Hervé de Toulgoët explained
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
Hervé de Toulgoët described 432 new species,[5] and the following 31 genera:
- Afroarctia Toulgoët, 1978
- Agaltara Toulgoët, 1979
- Alepista Toulgoët, 1976
- Astacosia Toulgoët, 1958
- Axiopaenella Toulgoët, 1956
- Bryonola Toulgoët, 1955
- Coiffaitarctia Toulgoët, 1990
- Cristulosia Toulgoët, 1958
- Disparctia Toulgoët, 1978
- Ennomomima Toulgoët, 1990
- Eucyanoides Toulgoët, 1988
- Exilisia Toulgoët, 1958
- Galtarodes Toulgoët, 1980
- Kiriakoffalia Toulgoët, 1978
- Kiriakoffia Toulgoët, 1978
- Lalanneia Toulgoët, 1989
- Metexilisia Toulgoët, 1958
- Mimulosia Toulgoët, 1958
- Novosia Toulgoët, 1958
- Parexilisia Toulgoët, 1958
- Paulianosia Toulgoët, 1958
- Praemastus Toulgoët, 1991
- Proxhyle Toulgoët, 1959
- Pseudamastus Toulgoët, 1985
- Pseudogaltara Toulgoët, 1979
- Senecauxia Toulgoët, 1989
- Spatulosia Toulgoët, 1965
- Turlinia Toulgoët, 1976
- Venedictoffia Toulgoët, 1977
- Viettesia Toulgoët, 1959
- Watsonidia Toulgoët, 1981
Many taxa have also been named in honour of Toulgoët:
- Anticleora toulgoeti Viette, 1979
- Blechroneromia toulgoeti Viette, 1976
- Boloria aquilonaris toulgoeti Crosson du Cormier & Guérin, 1959
- Carabus toulgoeti Deuve, 1989
- Cabera toulgoeti Herbulot, 1956
- Cargolia toulgoeti Herbulot, 1988
- Chorenta toulgoeti Dalens, Touroult & tavakilian, 2010
- Chrysochroa toulgoeti Descarpentries, 1982
- Clemensia toulgoeti Gibeaux, 1983
- Cleora toulgoetae Herbulot, 1961
- Coscinia toulgoeti Rungs, 1957
- Cyclocephala toulgoeti Dechambre, 1992
- Detoulgoetia Dubatolov, 2006
- Digama sagittata toulgoeti Viette, 1970
- Echeta toulgoeti Navatte, 2005
- Ethioterpia toulgoeti Viette, 1961
- Eucamptognathus toulgoeti Deuve, 1986
- Eucyane toulgoetae Gibeaux, 1982
- Eupithecia toulgoeti Herbulot, 1993
- Fodina toulgoeti Viette, 1979
- Formozotroctes toulgoeti Tavakilian & Néouze, 2007
- Goniotropis toulgoeti Deuve, 2005
- Gymnogramma toulgoeti Gibeaux, 1982
- Homoeocera toulgoeti Lesieur, 1984
- Lemairegisa toulgoeti Thiaucourt, 1987
- Maliattha toulgoeti Viette, 1965
- Mallocampa toulgoeti Rougeot, 1977
- Micralarctia toulgoeti Watson, 1988
- Neothysanis toulgoeti Herbulot, 1993
- Odontoptera toulgoeti Bourgoin & O'Brien, 1994
- Olepa toulgoeti Ohrant, 1986
- Pachyteles toulgoeti Deuve, 2005
- Paracles toulgoeti Watson & Goodger, 1986
- Pheia toulgoeti Cerda, 2008
- Phileurus toulgoeti Dechambre, 1996
- Pseudautomeris toulgoeti Lemaire, 2002
- Ptenomela toulgoeti Soula, 2002
- Rifargia toulgoeti Thiaucourt, 1980
- Schausiella toulgoeti Lemaire, 1969
- Synalamis toulgoeti Lalanne-Cassou, 1992
- Toulgarctia Dubatolov et Haynes, 2008
- Toulgoetia Herbulot, 1946
- Toulgoetodes Leraut, 1988
- Toulgoetodes toulgoeti Herbulot, 1988
- Zamarada toulgoeti Herbulot, 1979
Notes and References
- Thiaucourt, P. (2010). "In Memoriam Hervé de Toulgoët". Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie. (N.S.) 26: 286.
- Navatte, J. (2009). "In Memoriam Hervé de Toulgoët Tréanna". Lambillionea. 109 (4): 457–458.
- 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).
- Toulgoët, H. de (1966–1973). "L'imbroglio des Zygènes marocaines". Alexanor. 4: 319–320 & 8: 113–124.
- http://www.insects.demon.co.uk/doc/taxaToulgoet.html List of the taxa described by Hervé de Toulgoët
