertz (11 February 1800 – 24 July 1890) was a German entomologist specialising in

Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advance ...

. He was a dealer in

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Works

* ''Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Gattung Ceratopogon Meigen''. 1852 * ''Beitrag zu einer Monographie der Gallmücken''. 1853 * ''Beitrag zu einer Monographie der Pilzmücken''. 1863 * ''Beitrag zu einer Monographie der Sciarinen''. Wien, 1867

Collections

Winnertz' collections of Diptera are in Senckenberg Museum,

Naturhistorisches Museum The Natural History Museum Vienna () is a large natural history museum located in Vienna, Austria. The NHM Vienna is one of the largest museums and non-university research institutions in Austria and an important center of excellence for all matt ...

Vienna and the Natural History Museum,

Bonn Bonn () is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This ...

References

Sources

* Osten-Sacken, C. R. 1903: ''Record of my life and work in entomology''. - Cambridge (Mass.) 1800 births 1896 deaths German entomologists Dipterists {{Germany-scientist-stub