Mariano de la Paz Graells y de la Agüera (1809–1898) was a Spanish entomologist notable for pioneering work on the insects of corpses.
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Graells was born in Tricio, in the Province of Logroño. He died in Madrid where he had been professor of zoology.
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The moth genus Graellsia and the Graells's tamarin are named after him.He also identified the Iberian badger subspecies Meles meles marianensis.
Sources
- Anonym 1898: Graells, M. de la Paz. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (3) 34