Field: | entomology |
Birth Date: | 7 September 1883 |
Birth Place: | Fire Island, New York, US |
Death Date: | 2 October 1960 |
Workplaces: | American Museum of Natural History |
Herbert Ferlando Schwarz (7 September 1883 – 2 October 1960) was an American entomologist[1] who specialised in Hymenoptera.[2] He was appointed a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History in 1921, a position he held until his death, and was the editor of Natural History magazine from 1921 to 1925.
Schwarz described numerous stingless bee (Meliponini) genera such as Plebeia[3] and Partamona.[4]
The bee genera Schwarziana and Schwarzula are named after him.