George Alexander Ehrman (2 February 1862,

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- 30 January, 1926,Pittsburgh) 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 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 ...

notably

Papilionidae Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the larges ...

. Ehrman invented equipment which came into general use in the manufacture of blown and pressed glass for the Macbeth-Evans Glass Company and the

United States Glass Company The United States Glass Company was a Trust (19th century), trust formed by the combination of numerous glass companies. The factories were located from western Pennsylvania to Indiana. History On February 9, 1891, the ''New York Times'' report ...

. In later years he was employed in the Research Laboratory of the Mesta Machine Company. Financially secure Ehrman was able during his later life to devote himself to natural history including

ornithology Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and th ...

. He made extensive collections of the Lepidoptera and Coleoptera of western Pennsylvania then extended his collections worldwide. He specialised in

, the genus ''

Catocala ''Catocala'' is a generally Holarctic genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802. The moths are commonly known as underwing moths or simply underwings. These terms are sometimes used for a fe ...

'', and the butterflies and moths of

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, and the beetle genus ''

Cychrus ''Cychrus'' is a large genus of rare snail-eating beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 160 described species in ''Cychrus''. They are found throughout the world, although more than 80 percent of the species occur in China. ''Cychr ...

'' and its allies. His collection of American und exotic Rhopalocera and Coleoptera was bequeathed to the

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. The species described by him are listed by Holland (1927) Holland, W. J., 1927. The Lepidoptera named by George A. Ehrmann. ''Annals of the Carnegie Museum'', 17 No.2, Art. 10, Pittsburgh, pp. 299-364.

Works

partial list *Ehrmann, G. A. (1895): Description of the female Papilio pelaus Fab. ''Entomological News'' 6(9), pp. 03-304*Ehrmann, G. A. (1902): A New Papilio from the Orient. ''Entomological News'' 13(9), pp. 91*Ehrmann, G. A. (1904): New forms of exotic Papilionidae ''Entomological News'' 15(6), pp. 14-215*Ehrmann, G. A. (1912): A new Papilio from Central America''Canadian Entomologist'' 44(8), pp. 44*Ehrmann, G. A. (1918): New exotic Papilios ''Lepidoptera'' (Boston) 2(11), pp. 2- 84*Ehrmann, G. A. (1919): New tropical American Papilios ''Lepidoptera'' (Boston) 3(2), pp. 0-11; (3)21-22*Ehrmann, G. A. (1919): A new tropical American Papilio ''Lepidoptera'' (Boston) 3(4), pp. 0-31*Ehrmann, G. A. (1919): New tropical American Papilios ''Lepidoptera'' (Boston) 3(5), pp. 6-38*Ehrmann, G. A. (1920): A new tropical American Papilio ''Lepidoptera'' (Boston) 4(2), pp. 3-14*Ehrmann, G. A. (1920): New exotic Papilionids. ''Bull. Brooklyn ent. Soc.'' 15, pp. 1-22*Ehrmann, G. A. (1920): Papilio pyrholochus, nov. spec. ''Lepidoptera'' (Boston) 4(3), pp. 0-21*Ehrmann, G. A. (1921): New exotic Papilios ''Lepidoptera'' (Boston) 5(1), pp. 2. Mrz*Ehrmann, G. A. (1921): Some new Papilios and Ornithoptera ''Lepidoptera'' (Boston) 5(2), pp. 7-19*Ehrmann, G. A. (1921): Some new Papilios and Ornithoptera. ''Lepidoptera'' 5(2), pp. 7-19

References

*Anonym 1926: hrman, G. A.''Annals of the Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh'' 16: 351-352 *Holland, W. J. 1926: hrman, G. A.''Entomological News'' , Philadelphia 37,: 95-96 American entomologists 1926 deaths 1862 births {{Germany-biologist-stub