Stephan von Breuning (21 November 1894 – 11 March 1983) was an Austrian
entomologist who specialised in the study of beetles (
coleopterology), particularly within the longhorn family (
Cerambycidae
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...
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Career
An amateur working on the rich collections of the
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, he described 7894
taxa of Cerambycidae.
Works
The complete list of his entomological works has been published in the ''
Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat'', number 41.
One of his most famous works is ''Études sur les Lamiaires'', published in ''
Novitates Entomologicae'', 1934–1946.
Personal life
He gave the photo shown together with a text to be published after his death. Von Breuning lived with his wife in a small studio at the top of an old building on rue Durantin, Paris
18ème.
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References
External links
Lamiaires du MondeShort Bio in English
DEI ZalfCollection and publication list.
from the
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Austrian entomologists
20th-century Austrian zoologists
1894 births
1983 deaths
Coleopterists
Austrian taxonomists
Scientists from Vienna
University of Vienna alumni
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