Robert Latzel (28 October 1845 – 15 December 1919) was an Austrian

myriapodologist Myriapodology is the scientific study of myriapods which includes centipedes and millipedes. The field of myriapodology can also cover other myriapods such as pauropods and symphylans. Those who study myriapods are myriapodologists. Societies * In ...

and

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who published a series of pioneering works on millipedes,

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s, and allies. His collection of myriapod specimens, today housed in the Natural History Museum of Vienna, includes many

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. His

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s on the myriapods of the

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were the first comprehensive treatments of the large region's centipede and millipede faunas. He named nearly 130 taxa of millipedes (1 genus, 2 subgenera, 69 species and 56 variations) and over 40 centipede groups (2 genera, 29 species and 12 variations), as well as four taxa each of pauropods and symphylans. His work on millipedes pioneered the use of gonopods in millipede classification and species recognition. At least three authors have honored Latzel by naming a genus '' Latzelia'' ( Scudder 1890, Bollman 1893,

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Major works

*(1880): ''Die Myriopoden der Österreichisch-ungarischen Monarchie. Erste Hälfte: Die Chilopoden''. 1-228. *(1884): ''Die Myriopoden der Österreichisch-ungarischen Monarchie. Zweite Hälfte. Die Symphylen, Pauropoden und Diplopoden''. 1-414.

Eponymous taxa

Genera and species named in honor of Latzel include: *'' Latzelia'' Scudder 1890, type genus of Latzeliidae *''Latzelia'' Bollman 1893 preoccupied, = '' Glomeridella'' *''Latzelia''

1895 preoccupied, = '' Verhoeffia'' *'' Heterolatzelia'' Verhoeff 1897 *'' Cylindrus latzeli''

Berlese Berlese or Berlèse is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Antonio Berlese (1863–1927), Italian entomologist * Augusto Napoleone Berlese (1864–1903), Italian botanist and mycologist, brother of Antonio * Lorenzo Berlèse (1784 ...

1884 *'' Ornithogona latzeli'' Attems 1927 *'' Pycnotropis latzeli'' Attems 1931 *'' Nanogona latzeli'' Verhoeff 1891 *'' Escaryus latzeli'' Sseliwanoff 1881 *'' Gravieripus latzeli'' Cook 1896

References

External links

Myriapod publications by Robert Latzel
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International Society of Myriapodology
* Austrian entomologists University of Vienna alumni People from Jeseník District 1845 births 1919 deaths Myriapodologists {{Austria-scientist-stub