Gabriel Höfner ( 16 May 1842,

Türnitz Türnitz is a town in the district of Lilienfeld in the Austrian state of Lower Austria Lower Austria (german: Niederösterreich; Austro-Bavarian: ''Niedaöstareich'', ''Niedaestareich'') is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the nor ...

, Niederösterreich- 4 March 1921, Wolfsberg, Carinthia) was an Austrian

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 ...

, musician and composer.

Entomology

Gabriel Höfner specialised in

Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...

, most notably species from

Carinthia Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost States of Austria, Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German language, German. Its regional dialects belong to t ...

Lavanttal The Lavant Valley (german: Lavanttal, sl, Labotska dolinaGams, Ivan. 1992. "Labotska dolina." ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol. 6. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, pp. 87–87. or ''Laboška dolina''; Southern Bavarian: ''Lovnthol'') lies in the Lav ...

Koralpe The Koralpe ( en, Kor Alps, sl, Golica or ), also referred to as ''Koralm'', is a mountain range in southern Austria which separates eastern Carinthia (state), Carinthia from southern Styria. The southern parts of the range extend into Slovenia. ...

and the Saualpe. He described '' Micropterix aureoviridella'' (Höfner, 1898), '' Dichagyris nigrescens'' (Höfner, 1887), '' Montanima karavankensis'' (Höfner, 1888), '' Elachista albicapilla'' (Höfner, 1918) and '' Elachista argentifasciella'' (Höfner, 1898). Höfner undertook studies on ''

Erebia ''Erebia'' is a Holarctic genus of brush-footed butterflies, family Nymphalidae. Most of the about 90–100 species (see also below) are dark brown or black in color, with reddish-brown to orange or more rarely yellowish wing blotches or band ...

'' and

Psychidae The Psychidae (bagworm moths, also simply bagworms or bagmoths) are a family of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). The bagworm family is fairly small, with about 1,350 species described. Bagworm species are found globally, with some, su ...

, among others in over 40 publications (1876–1900) on Lepidoptera. He was past master of the Lepidoptera of Carinthia recording over 1,600 species.

Publications

* Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales und der beiden Alpen „Kor- und Saualpe“ (Papilio – Eupithecia). Jahrb. d. naturh. Landesmuseums von Kärnten, Heft XII, 1876, p. 1. * Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales etc. (Mikrolepidopteren und Nachtrag zur Makrolepidopterenfauna) ibidem Heft XIII, 1878, p. 113. (Neubeschreibung von Erebia arete ab. albofasciata.) * Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (I.Nachtrag.) ibidem Heft XIV, 1880, p. 259. * Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (II. Nachtrag.) ibidem Heft XV, 1882, p. 193. * Beobachtungen über Vorkommen und Lebensweise verschiedener besonders Gebirge und Alpen bewohnender Schmetterlingsarten. Wiener entomol. Zeitung, II. Jahrgang, 1883, p. 189, 221, 245, 277. * Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (III. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XVI, 1884, p. 162. * Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (IV. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XVII, 1885, p. 217. * Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (V. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XVIII, 1886. * Berichtigungen und Ergänzungen zum Lepidopterenkatalog von Dr. Staudinger und Dr. Wocke. Societ. entom. I. Jhrg., 1886. p. 41, 50–51, 59–60, 69, 75–76, 82–83, 93, 106, 114, 131–132, 169–170; II. Jhrg., 1887, p. 12–13, 20–21, 44, 51–52, 65, 75–76, 91–92, 101, 106. * Drei neubenannte Schmetterlingsabänderungen. Soc. entom., II. Jahrgang, 1887, p. 121. (Erebia eriphyle ab. impunctata, Epineuronia cespitis ab. ferruginea, Agrotis forcipula-v. nigrèscens.) * Beitrag zur Naturgeschichte von Gnophos ambiguata Dup. Soc. entom. II. Jahrgang, 1887, p. 131–132. * Eigentümlichkeiten des Falters und Beschreibung der jungen Raupe von Erebia arete F. Soc. entom. III. Jahrgang, 1888, p. 10–11. * Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (VI. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XIX (Jahrgang XXXVI), 1888, p. 113. * Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (VII. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XX (Jahrgang XXXVII), 1889, p. 156. * Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (V1II. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XXI (Jahrgang XXXVIII), 1890, p. 269. (Neubeschrieben: Cabera exanthcmqta ab. bistrigata, Incurvaria trimaculella ab. quadrimaculella.) * Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (IX. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XXIII (Jhrg. XLI und XL11), 1895, p. 68. * Beitrag zur Schmetterlingsfauna der Petzen. Jahrbuch etc., Heft XXIII, 1895, p. 74. * Hiptelia lorezi Stgr. und die Artverschiedenheit von Cidaria soldarid Turati und candidata S. V. Soc. entom. IX. Jhrg., 1895, p. 177. * Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (X. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XXIV (Jahrgang XLIII und XLIV), 1897, p. t65. eubeschrieben: Abraxas marginata ab. mediofasrciata (p. 168) und Syrichthus serratulae ab. tarasoides (p. 166) * I. Nachtrag zur Schmetterlingsfauna der Petzen. Jahrb. etc., Heft XXIV, 1897, p. 171. eubeschrieben: Mamestra chrysozona var. turbida (p. 174) * Drei neue Schmetterlingsarten. Soc. entom. XIII. Jahrgang, 1899, Nr. 9 p. 65–66, Nr. 10 p. 73–74. (Rebelia karawankensis, Elachista argentifasciella, Micropteryx aureoviridelta.) * Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (XI. Nachtrag.) Jahrbuch etc., Heft XXVI Jahrgang XLVII, 1900, p. 247. * Die Schmetterlinge des Lavantthales (XU. Nachtrag.) Carinthia, Mitteil. des naturhistor. Landesmus, für Kärnten, 93. Jahrgang, 1903, p. 177. * Die Schmetterlinge Kärntens. Jahrbuch des naturh. Landesmuseums von Kärnten, Jahrgang XLVIII, 1905, p. 179–416. * Die Schmetterlinge Kärntens (II. Teil) ibidem, Jahrgang XLIX, 1909, p. 1–120. * I. Nachtrag zur Schmetterlingsfauna Kärntens. Carinthia, II. Jahrgang 101,. 1911, Nr. 1 und 2, p. 18–46. * U. Nachtrag zur Schmetterlingsfauna Kärntens (von 1910 an). Carinthia, II. Jahrgang 105, 1915.''Schriften von Gabriel Höfner.'' In: ''Zeitschrift des Österreichischen Entomologen-Vereines.'' 6. Jahrgang, Nr. 6 vom 1. Juni 1921, S. 26
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References

*J. T. 1921: öfner, G.''Entomologische Zeitschrift'', Frankfurt a. M 35 (9)
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