Maria Racięcka

Dr. Maria Racięcka (1886-1954) was a Polish entomologist known for her work on Trichoptera (caddisflies).

Biography Racięcka was born on 18 November 1886 in Ciechanów, Masovian Voivodeship. Racięcka qualified as a teacher and wished to study further, but she was not wealthy and deferred pursuing her further education until 1919, when she enrolled as a mature student studying zoology at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Poznań.

In 1937 Racięcka described a Hydroptilidae species new to science, Allotrichia vilnesis, collected in the area around Wilno. In her paper she thanked Martin Mosely of the Natural History Museum, London for confirming her diagnosis of the species.

1931: Chróściki (Trichoptera) północno-wschodniej Polski ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem obszaru wileńsko-trockiego [The Trichoptera of N. E. Poland especially of the neighborhood of Vilno and Trokil.] Travaux de la Société des Sciences et des Lettres de Vilno: Classe des Sciences mathématiques et naturelles: volume VI, issue 20: pages 1–34

1934: Przyczynek do znajomości Chrościków (Trichoptera) zem Polski [A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Trichoptera from Poland]: Entomologiczne: tome 12: 1-4: pages 17–27

1937: Nowy gatunek chróścika z rodziny Hydroptilidae [A new species of Caddisfly from the family Hydroptilidae]: Annales Musei zoologici Polonici: volume XI: issue 29: pages 477–481.