Karl, or Carl, August Teich (1838
Harthau-Chemnitz - 1908
Riga
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) was a
German
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entomologist
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who specialised in
Lepidoptera
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especially of the
Baltic region
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. He described ''
Caryocolum crepusculella'', ''
Gelechia bergiella'' and ''
Gelechia farinosa'' among others. Fragments of his
microlepidoptera
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collections are held by the
Latvian Museum of Natural History. The bulk did not survive.
Works
Partial list
*Teich, C.A., 1881 Lepidopterologische Bemerkungen ''
Entomologische Zeitung (Stettin)'' 42: 187-189
*Teich, 1886 Lepidopterologisches aus Livland ''Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung'' 47 : 168-171
*Teich, C. A., 1889 ''Baltische Lepidopteren-Fauna''. I-IX , 1-152. Riga.
*Teich, C. A., 1908 Lepidopterologische Notizen. ''KorrespBl. NaturfVer''. Riga 51: 37-40.
References
*Gaedike, R.; Groll, E. K. & Taeger, A. 2012
''Bibliography of the Entomological Literature from the Beginning Until 1863'': Online Database – Version 1.0– Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut.
*Groll, E. K. 2017: Biographies of the Entomologists of the World. – Online database, version 8, Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Müncheberg – URL: sdei.senckenberg.de/biografies
*Anonym 1909:
eich, K. A.''Correspondenzblatt des Naturforschenden Vereins zu Riga'', Riga 52, pp. 1–2
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People from the Kingdom of Saxony
German lepidopterists
1908 deaths
1838 births