Hans Silfverberg

Finnish entomologist

Hans Silfverberg (b. 1943) is a Finnish entomologist from the Finnish Museum of Natural History.[1] The beetle species Apion silfverbergi,[2] Hyperaspis silfverbergi,[3] and Sasajiscymnus silfverbergi are named in his honour.[4]

He has described the following taxa, among others:

* Anatela Silfverberg, 1982[5]
* Omiamima Silfverberg, 1977
* Oorlogia Silfverberg, 1978[6]
* Taenala Silfverberg, 1978[7]

Among his scientific contributions is a list of the Coleoptera present in the Baltic and Nordic countries, which he published in 1992.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Hans Silfverberg". University of Helsinki. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
2. ^ Bajtenov, M.S. (1983). "Material der Gattung Apion Hbst. (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) aus UDSSR in den Sammlungen des Zoologischen Museums der Universitat Helsinki". Annales Entomologicae Fennicae (in German). 49 (2): 59–60.
3. ^ Fürsch, H. (1972). "Die Hyperaspis Arten Afrikas mit Ausnahme des Mittelmeergebietes (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale (in German). 201: 1–48.
4. ^ Fürsch, H. (1989). "Die Pseudoscymnus-Arten Afrikas (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae)". Annales Entomologici Fennici (in German). 55: 133–135.
5. ^ Silfverberg, Hans (1982). "A generic revision of the group Prosmidiites (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 13 (2): 173–182\. doi:10.1163/187631282x00075.
6. ^ Silfverberg, Hans (1978). "Oorlogia nigriceps n.gen., n.sp. from Namibia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 9 (1): 78–79\. doi:10.1163/187631278X00269.
7. ^ Silfverberg, Hans (1978). "Taenala, a new genus of African Galerucinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 9 (1): 31–34\. doi:10.1163/187631278X00188.
8. ^ Gonget, Hans (2021). The Nemonychidae, Anthribidae and Attelabidae (Coleoptera) of Northern Europe. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica. p. 5\. ISBN 978-90-04-27367-2.

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