Rasmus Carl Staeger

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Rasmus Carl Staeger (1800 - 1875) was a Danish entomologist.

Staeger was born and died in Copenhagen, over the course of his life serving as a judge, financial advisor to the Danish government, and entomoligist, focusing on Diptera. His foci were Dolichopodidae, Sepsidae and Chironomidae.

Contents 1 Works 2 Some Diptera described by Staeger 3 Collection 4 External links

[edit] Works

• Systematisk Fortegnelse over de i Danmark hidtil fundne Diptera (1840)
• Danske Dolichopoder (1842-43)
• Systematisk Fremstilling af den danske Favnas Arter af Antliatslægten Sepsis (1844)
• Grønlands Antliater beskrevne (1845)

[edit] Some Diptera described by Staeger

• Sepsis ciliata Sepsidae
• Oxycera falleni Stratiomyidae
• Syrphus hyperboreus Syrphidae
• Siphona strigata Tachinidae
• Dolichopus angustifrons Dolichopodidae
• Sybistroma crinipes Dolichopodidae

[edit] Collection

Staeger’s Diptera collection is in the Zoological Museum in Copenhagen.Collection contents online [1].

[edit] External links

• Zoological Museum Copenhagen