Jean Bourgogne was a French entomologist. He was born on 14 February 1903 in Marseille and died on 10 March 1999 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.[1][2]
In 1936 he began to work in the entomology laboratory of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle of Paris. He became a member of the Société entomologique de France in 1935. He specialized in the study of the Lepidoptera Psychidae. In 1959 he created the entomological publication Alexanor. He published 221 works.[3] He donated his collection to the entomology laboratory of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle of Paris.
Species named after Jean Bourgogne
edit- Agrilus bourgognei Descarpentries & Villiers, 1963
- Antiophlebia bourgognei Laporte, 1975
- Apisa bourgognei Kiriakoff, 1952
- Bergeria bourgognei Kiriakoff, 1952
- Catoptria conchella bourgognei Leraut, 2001
- Elophila bourgognei Leraut, 2001
- Metasia cuencalis bourgognei Leraut, 2001
- Pyrgus bourgognei Picard, 1948
- Roseala bourgognei Viette, 1950
- Sericochroa bourgognei Thiaucourt, 2003
List of taxa described
editThe list of 74 new names which he created is published on the web.[4]
References
edit- ^ Viette (P.), 1999. In Memoriam : Jean Bourgogne (1903-1999). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (N. S.), 35 (3-4): 231-240
- ^ Luquet (G. Chr.), 2009. La vie et l'œuvre de Jean Bourgogne (1903-1999). Alexanor, 24 (2): 105-137
- ^ Viette (P.) & Luquet (G. Chr.), 2009. Liste des publications de Jean Bourgogne (1903-1999). Alexanor, 24 (3): 141-160
- ^ "List of the genus, species and subspecies described by Jean- Bourgogne". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-01-30.