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Hendrik Coenraad Blöte
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Born (1900-02-12)12 February 1900
Died 20 January 1990(1990-01-20) (aged 89)
Occupation Entomologist
Spouse Maria Catharina Obbes
Children Rob Blöte, Jopie Blöte
Parent(s) Catharina Brüggeman, Hendrik Willem Blöte

Hendrik Coenraad Blöte (12 February 1900 – 20 January 1990) was an entomologist, malacologist and crustaceologist.[1][2] As an entomological authority he is cited as Blöte.

Biography[edit]

Early years[edit]

Blöte was born in the Dutch city of Leiden, the son of Catharina Brüggeman and the physician Hendrik Willem Blöte.[1] He obtained his degree from Leiden University in 1927.

Career[edit]

After graduating in October 1927, Blöte was appointed as a curator of Crustaceae and Mollusca in November the same year and was also responsible for part of the entomological collections, the Coleoptera and Hemiptera.[2] In 1929 he was promoted to second curator in entomology and continued in a supervisory capacity until September 1929. He obtained his PhD in 1935 with a dissertation titled, “Remarks on Biogeography”. Blöte continued to specialise in entomology, focusing on the Hemiptera collection.

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Legacy[edit]

Blöte worked on multiple groups during his career and described more than 200 species new to science including many Coreoidea.[2][3]

This is an incomplete list:

  • Blöte H. C., 1933. New Pyrrhocoridae in the Collection of the British Museum (Natural History). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10 11: 588-602
  • Blöte H. C., 1934. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part I. Corizinae, Alydinae. Zoölogische Mededeelingen 17: 253-285
  • Blöte H. C., 1935. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part II. Coreinae, First Part. Zoölogische Mededeelingen 18: 181-227
  • Blöte H. C., 1936. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Part III.Coreinae, Second Part. Zoölogische Mededeelingen 19: 23-66
  • Blöte H. C., 1937. On African species of Leptocorixa Berthold. Temminckia 2: 281-296
  • Blöte H. C., 1938. Catalogue of the Coreidae in the Rijksmuseum van natuurlijke Historie. Part IV. Coreinae, Third part. Zoölogische Mededeelingen 20(25): 275-308

Gallery[edit]

Blöte at different stages of his career

  • Young Hendrik Coenraad Blöte standing in an office surrounded by books. Hendrik is wearing a suit, tie, waistcoat and jacket.

    Young Blöte standing in an office surrounded by books.

  • Middle-aged Hendrik Coenraad Blöte using a type writer. Hendrik is wearing a suit, tie and jacket. Many papers, some books and a jar of ink are on the desk.

    Middle-aged Blöte using a type writer.

  • Older Hendrik Coenraad Blöte working at his desk. Hendrik is wearing glasses. a suit, tie and jacket. Many reference books can be seen on shelves in the background.

    Older Blöte working at his desk.

Species described[edit]

  • Acanthocoris acutus Blöte, 1935
  • Acanthocoris declivicollis Blöte, 1935
  • Acanthocoris elegans Blöte, 1935
  • Acanthocoris erythraeensis Blöte, 1935
  • Acanthocoris liberiensis Blöte, 1935
  • Acanthocoris lineatus Blöte, 1935
  • Acanthocoris major Blöte, 1935
  • Acanthocoris mamillatus Blöte, 1935
  • Acanthocoris rudis Blöte, 1935
  • Acanthocoris speyeri Blöte, 1935
  • Acanthotyla distinguenda Blöte, 1936
  • Acanthotyla flexuosa (Blöte, 1936)
  • Acidomeria brunnea (Blöte, 1935)
  • Acidomeria dentipes (Blöte, 1935)
  • Acidomeria tuberculicollis (Blöte, 1935)
  • Amblypelta manihotis (Blöte, 1935)
  • Anasa marginella Blöte, 1935
  • Anasa sinuaticollis Blöte, 1935
  • Aspilosterna elegantula (Blöte, 1938)
  • Bloeteocoris inflexigena (Blöte, 1934)
  • Brachylybas dimorpha Blöte, 1936
  • Brachylybas inflexa Blöte, 1936
  • Calyptohygia brevicollis (Blöte, 1933)
  • Catorhintha bos Blöte, 1935
  • Cebrenis cinnamomea Blöte, 1935
  • Cletomorpha affinis Blöte, 1935
  • Cletomorpha unifasciata Blöte, 1935
  • Cletus angustus Blöte, 1935
  • Cletus minutus Blöte, 1935
  • Cletus similis Blöte, 1935
  • Cloresmus boops Blöte, 1936
  • Cloresmus jacobsoni Blöte, 1936
  • Cosmoleptus sumatranus Blöte, 1934
  • Cossutia validispina Blöte, 1938
  • Daclera opaca Blöte, 1934
  • Dalader distanti Blöte, 1938
  • Dalmatomammurius cebrenoides (Blöte, 1935)
  • Dasynus fumosus (Blöte, 1935)
  • Dasynus kalshoveni Blöte, 1935
  • Dasynus puncticeps Blöte, 1935
  • Dasynus striatellus Blöte, 1935
  • Elasmopoda elata Blöte, 1938
  • Harmostes (Harmostes) Blöte, 1934
  • Homalocolpura annulata Blöte, 1936
  • Homalocolpura binotata Blöte, 1936
  • Homalocolpura borneana Blöte, 1936
  • Homalocolpura nitida Blöte, 1936
  • Homalocolpura subopaca Blöte, 1936
  • Homalocolpura vorax Blöte, 1936
  • Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) adustus Blöte, 1936
  • Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) nota Blöte, 1936
  • Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) ochraceus Blöte, 1936
  • Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) rufulus Blöte, 1936
  • Homoeocerus (Anacanthocoris) tangens Blöte, 1936
  • Homoeocerus (Tliponius) dallasi Blöte, 1936
  • Homoeocerus (Tliponius) laterinotatus Blöte, 1936
  • Homoeocerus (Tliponius) marginepunctatus Blöte, 1936
  • Homoeocerus (Tliponius) pallescens Blöte, 1936
  • Homoeocerus (Tliponius) pallidulus Blöte, 1936
  • Homoeocerus (Tliponius) sumbawensis Blöte, 1936
  • Hygia (Colpura) simalurensis Blöte, 1936
  • Hygia (Hygia) pedestris Blöte, 1936
  • Hygia (Microcolpura) flavitarsis Blöte, 1936
  • Hygia (Pterocolpura) montana Blöte, 1936
  • Hygia (Sphinctocolpura) forsteniana Blöte, 1936
  • Hygia (Sphinctocolpura) minahassae Blöte, 1936
  • Kennetus transversus Blöte, 1938
  • Latimbus angulicollis Blöte, 1936
  • Leptocoris minusculus Blöte, 1934
  • Leptoglossus flavosignatus Blöte, 1936
  • Leptoscelis flaviventris Blöte, 1936
  • Mictis dilatipes (Blöte, 1938)
  • Mictis tridentifer Blöte, 1938
  • Molchina obtusidens Blöte, 1936
  • Notobitus humeralis Blöte, 1936
  • Oxypristis modestus Blöte, 1938
  • Paradasynus acutispinus Blöte, 1935
  • Physomerus flavicans Blöte, 1935
  • Piezogaster herrichi (Blöte, 1938)
  • Placophyllopus colthurnatus Blöte, 1938
  • Prionolomia rudis Blöte, 1938
  • Pternistria cerboides Blöte, 1938
  • Pternistria waigeuensis Blöte, 1938
  • Riptortus distinguendus Blöte, 1934
  • Riptortus fuliginosus Blöte & Hagenbach, 1934
  • Riptortus rubronotatus Blöte, 1934
  • Salapia pretiosa Blöte, 1938
  • Sciophyrella annulipes (Blöte, 1936)
  • Sciophyroides flavoguttatus (Blöte, 1936)
  • Sciophyropsis rugulosus (Blöte, 1936)
  • Sphictyrtus similis Blöte, 1935
  • Stenocoris (Erbula) elegans (Blöte, 1937)
  • Stenocoris (Erbula) similis Blöte, 1937
  • Stenocoris (Pseudoleptocorisa) erraticus (Blöte, 1937)
  • Stenocoris (Stenocoris) maculosus (Blöte, 1937)
  • Stenocoris (Stenocoris) pallidus (Blöte, 1937)
  • Stenocoris (Stenocoris) sordidus (Blöte, 1937)
  • Stenocoris (Stenocoris) v-nigrum (Blöte, 1937)
  • Stictopleurus brevicornis Blöte, 1934
  • Stictopleurus minutus Blöte, 1934
  • Tachycolpura elongata (Blöte, 1936)
  • Trematocoris acutangulus (Blöte, 1938)
  • Trematocoris compactus (Blöte, 1938)
  • Tuberculiformia subinermis (Blöte, 1934)
  • Typhlocolpura vandervechti (Blöte, 1932)
  • Vazquezitocoris inflexicollis (Blöte, 1935)
  • Vittorius sumatranus Blöte, 1936
  • Zicca impicta Blöte, 1935
  • Zygometapodus castaneus (Blöte, 1938)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b “Erfgoed Leiden in Leiden (Netherlands), Civil registration births Archief van de ambtenaar van de burgerlijke stand, 1816-1928, Part: 4765, Period: 1900, Leiden, archive 0516, inventory number 4765, February 12, 1900, Geboorteakten 1900, record number 226”. Open Archives. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  2. ^ a b c Adema, Hans (1990). “Personalia In Memoriam Dr. H.C. Blöte”. Infusis.
  3. ^ “Coreoidea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)”. Retrieved 2019-12-05.

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