Johann Nepomuk von Laicharting

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Johann Nepomuk von Laicharting was an Austrian entomologist.

He was born in Innsbruck on 4 February 1754 and died in the same city on 7 May 1797

He was Professor of Natural Science (Naturgeschichte) in Innsbruck.

He described new species and genera,of Coleoptera in

Verzeichniss und Beschreibung der Tyroler-Insecten. 1. Teil. Kaferartige Insecten. 1. Band. 1781: I-XII, 1-248. - Zurich, bey Johann Casper Fuessly 1781. In English, Lists and descriptions of Tirol insects- beetles.Presumably this was intended to cover all Austrian insects but no further parts were published.

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Gaedicke and Groll with additions.

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