Adalbert Seitz (24 February 1860 Mainz- 5 March 1938 Darmstadt) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was the editor of "Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde" The Macrolepidoptera of the World. This is a sixteen volume work with four supplements published in German, French and English. For details see Griffin, F.J. (1936). The first four volumes describe the Palaearctic Fauna and volumes 5-16 describe the Exotic Fauna. Wikipedia
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