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Petr Wolfgang Wygodzinsky

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Petr Wolfgang Wygodzinsky (5 October 1916, in Bonn – 27 January 1987, in Middletown, New York) was a German entomologist who worked in Argentina Brazil, and the United States. (Alternative spellings of his name include Peter Wygodzinsky and Pedro Wygodzinsky.)

He is especially known for his work on the hemipteran family Reduviidae, but also studied several other groups of insects in detail, namely Diplura, Archaeognatha, Zygentoma and Diptera.[1]

He worked at the American Museum of Natural History as an assistant curator (later curator) from 1962 until the end of his career.

He published in his native language German as well as in English, Spanish and Portuguese.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Schuh, Randall T.; Herman, Lee H. (1988). "Biography and bibliography. Petr Wolfgang Wygodzinsky (1916–1987)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 96 (2): 227–244.