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Hervé de Toulgoët

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Hervé de Toulgoët (28 March 1911 – 14 September 2009) was a French entomologist. He specialised in moths of the families Arctiidae and Zygaenidae. He also studied the beetle genus Carabus. He was written about by Paul Thiaucourt[1] and Jocelyne Navatte.[2]

According to Navatte's note, Toulgoët published 179 works. On the genus Carabus, he published a catalogue of the types of the Paris National Museum of Natural History collection.[3] On the Zygaenidae he published a note on some Moroccan species.[4] His other works are mainly on Arctiidae.

Taxa

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Hervé de Toulgoët described 432 new species,[5] and the following 31 genera:

Many taxa have also been named in honour of Toulgoët:

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Now considered synonymous to Zatrephes.[6]
  1. ^ Thiaucourt, P. (2010). "In Memoriam Hervé de Toulgoët". Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie. (N.S.) 26: 286.
  2. ^ Navatte, J. (2009). "In Memoriam Hervé de Toulgoët Tréanna". Lambillionea. 109 (4): 457–458.
  3. ^ Toulgoët, H. de (1975–1978). "Les types de Carabus du Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle de Paris". Nouvelle Revue d'entomologie. 5: 13–29, 221–237; 6: 25–43 & 8: 125–130 (supplément).
  4. ^ Toulgoët, H. de (1966–1973). "L'imbroglio des Zygènes marocaines". Alexanor. 4: 319–320 & 8: 113–124.
  5. ^ List of the taxa described by Hervé de Toulgoët[dead link]
  6. ^ Savela, Markku. "Zatrephes Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 30, 2017.