Mario Tirelli (born 1906, date of death unknown) was an Italian

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 ...

. Tirelli was a specialist in the anatomy and biology of Bombyx mori the Mulberry silkmoth. He was under director of the

Stazione Bacologica Sperimentale The Stazione Bacologica Sperimentale is an institution specialising in sericulture (silk-farming) in Padua, Italy. It was founded in 1871 by a decree of Vittorio Emanuele II. The actual founder was Enrico Verson. It is a section of the Institute f ...

in Padua. He wrote ''Fisiologia degli Insetti'' (1929) and ''Atlante microfotografico della embriologia degli insetti (Bombyx mori)''. Col concorso della ditta G. Pasqualis di Vittorio Veneto, Padova, Regia Stazione Bacologica Sperimentale. (1930).

References

*Osborn, H. 1946 ''Fragments of Entomological History Including Some Personal Recollections of Men and Events''. Columbus, Ohio, Published by the Author 2 1–232, 36 Taf. 149, Portr.(Taf. 22) *Osborn, H. 1952 ''A Brief History of Entomology Including Time of Demosthenes and Aristotle to Modern Times with over Five Hundred Portraits''. Columbus, Ohio, The Spahr & Glenn Company : 1-303 229, Portr. 1906 births Year of death missing Italian entomologists {{entomologist-stub