Gustav Mayr ( German: Gustav Mayr ; 1830-1908) - Austrian entomologist , myrmecologist , one of the largest taxonomists of ants , professor in Budapest and Vienna (1863-1892), member of the Austrian Zoological and Botanical Society , Russian Entomological Society and many others. He left the largest collection of ants at that time, including more than 2000 species [2] [3] , and he himself described more than 500 species of these social insects that are new to science [4] .
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| Place of Birth | Vienna , Austria |
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| Scientific field | Entomology , Mirmecology |
| Academic title | Professor |
| Known as | Entomologist , Mirmecologist |
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The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (for indication of authorship) are accompanied by the designation “ Mayr ” . |
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Biography
Born on October 12, 1830 in Vienna , Austria, in the family of attorney Ignaz Mayr and Fra Rosin (Rosina Holzer). In 1856 he received the degree of doctor of medicine [2] [3] .
In 1862-1901, he identified and described more than 500 new species for science and 58 new genera of ants, including Acromyrmex , Anochetus , Aphaenogaster , Camponotus , Formicoxenus , Leptothorax , Monomorium , Tetramorium and many others [4] . They processed unique collections of ants from Baltic amber (1868), the Tibetan expedition of Przhevalsky and the Turkestan expedition of A. P. Fedchenko and from the materials of the round-the-world cruise of the frigate Novara . In addition, Mayr studied bugs and parasitic Hymenoptera (his collection included 2960 species of Chalcidoidea and 923 species of Cynipidae , and also 1350 species of Hemiptera ) [2] [3] .
Died July 14, 1908 in the city of Vienna , Austria [2] [3] .
Recognition
Three genera of hymenoptera were named after Gustav Myra, such as Mayria Forel (1879), Eumayria Ashmead (1887) and Mayriella Forel (1902). Approximately 50 more species in various groups of insects carry the specific epithet Mayri , including:
- Apterostigma mayri (Forel, 1893)
- Camponotus mayri Forel, 1879
- Carebara mayri (Forel, 1901)
- Dorylus mayri Santschi, 1912
- Monomorium mayri Forel, 1902
- Myrmelachista mayri Forel, 1886
- Sericomyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
- Rhoptromyrmex mayri Forel, 1912
- Tetramorium mayri (Mann, 1919)
- Tetraponera mayri (Forel, 1901)
In 1876, Mayr was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit with a crown.
He was elected a member of many scientific societies [2] [3] :
- Zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (1851)
- Entomologischen Vereines in Stettin (1852)
- Siebenburgischen Vereines der Naturwissenschaften (1853)
- Geographischen Gesellschaft in Wien (1856)
- Russian Entomological Society (1889)
- Vereines für Naturkunde in Nassau (1853)
- Geologischen Reichsanstalt in Wien (1858)
- Entomologischen Gesellschaft in Berlin (1881)
- Amerikanischen entomologischen Gesellschaft (1898)
- Sociedad cientifica, Antonio Alzate, Mexiko (1903)
- Ostpreußischen physiologisch-ökonomischen Gesellschaft in Konigsberg (1907)
- Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging in Leiden (1867)
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1879)
- Natural History Society of Glasgow (1880)
- Deutschen entomologischen Gesellschaft in Berlin (1881)
- Belgischen entomologischen Gesellschaft (1886)
Major Works
- Formicidae [der Novara-Expedition] . Vienna 1865.
- Die Ameisen des baltischen Bernsteins . Königsberg: Koch, 1868.
- Feigeninsecten . Vienna: Hölder, 1885.
- Hymenopterologische Miscellen . Vienna: Hölder, 1902.
- Formiciden aus Ägypten und dem Sudan . (1903).
Articles
- Mayr, G. 1868. Die Ameisen des baltischen Bernsteins. Beiträge zur Naturkunde Preussens. Königlichen Physikalisch-Ökonomischen Gesellschaft zu Königsberg 1: 1-102. [(31.xii) .1868.]
- Mayr, G. 1877. In Fedchenko, AP Puteshestvie v Turkestan, 2 (5). Formicidae. Izvestiya Imperatorskago Obshchestva Lyubitelei Estestvoznaniya, Antropologii i Etnografii 26: 1-20. [(31.xii) .1877.]
- Mayr, G. 1886. Die Formiciden der Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika. Verhandlungen der kk Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 36: 419-464. [(31) .xii.1886.]
- Mayr, G. 1887. Südamerikanische Formiciden. Verhandlungen der kk Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 37: 511-632. [(30) .ix.1887.]
- Mayr, G. 1889. Insecta in itinare Cl. Przewalski in Asia centrali novissime lecta. 17. Formiciden aus Tibet. Trudy Russkago Entomologicheskago Obshchestva 24: 278-280. [12.viii.1889; 24.viii.1889 by Gregorian calender.]
- Mayr, G. 1896. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Insektenfauna von Kamerun. 5. Formiciden gesammelt von Herrn Yngve Sjöstedt. Entomologisk Tidskrift 17: 225-252. [26.viii.1896.]
- Mayr, G. 1897. Formiciden aus Ceylon und Singapur. Természetrajzi Füzetek 20: 420-436. [6.vi.1897.]
- Mayr, G. 1901. Südafrikanische Formiciden, gesammelt von Dr. Hans Brauns. Annalen des kk Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums Wien 16: 1-30. [(31.xii) .1901.]
Notes
- 2 1 2 3 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 140121676 // Common Regulatory Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Nachruf von KW v. Dalla-Torre in der Wiener Entomologischen Zeitung , XXVII. Jahrg., Heft IX and X, 255-272 (1. Dezember 1908), (PDF; 1.82 MB)
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Ein Lebensbild v. Franz Friedr. Kohl, Österreichische Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaft. pp. 512-528
Literature
- Anonymous. 1908. Obituary. Prof. Gustav Mayr. Entomological News 19: 396.
Links
- Nachruf von KW v. Dalla-Torre in der Wiener Entomologischen Zeitung . (eng.) (Verified March 31, 2012)
- Ein Lebensbild v. Franz Friedr. Kohl, Österreichische Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaft. (eng.) (Verified March 31, 2012)
- Portrait Obits.