Auguste Lameere

Belgian entomologist (1864–1942) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Auguste Lameere

Auguste Alfred Lucien Gaston Lameere (12 June 1864[1] – 6 May 1942) was a Belgian entomologist.[2][3] He made several collecting expeditions to the Algerian Sahara region.

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Auguste Lameere
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Born12 June 1864
Ixelles, Belgium
Died6 May 1942
Academic work
Disciplineentomology
InstitutionsUniversité libre de Bruxelles
Main interestsColeoptera
Notable worksManuel de la Faune de Belgique
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He was born in Ixelles.[2] He was a professor and dean (1906–1907) of the faculty of sciences at the Université libre de Bruxelles.[2][3] An active member of the Royal Belgian Entomological Society, he was the author of numerous articles, notably on Coleoptera and the famous Manuel de la Faune de Belgique which had a great influence on the entomologists of his country.[2]

Frog Arthroleptis lameerei, also known as Lameere's squeaker, is named after him.[3]

Works

Partial list

  • 1902. Revision des Prionides (Quatrième mémoire – Sténodontines)Annalles de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 9: 63-110.
  • 1903. Révision des Prionides (Sixième mémoire – Basitoxus). Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 47: 213-224.
  • 1912. Révision des prionides (Vingt-deuxième mémoire – Addenda et Corrigenda)Mémoires de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 21: 113-188.
  • 1913. Coleopterorum Catalogus, pars. 52, Cerambycidae. Prioninae. Berlin, W. Junk, 108 p.
  • 1919. Genera Insectorum, Coleoptera, Fam. Cerambycidae, Subfam. Prioninae.Bruxelles, P. Wytsman, v. 172, 189 p

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