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	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

Gallery

Blöte at different stages of his career

Young Blöte standing in an office surrounded by books.
Middle-aged Blöte using a type writer.
Older Blöte working at his desk.

Species described

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

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Adema, Hans (1990). "Personalia In Memoriam Dr. H.C. Blöte". Infusis.
^ "Coreoidea Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)". Retrieved 2019-12-05.