Hendrik Coenraad Blöte


Hendrik Coenraad Blöte was an entomologist, malacologist and crustaceologist. As an entomological authority he is cited as Blöte.

Biography

Early years

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

Career

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. 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.

Legacy

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

Works

This is an incomplete list:

Species described