Fritz Konrad Ernst Zumpt (11 May 1908 – 25 October 1985) was a German

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 worked mainly in

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

, but also to a lesser extent in Uganda, Ghana and Mozambique. He is best known for his work on

Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

and the associations between insects and African

mammals Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...

, as well as for his work on

myiasis Myiasis is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live animal by fly larvae (maggots) which grow inside the host while feeding on its tissue. Although flies are most commonly attracted to open wounds and urine- or feces-soaked fur, some spec ...

. Amongst Zumpt’s works are: *Descriptions of three new Sarcophaga species from the Ethiopian region (Diptera: Calliphoridae). '' Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond''. 19: 80-84(1950) *Remarks on the classification of the Ethiopian Sarcophaginae with descriptions of new genera and species. ''Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond.'' 21: 1-18 (1952). * New Sarcophaga species from the Ethiopian Region (Diptera: Calliphoridae). ''J. Entomol. Soc. S. Afr.'' 14: 171-99. (1951). * Calliphorinae. ''Fliegen Palaearkt. Reg.'' 64i, 140 p. (1956) *''Calliphoridae (Diptera Cyclorrhapha)Calliphorini and Chrysomyiini. Exploration du Parc National Albert, Mission G.F. de Witte (1933-1935)''(1956). *''Insekten als Krankheitserreger und Krankheitsüberträger''. Kosmos Verlag. Stuttgart. (1956). * What is Sarcophaga binodosa Curran? ''Proc. R. Ent. Soc. Lond.'' 31: 151-154(1962). *''Myiasis in man and animals in the Old World'' London: Butterworth (1965). *Two new species of Sacrophagidae (diptera) from the Madagascan region. ''Bull. Ann. Soc. R. Ent. Belg.'' 105: 74-78(1969). * ''Phumosia colei'' n.sp. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) from Ghana. '' Novos taxa entomologicos'' (Suppl.'' Revista de Entomologia de Mocambique'') No. 75 (1970). *''Phumosia spangleri'', a new species from Uganda and re-description of Phumosia lesnei (Seguy) from Mozambique (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Calliphoridae). ''Novos taxa entomologicos'' (Suppl. ''Revista de Entomologia de Mocambique'') No. 81 (1970). *With Baurisbhene, E. Notes on the genus ''Phumosia'' Robineau-Desvoidy in the Ethiopian geographical region, with description of a new species. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Calliphoridae). ''Bull. Ann. Soc. R. Ent. Belg.'' 108: 262-271 (1970).

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* German entomologists Dipterists 1908 births 1985 deaths 20th-century German zoologists German emigrants to South Africa {{entomologist-stub