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Charles Frederic August Schaeffer (12 June 1860 – 29 August 1934) was an American
Beetles described by Schaeffer
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schaeffer, Charles American entomologists 20th-century American biologists 1860 births Date of death missing 1934 deaths
Charles Frederic August Schaeffer (12 June 1860 – 29 August 1934) was an American entomologist
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...
who specialized in beetles, particularly chrysomelid
The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
s and weevils. He described 109 species in 91 genera and some species like ''Taphrocerus schaefferi'' Nicolay & Weiss were described from his collections and named after him.
Schaeffer was born in London to German parents. When the family returned to Germany, he was educated there and became interested in insects at a very young age. It is not known when he moved to the United States but he was one of the founding members of the Brooklyn Entomological Society
The New York Entomological Society was founded in 1892. The Brooklyn Entomological Society merged with the Society in 1968. The Society publishes ''Entomologica Americana (New York Entomological Society), Entomologica Americana'' which is the succ ...
in 1892. He was an active member of the group and in 1898, he became an assistant to William Beutenmuller of the American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as AMNH) is a natural history museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. In Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 26 inter ...
, becoming a curator in 1902 at the Brooklyn Museum Institute of Arts and Sciences. He made numerous collecting trips mainly in Mount Mitchell, North Carolina; Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas (Esperanza Ranch east of Brownsville); and the Huachuca Mountains of Arizona. He described numerous species in his publications.
Schaefers's publications include:
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Beetles described by Schaeffer
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schaeffer, Charles American entomologists 20th-century American biologists 1860 births Date of death missing 1934 deaths