Max Joseph Bastelberger (19 March 1851,

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entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

. He was specialized on geometrid moths and described 351 new taxa.* Anonymus: ''† Max Bastelberger.'' Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 7(1-5): 3-7, München 191
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Species named in his honor include * ''

Alcis bastelbergeri ''Alcis bastelbergeri'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Central Europe, through the Ural region to the eastern Palearctic, where subspecies ''sachalinensis'' is found. The wingspan is 38–43 mm. Adults are on wing fr ...

'' * '' Entephria bastelbergeri'' * '' Dysphania bastelbergeri'' * '' Eupithecia bastelbergeri'' * '' Zamarada bastelbergeri''

Publications

* Max Bastelberger, 1905. Beschreibung neuer und Besprechung weniger bekannter Geometriden aus meiner Sammlung. - Entomologische Zeitschrift 19(14 (1. Suppl.)):77. * Max Bastelberger, 1907. Neue afrikanische Geometriden aus meiner Sammlung. - Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben 1:109, 119–120, 135–136, 157, 167–168. * Max Bastelberger: Weitre Neubeschreibungen exotischer Geometriden in meiner Sammlung. Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde, 61: 78-87, Wiesbaden 1908. * Max Bastelberger: Besprechung und Beschreibung einiger neuer oder sonst interessanter Arten von exotischen Geometriden im Naturhistorischen Museum zu Wiesbaden. Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde, 61: 72-77, Wiesbaden 1908 * Max Bastelberger: Beschreibung neuer exotischer Geometriden aus meiner Sammlung. Entomologische Zeitschrift, 22: 158-159, Stuttgart 1908.

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