Hermann von Heinemann (1 March 1812 in

Helmstedt Helmstedt (; Eastphalian: ''Helmstidde'') is a town on the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. It is the capital of the District of Helmstedt. The historic university and Hanseatic city conserves an important monumental heritage of ...

– 18 December 1871 in

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the Nor ...

) 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 specialised initially in

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

and later 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 ...

. Heinemann was a customs inspector. He wrote ''Die Schmetterlinge Deutschlands und der Schweiz'' (1859–1877) published in Braunschweig. In English the title is "Butterflies of Germany and Switzerland". It was completed by

Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke (27 November 1820, Breslau – 7 November 1906) was a German entomologist, specialising in Lepidoptera. He was an apothecary and physician. Selected works * with Otto Staudinger Otto Staudinger (2 May 1830 – ...

. The second volume on

microlepidoptera Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly known as the 'smaller moths' (micro, Lepidoptera). These generally have wingspans of under 20 mm, and are thus harder to ...

was especially important. Heinemann's collection of microlepidoptera is in the

Lower Saxony State Museum The Lower Saxon State Museum Hanover (german: Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover, italics=unset, or simply ) is the state museum of Lower Saxony in Hanover, Germany. Situated adjacent to the New Town Hall, the museum comprises the state ...

(Niedersachsisches Landesmuseum)

Hannover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German States of Germany, state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germa ...

References

* Hevers, J. 2006 Die entomologischen Sammlungen des Staatlichen Naturhistorischen Museums in Braunschweig. ''Braunschweiger Naturkundliche Schriften''. 7 (3) : 697–757. * Kraatz, G. 1871 einemann, H. von''Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift''. 15 VIII–IX. * Newman, E. 1872 einemann, H. von''Entomologist''. 6 32. * Wallace, A. R. 1871 einemann, H. von''Transactions of Entomological Society of London''.

871 __NOTOC__ Year 871 ( DCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * The English retreat onto the Berkshire Downs. The Great Heathen Army, led by the ...

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