Jean-Pierre Lacroix

Jean-Pierre Lacroix (1938–1989) was a French entomologist.

Jean-Pierre Lacroix

He was the best specialist on Lucanidae. He publishes many works always with very nice and accurate figures he drew himself.

Book

The Beetles of the World, Odontolabini 1 (Lucanidae)[1]

Works

The complete list of his publications was written by Hugues E. Bomans.[2]

Some of his last works include:

Entomological terms named after him

  • Aegus platypodon lacroixi Bomans, 1993
  • Cyclommatus lacroixi Weinreich, 1971
  • Ditomoderus lacroixi Bomans, 1973
  • Homoderinus lacroixi Bomans, 1969
  • Lissotes lacroixi Bomans, 1986
  • Prosopocoilus lacroixi Bomans, 1970

List of the taxa he created

The list of 95 new names which he created is published on the web.[3]

Among them are several new species of Cyclommatus which were never the object of a publication. In fact the author prepared a revision of the genus to appear in a volume of the series of The Beetles of the World, almost totality of photos had been realized by Guy Bouloux. A heart attack at the age of 51 ended this project.

Another work in preparation was a fauna of the Stag beetles of the island of Sumatra, thanks to the numerous sendings of specimens captured on the spot by Dr Eduard W . Diehl.

References

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