Friedrich Wilhelm Konow (11 July 1842, in

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– 18 March 1908, in Teschendorf) was a German entomologist who specialised in

Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order (biology), order of insects, comprising the sawfly, sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are Par ...

especially

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. Konow was a

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studying entomology in his spare time. He wrote ''Familie Tenthredinidae'' in Wytsman's, ''Genera Insectorum'' ( Fascicle 29) 176 pp. 1905) and very many short papers describing new species of worldwide Tenthredinidae. His collection is shared between the

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, Biozentrum Grindel und Zoologisches Museum,

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and

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Publications

*Konow, 1899
''Einige neue Chalastogastra-Gattungen und Arten''. - Entomologische Nachrichten 25:73-79

References

*Musgrave, A. 1932 ''Bibliography of Australian Entomology 1775-1930''.Sydney German entomologists Hymenopterists 1842 births 1908 deaths {{entomologist-stub