 SAMUEL
CONSTANT SNELLEN
VAN VOLLENHOVEN
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Snellen van Vollenhoven was the
first Dutch entomologist who brought science to the study of
insects. He described 9 genera and 471 species of Dictyoptera,
Orthoptera, Hemiptera, Coleoptera (2 genera, 97 species), Diptera,
Hymenoptera, and Lepidoptera. He described 47 species of scarabaeoids
in the families Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae (Scarabaeinae, Rutelinae,
Dynastinae, and Cetoniinae). He initiated publication of the
journal of the Netherlands Entomological Society, Tijdschrift
voor Entomologie. He was appointed by the Dutch government
as the entomological curator of the Leiden Museum in 1854, and
he served in this position until 1873 when he retired due to
health problems.
Reference:
Krikken, J., C. van Achterbert,
P.H. van Doesburg, R. de Jong, and K.W. Zwart. 1981. Tijdschrift
voor Entomologie 124: 235-268. |
