Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat
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Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat was a French
entomologist, born 29 March 1799 at Paris
and died16 December 1884 in the same city.
In government service in Paris
, this amateur entomologist studied, mainly, Coleoptera and birds. He published nearly 250 notes and papers and was the author of more than 2, 000 species.
He was one of the founders of the Société entomologique de France
in 1832. On his death his collection was dispersed.Parts are in the Natural History Museum
in London along with some manuscripts.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
entomologist, born 29 March 1799 at Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and died16 December 1884 in the same city.
In government service in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, this amateur entomologist studied, mainly, Coleoptera and birds. He published nearly 250 notes and papers and was the author of more than 2, 000 species.
He was one of the founders of the Société entomologique de France
Société entomologique de France
The Société entomologique de France, or French Entomological Society, is devoted to the study of insects. It was founded in 1832.The society was created by eighteen Parisian entomologists on January 31, 1832...
in 1832. On his death his collection was dispersed.Parts are in the Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England . Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road...
in London along with some manuscripts.
Works
(Selection)- 1833a. Description de Buprestis analis. Magasin de Zoologie 1833. Insects, Nr. 60, 1 color plate.
- 1833b. Coléoptères du Mexique, Fascicle 1, [25 pp.], Oct. 1833. Strasbourg.
- 1834. Coléoptères du Mexique, Fascicle 2, [50 pp.], Mar. 1834; Fascicle 3, [48 pp.], Nov. 1834. Strasbourg.
- 1835. Coléoptères du Mexique, Fascicle 4, [70 pp.], Jan. 1835; Fascicle 5, [50 pp.], Jan. 1835; Fascicle 6, [48 pp.], June 1835; Fascicle 8, [68 pp.], Sept. 1835. Strasbourg.
- 1838a. Centurie de Buprestides. Revue Entomologique 5:41-110.
- 1838b. Description de trois Buprestis et d'un superbe Cyphus nouveau. Revue de Zoologique 1838, pp. 55-56.
- 1838c. Insectes Coléoptères inédits, découverts par M. Lanier dans l'intérieur de l'île de Cuba. Revue de Zoologique, pp. 279-286.
- 1841. Description de trente quatre espèces de Coléoptères de Manille et d'un Tricondyle de Ceylan. Revue de Zoologique 1841, pp. 221-228.
- 1843. Description d'une nouvelle espèce de Buprestide. Revue de Zoologique 6:201.
- 1844a. Note rectificative de quelques espèces de la famille des Sternoxes (Buprestides), et description d'une nouvelle espèce d'Anthonomus, découverte aux environs de Paris. Revue de Zoologique, pp. 134-144.
- 1844b. Mélanges et nouvelles. Revue Zoologique, par la société cuvierienne, 1844:239-240.
- 1853. Description d'une nouvelle espèces de Buprestide. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (2) 6:308-309. [Chalcophora langeri No. 7 instead of (2) 6]
- 1854a. Coléoptères de Syrie. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (2) 6, pp. 389-396, 432-437, 479-486.
- 1854b. Une note d’synonymique. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (2) 6:701.
- 1859. Descriptions de dix Coléoptères nouveaux de l'Algérie. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (2) 11:380-390.
- 1860. Descriptions de Coléoptères nouveaux de l'Algérie. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (2) 12, pp. 75-82, 128-137, 208-212, 269-271, 302-304, 409-410, 448-459, 509-511.
- 1861. Descriptions de Coléoptères nouveaux de l'Algérie. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie (2) 13, pp. 118-126, 147-155, 205-208, 264-270, 306-312.
- 1867. Coléoptères de l'Ile de Cuba. (Suite) Notes, synonymies et descriptions d'espèces nouvelles. Septième mémoire. Famille des Buprestides, Throscides, Eucnémides et Élaterides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (4) 7:571-616.