Wolter Edward Hellén
entomologist · scientific collector
- March 9, 1890 · Helsinki
- December 31, 1979
- 89 years
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Wolter Edward Hellén, 89, Finnish entomologist.
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|Wolter Edward Hellén (9 March 1890 – 31 December 1979) was a Finnish entomologist, best known for his taxonomic work on parasitoid wasps of the family Ichneumonidae.
Biography
Hellén was born in Helsinki on 9 March 1890 and died on 31 December 1979 at the age of 89. He was married to Mary Linnea Hellén.
Taxonomic work
In 1915, Hellén established several higher taxa within the hymenopteran subfamily Pimplinae. He is credited as the author of at least three tribes of apocritan wasps:
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