Karl Rost
Karl Rost (active 1880–1919) was a German
entomologist and insect dealer.
From 1886 Rost was an insect dealer (Insekten-Händler) and professional insect collector in
Berlin. He collected insects later offered for sale in
Spain and
Greece (annually 1887-1898). In 1899 he went on an expedition to
Siberia and in 1900 -1901 collected in the
Caucasus. In 1903 he went to
Japan to collect insects for the Swiss collector
George Meyer-Darcis (He went to Japan again in 1911) after two years in North-West India (1906 for Meyer-Darcis and 1907 for his dealership). Rost described many new species from these regions.
Parts of his personal collection are in the
Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin and other parts are in the
Zoologisch Museum Amsterdam. The rest were privately sold, many to the dealership
Staudinger -
Bang-Haas.
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