Melchior de Lisle explained
Melchior de Lisle (22 February 1908-26 August 1977) was a French entomologist.He specialised in Coleoptera Lucanidae.
His life
A biography was written by Jean-Pierre Lacroix[1]
In 1933 he marries Christiane Frommer who will hold in Paris a renowned music lounge.[2]
He was a technician of value, an alumnus of the École polytechnique.
In Cameroon he manages works of infrastructure (bridges),[3] on returning to Paris he is a headmaster of an engineering school. He is an excellent pianist.[4]
Entomological works
During his stay in Cameroon, he is interested in cetonids, the customs of which he observes and he describes new forms or new subspecies.[5] [6]
Of return in Europe, he is fascinated by the Lucanidae. He gathers an important collection and describes numerous new taxa. His most important works are published in a Swiss zoological journal.[7]
He also studied the Cerambycidae.[8]
Entomological terms named after him
- Bangalaia lislei Villiers, 1941
- Dorcus delislei Nagai & Tsukawaki, 1999
- Figulus delislei Benesh, 1953
- Goniochernes lislei Vachon, 1941
- Horridocalia delislei Endrödi, 1974
- Ixorida venera delislei Miksic, 1972
- Prismognathus delislei Endrödi, 1971
- Rosenbergia lislei Rigout, 1981
- Sclerostomus delislei Weinreich, 1961
- Smaragdesthes delislei Paulian, 1940
List of the taxa he created
The list of the 103 taxa he created, fully referenced, is published on the web.[9]
Notes and References
- Lacroix (J.-P.), 1980. In Memoriam. Melchior de Lisle. 1908-1977, Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie, 10, pp. 123-127
- http://www.musimem.com/obi-0109-0609.htm Le Panthéon des musiciens. Christiane de Lisle
- Lisle (M. de), 1955. Le pont sur le Wouri, à Douala (Cameroun), La Technique des Travaux, 31, pp. 307-320
- Lisle (Chr. & M. de), 1974. L'art de jouer Mozart au piano, Buchet-Chastel, 381 pages
- Lisle (M. de), 1947. Les Cétoines du Cameroun, Bulletin de la Société des Société d'Études camerounaises, 12, pp. 73-102
- Lisle (M. de), 1947. Notes complémentaires sur les Cétoines du Cameroun, Bulletin de la Société d'Études camerounaises, 19-20, pp. 7-54
- Lisle (M. de), 1967-1977. Notes (1-4) sur quelques Lucanidae nouveaux ou peu connus, Revue Suisse de Zoologie, volumes 74, 77, 80 & 84
- Lisle (M. de), 1955. Description d'un Lamaire nouveau du Cameroun, Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, 60, pp. 85-86
- http://www.plumeria.demon.co.uk/doc/taxaLisle.html List of the taxa described by Melchior de Lisle
