Jean Bourgogne

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
  • 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

The list of 74 new names which he created is published on the web.[4]

References
  1. Viette (P.), 1999. In Memoriam : Jean Bourgogne (1903-1999). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (N. S.), 35 (3-4): 231-240
  2. Luquet (G. Chr.), 2009. La vie et l'œuvre de Jean Bourgogne (1903-1999). Alexanor, 24 (2): 105-137
  3. Viette (P.) & Luquet (G. Chr.), 2009. Liste des publications de Jean Bourgogne (1903-1999). Alexanor, 24 (3): 141-160
  4. List of the genus, species and subspecies described by Jean- Bourgogne
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