Taphrospilus
Well-known member
Pomarea ribbei Hartert, 1895 OD v. 2 (1895) - Novitates zoologicae - Biodiversity Heritage Library
birdsoftheworld.org
If Carl Ribbe – Wikipedia is correct Carl Heinrich Michael Ribbe.
I assume some butterflys are named for him (but did not look for OD)
He travelled with Heinrich Kühn (1860-1906). See for more on him.
Obituary https://www.zobodat.at/biografien/Ribbe_Carl_Entomologische-Rundschau_51_0229-0231.pdf
The additional names seem to be correct.
Not in The Eponym Dictionary of Birds
The Key to Scientific Names - Birds of the World
Species accounts for all the birds of the world.
birdsoftheworld.org
If Carl Ribbe – Wikipedia is correct Carl Heinrich Michael Ribbe.
I assume some butterflys are named for him (but did not look for OD)
- Rapala ribbei Röber, 1886
- Hypochrysops ribbei (Röber, 1886)
- Melanitis velutina ribbei Röber, 1887
- Dicallaneura ribbei Röber, 1886 = Dicallaneura hageni
- (maybe more)
He travelled with Heinrich Kühn (1860-1906). See for more on him.
Obituary https://www.zobodat.at/biografien/Ribbe_Carl_Entomologische-Rundschau_51_0229-0231.pdf
The additional names seem to be correct.
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