Hendrik Coenraad Blöte

Hendrik Coenraad Blöte
Born	(1900-02-12)12 February 1900 Leiden
Died	20 January 1990(1990-01-20) (aged 89)
Occupation	Entomologist
Spouse(s)	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[]

Early years[]

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[]

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.

Legacy[]

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

Works[]

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

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