Kempf, Walter Wolfgang (1920-1976)

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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Rev. Fr. Walter W. Kempf of the Franciscan Order in São Paulo, has given of his unmatched knowledge of the ants of the New World.

Convento de São Francisco, Caixa Postal 5,650, São PauIo, S. P., Brazil

Kempf's collection has been incorporated into the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo.

The Myrmecological News blog has a tribute to Kempf that includes details about his life and the significant contributions he made to myrmecology.

TAXONOMIC PUBLICATIONS

• Brown, W. L., Jr.; Kempf, W. W. 1960. A world revision of the ant tribe Basicerotini. Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 3: 161-250.
• Brown, W. L., Jr.; Kempf, W. W. 1961 [1960]. The type species of the ant genus Eurhopalothrix. Psyche (Camb.) 67: 44.
• Brown, W. L., Jr.; Kempf, W. W. 1968 [1967]. Tatuidris, a remarkable new genus of Formicidae (Hymenoptera). Psyche (Camb.) 74: 183-190.
• Brown, W. L., Jr.; Kempf, W. W. 1969. A revision of the neotropical dacetine ant genus Acanthognathus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche (Camb.) 76: 87-109.
• Kempf, W. W. 1949. A new species and subspecies of Procryptocerus from Espírito Santo, Brazil (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 20: 423-426.
• Kempf, W. W. 1951. A taxonomic study on the ant tribe Cephalotini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 22: 1-244.
• Kempf, W. W. 1952. A synopsis of the pinelii-complex in the genus Paracryptocerus (Hym. Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 1: 1-30.
• Kempf, W. W. 1953. Uma nova espécie de Paracryptocerus da Colômbia, praga do cafeeiro (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Pap. Avulsos Zool. (Sa~o Paulo) 11: 79-88.
• Kempf, W. W. 1954. A descoberta do primeiro macho do gênero Thaumatomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 1: 47-52.
• Kempf, W. W. 1957. Sôbre algumas espécies de Procryptocerus com a descriça~o duma espécie nova (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 17: 395-404.
• Kempf, W. W. 1958a. New studies of the ant tribe Cephalotini (Hym. Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 1: 1-168.
• Kempf, W. W. 1958b. Three new ants of the genus Strumigenys from Colombia (Hym. Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 8: 59-68.
• Kempf, W. W. 1958c. Sôbre algumas formigas neotrópicas do gênero Leptothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). An. Acad. Bras. Cienc. 30: 91-102.
• Kempf, W. W. 1958d. Synonymic note on ants of the genus Paracryptocerus Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Entomol. News 69: 108-110.
• Kempf, W. W. 1958f. Estudos sôbre Pseudomyrmex. II. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 1: 433-462.
• Kempf, W. W. 1958g. The ants of the tribe Dacetini in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, with the description of a new species of Strumigenys. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 1: 553-560.
• Kempf, W. W. 1959a. Sôbre algumas formigas Cephalotini do Museu de Oxford (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 19: 91-98.
• Kempf, W. W. 1959c. A revision of the Neotropical ant genus Monacis Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 2: 225-270.
• Kempf, W. W. 1959d. A synopsis of the New World species belonging to the Nesomyrmex-group of the ant genus Leptothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 2: 391-432.
• Kempf, W. W. 1959f. Two new species of Gymnomyrmex Borgmeier, 1954 from southern Brazil, with remarks on the genus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 19: 337-344.
• Kempf, W. W. 1960a. Estudo sôbre Pseudomyrmex I. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 9: 5-32.
• Kempf, W. W. 1960b. Phalacromyrmex, a new ant genus from southern Brazil (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 20: 89-92.
• Kempf, W. W. 1960c. Tranopeltoides Wheeler, a synonym of Crematogaster Lund (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Entomol. News 71: 173-175.
• Kempf, W. W. 1960d. A review of the ant genus Mycetarotes Emery (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 20: 277-283.
• Kempf, W. W. 1960e. Insecta Amapaensia. - Hymenoptera: Formicidae (segunda contribuiça~o). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 3: 385-400.
• Kempf, W. W. 1960f. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. (n.s.) 3: 417-466.
• Kempf, W. W. 1961a. Estudos sôbre Pseudomyrmex. III. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 4: 369-408.
• Kempf, W. W. 1961b. A survey of the ants of the soil fauna in Surinam (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 4: 481-524.
• Kempf, W. W. 1961e. As formigas do gênero Pachycondyla Fr. Smith no Brasil (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 10: 189-204.
• Kempf, W. W. 1961g. Remarks on the ant genus Irogera Emery, with the description of a new species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 21: 435-441.
• Kempf, W. W. 1962a. Retoques à classificaça~o das formigas neotropicais do gênero Heteroponera Mayr (Hym., Formicidae). Pap. Avulsos Zool. (Sa~o Paulo) 15: 29-47.
• Kempf, W. W. 1962b. Miscellaneous studies on neotropical ants. II. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 5: 1-38.
• Kempf, W. W. 1963a. Additions to the Neotropical ant genus Rogeria Emery, with a key to the hitherto recorded South American species (Hym., Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 23: 189-196.
• Kempf, W. W. 1963b. A review of the ant genus Mycocepurus Forel, 1893 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 6: 417-432.
• Kempf, W. W. 1963c. Nota sinonímica acêrca de formigas da tribo Cephalotini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 23: 435-438.
• Kempf, W. W. 1964a. Uma nova Platythyrea do Brasil (Hym., Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 11: 141-144.
• Kempf, W. W. 1964b. Additions to the knowledge of the Cephalotini ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Pap. Avulsos Zool. (Sa~o Paulo) 16: 243-255.
• Kempf, W. W. 1964d. A revision of the Neotropical fungus-growing ants of the genus Cyphomyrmex Mayr. Part I: Group of strigatus Mayr (Hym., Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 7: 1-44.
• Kempf, W. W. 1964e. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants. III. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 7: 45-71.
• Kempf, W. W. 1964f. The ants of the genus Anochetus (Stenomyrmex) in Brazil (Hym., Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 7: 237-246.
• Kempf, W. W. 1965. Nota preliminar sôbre algumas formigas neotrópicas, descritas por Frederick Smith (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 25: 181-186.
• Kempf, W. W. 1966 [1965]. A revision of the Neotropical fungus-growing ants of the genus Cyphomyrmex Mayr. Part II: Group of rimosus (Spinola) (Hym., Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 8: 161-200.
• Kempf, W. W. 1967a [1966]. New ants from southeastern and central Brazil (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 9: 121-128.
• Kempf, W. W. 1967b [1966]. A synopsis of the Neotropical ants of the genus Centromyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 9: 401-410.
• Kempf, W. W. 1967c. Estudos sôbre Pseudomyrmex. IV (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 12: 1-12.
• Kempf, W. W. 1967d. Three new South American ants (Hym. Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 10: 353-360.
• Kempf, W. W. 1967e. A new revisionary note on the genus Paracryptocerus Emery (Hym. Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 10: 361-368.
• Kempf, W. W. 1968a. A new species of Cyphomyrmex from Colombia, with further remarks on the genus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 28: 35-41.
• Kempf, W. W. 1968b. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants. IV. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 11: 369-415.
• Kempf, W. W. 1969. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants. V. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 12: 273-296.
• Kempf, W. W. 1970b. Levantamento das formigas da mata amazônica, nos arredores de Belém do Pará, Brasil. Stud. Entomol. 13: 321-344.
• Kempf, W. W. 1970c. Taxonomic notes on ants of the genus Megalomyrmex Forel, with the description of new species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 13: 353-364.
• Kempf, W. W. 1971. A preliminary review of the ponerine ant genus Dinoponera Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 14: 369-394.
• Kempf, W. W. 1972a. Dedication to Fr. Thomas Borgmeier, O.F.M., Sc.D., on his 80th birthday, October 31, 1972. Stud. Entomol. 15: 1-2.
• Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da regia~o Neotropical. Stud. Entomol. 15: 3-344
• Kempf, W. W. 1972d. A study of some Neotropical ants of genus Pheidole Westwood. I. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 15: 449-464.
• Kempf, W. W. 1972g. A new species of the dolichoderine ant genus Monacis Roger, from the Amazon, with further remarks on the genus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 32: 251-254.
• Kempf, W. W. 1973a. Uma nova Solenopsis do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 17: 29-32.
• Kempf, W. W. 1973b. A revision of the Neotropical myrmicine ant genus Hylomyrma Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 16: 225-260.
• Kempf, W. W. 1973c. A new Zacryptocerus from Brazil, with remarks on the generic classification of the tribe Cephalotini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 16: 449-462.
• Kempf, W. W. 1974a. Taxonomic and faunistic notes on some Neotropical Cephalotini ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 18: 67-76.
• Kempf, W. W. 1974b. A review of the Neotropical ant genus Oxyepoecus Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 17: 471-512.
• Kempf, W. W. 1974c. A remarkable new Neotropical species in the ant genus Odontomachus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 17: 551-553.
• Kempf, W. W. 1975a [1974]. Report on Neotropical Dacetine ant studies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 34: 411-424.
• Kempf, W. W. 1975b. A revision of the Neotropical ponerine ant genus Thaumatomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 18: 95-126.
• Kempf, W. W. 1975c. Miscellaneous studies on neotropical ants. VI. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 18: 341-380.
• Kempf, W. W. 1976a. Discovery of a major worker in Camponotus branneri (Mann), a new combination (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche (Camb.) 83: 106-111.
• Kempf, W. W. 1976c. A new species of Strumigenys from the lower Amazon, Brazil (Hym., Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 19: 39-44.
• Kempf, W. W. 1978b. Five new synonyms for the Argentine ant fauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). 112. Stud. Entomol. 20: 35-38.
• Kempf, W. W.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1968. Report on some Neotropical ant studies. Pap. Avulsos Zool. (Sao Paulo) 22: 89-102.
• Kempf, W. W.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1969. Two new Strumigenys ants from the Amazon valley in Brasil (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Biol. 29: 17-24.
• Kempf, W. W.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1970. Two new ants of tribe Ectatommini from Colombia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 13: 311-320.
• Kempf, W. W.; Lenko, K. 1976. Levantamento da formicifauna no litoral norte e ilhas adjacentes do Estado de Sa~o Paulo, Brasil. I. Subfamilias Dorylinae, Ponerinae e Pseudomyrmecinae (Hym., Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 19: 45-66.

REFERENCES

• Anon. 1977. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 20: 207-208, portrait.

AUTHORS: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z