John Nietner
John Nietner (died 1874) was a German naturalist chiefly interested in botany and entomology. Born in Potsdam, he was a plantation owner in Ceylon and described many new insect species from the island. Having a special interest in insects, he made large collections and sent specimens for study by experts abroad.[1] Interested in insect pests, he wrote a booklet on pests of the coffee tree in 1861.
Works
- Entomological papers, being chiefly descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera with such observations on their habits etc., as appear in any way interesting. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 25: 381-394, 523-554 (1856).
- Descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (2)19: 241-249, 374-388 (1857).
- Entomological papers, being chiefly descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera with such observations on their habits etc., as appear in any way interesting. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 26: 132-153 (1857).
- Descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3)2: 175-183, 418-431 (1858).
- Observations on the enemies of the coffee tree in Ceylon. Colombo, Ceylon : Publisher unknown 31 pp. (1861).
- The coffee tree and its enemies: being observations on the natural history of the enemies of the coffee tree in Ceylon. Colombo : A.M. & J. Ferguson (1880).
Collection
His insect collection is in the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin and the Deutsches Entomologisches Institut
References
- ↑ Wijesekara, Anura; Wijesinghe, D. P. (2003). "History of insect collection and a review of insect diversity in Sri Lanka". Ceylon Journal of Science. 31: 43–59.
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