Stefano Ludovico Straneo (also Lodovico) (Turin, 6 June 1902 – Milan, 9 December 1997) was an Italian entomologist, teacher, academic administrator and author.[1]
Stefano Ludovico Straneo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 June 1902 Turin, Italy |
| Died | 9 December 1997 (aged 95) Milan, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Taxonomy of Carabidae |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology |
Straneo's primary fields of interest were the beetles (Coleoptera), in particular the family of ground beetles (Carabidae, tribe Pterostichinae). He described 64 new genera and almost 1,200 new species.[2] His collection, Coleoptera: Carabidae and Paussidae, is on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano.
Straneo's father was a theoretical physicist and an acquaintance of Albert Einstein. He showed an early interest in biology and began collecting insects, eventually focusing on carabid beetles. He published his first paper in 1933 and 238 more until 1995.[3] He received the Italian Golden Medal for Distinguished Educator in Culture And Art in 1972.[4]
Works
edit- 1984 - Two new species or Pterostichini (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in the collections of the Museum of Natural History of the Humboldt University of Berlin.
- 1984 - Un nuovo genere del Camerun della tribù Pterostichini (Coleoptera Carabidae).
- 1983 - Nuovi pterostichini asiatici (Coleoptera, Carabidae).
- 1984 - Un nuovo Pterostichus dell'Anatolia occidentale (Col., Carabidae).
- 1984 - Sul genere Amolopsa Beach (Coleoptera Carabidae).
References
edit- ^ "Straneo, Stefano Lodovico". Biographies of the Entomologists of the World. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ Yves Bousquet (28 November 2012). Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. PenSoft Publishers LTD. pp. 764–. ISBN 978-954-642-658-1.
- ^ George E. Ball; Achille Casale; Augusto Vigna Taglianti (1998). Phylogeny and classification of Caraboidea (Coleoptera: Adephaga): proceedings of a symposium : 28 August, 1996, Florence, Italy : XX International Congress of Entomology. Museo regionale di scienze naturali. ISBN 978-88-86041-29-4.
- ^ "Medaglia d'oro ai benemeriti della scuola della cultura e dell'arte". Retrieved 1 June 2016.