In memory of Vittorio Nobile (1940-2023), apidologist


Ricevuto: 20 November 2024
Accettato: 25 November 2024
Pubblicato: 5 December 2024
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The life and career of the Sicilian entomologist Dr. Vittorio Nobile (1940-2023), a specialist of Apoidea Anthophila and active at the University of Catania for more than forty years, are outlined. Brief biographic data and photographic references, along with essential information on his scientific contribution to the taxonomy and faunistics of Apoidea and other insects, are provided. Information on the type material of the 21 taxa described by Nobile (18 Apoidea, of which 15 species and 3 subspecies, plus 3 species of Aulacidae), a list of his forty-two publications, and a reference to the two patronymic taxa are also provided. The reference Italian bee collection realized by Vittorio Nobile includes more than 12,000 specimens in 126 entomological boxes, 124 medium-sized and 2 small-sized, representing more than 700 species (about 70% of the Italian bee fauna) and it has been donated to the University of Florence, Museum of Natural History “La Specola”, Section Entomology.


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Turrisi, G. F. (2024) «In memory of Vittorio Nobile (1940-2023), apidologist», Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana, 101(1), pagg. 937–945. doi: 10.4081/memoriesei.2024.937.

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