Haris Attila: Hymenoptera Research in the Carpathian Basin - Natura Somogyiensis 29. (Kaposvár, 2016)
History of the Aculeata research in Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Slovenia and int he former Yugoslavia from 1920
Haris, A.: Hymenoptera Research in the Carpathian Basin 125 Hermann Haupt (24th January 1873 Langensalza - 2nd June 1959 Halle) German high school teacher, homoptera and hymenoptera specialist. In 1938, he described Poecilagenia nigrina Haupt, 1938 from Podcetrtek and Shanghai. The Slovenian specimen (holotype) proved to be identical with Poecilagenia sculpturata (Kohl, 1898) (Haupt 1938). Evgen Jaeger (20th August 1892 Miljana—1959 Podcertek). Evgen Jaeger was medical doctor of Podcertek and very talented naturalist who studied not only entomology, but balneology, plankton of hot radioactive springs, speleology. He finished his secondary school in Maribor and studied medical sciences at Graz University. During the World War 2, he cooperated with anti-nazi resistance fighters and provided local medical aid. After the war, he established a local health center in Podcertek in a private house. He remained in Podcertek as medical doctor. Evgen Jaeger retired in 1950. His death was caused by his long lasting stomach disease which started in the time of his retirement and caused his early death in 1959. On Aculeata, he has one paper, titled "Zur Kenntnis der Hymenoptera aculeata des Sotlatales (Jugoslavien) I." (the second part was never completed) (Jaeger, 1933). In this paper, he published occurrence and description of 3 interesting Sphecoid species around Podcertek. More important his large entomological collection which is deposited in the Natural History Museum in Ljubljana. Francisco Javier Suárez (1926-1985) Spanish hymenopterologist. Suárez graduated at Faculty of Sciences of Universidad Central de Madrid. Francisco Suárez was at first, professor of Institute Femenino “Celia Vinas” de Segunda Ensenanza de Almeria ("Celia Vinas" High School for girls in Almeria). Later, he became scientific researcher of Institute de Aclimatación de Almeria (Institute of Climatic Research in Almeria). Myrmosa moesica Suárez, 1982 was described by him from Kaptaza, Zajecar in Serbia (Suárez 1982). Guido Nonveiller (5th June 1913 Fiume - 7th April 2002 ) According to: Óetkovic et Pavicevic, 2008: "Nonveiller lived adventurous life in several countries. During his long life, some of the places where he lived in the turbulent Balkan area, changed their official country affiliation. Hence, he lived in Austro-Hungary, Yugoslavia, France, Cameroon etc. Nonveiller's annotated biography sketched as follows: primary school studies in Fiume, later in Wien, high schools in Wien, later Split, university studies Faculty of Agronomy at University of Zagreb later at Belgrade University, Faculty of Agriculture in Zemun. First job at the Faculty of Agronomy and Forestry, University of Belgrade. He was soldier than officer in “Interbrigades” of the Spanish Republican Army, post-war internship and officer in the Resistance Movement in France. For a period, he was Yugoslav diplomatic representative in France (Lyon and Paris); founder and director of the Federal Institute of Plant Protection of Yugoslavia than professor of Entomology at the Faculty of Agronomy, University of Belgrade later head of the Plant Protection Service, Yugoslav Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Nonvellier was also plant protection officer in Tunis; professor of Agricultural Entomology at I'Ecole Nationale Superieure Agronomique, University of Yaounde, Cameroon, he was engaged as a FAO expert for tropical crop protection. After his retirement, Nonvellier returned to his home in Zemun and to his summer house in Trogir. During the Yugoslav War, he spent 4years as refugee in France." With Franjo Perovic (Symphyta specialist of Zagreb Natural History Museum) and Gordana Gjerapic (wife of Franjo Perovic), they completed a work, titled "New data on the Mutillidae of Croatia, with a list of so far recorded species (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae)". In this work, 23 Mutillidae species are
