Francisque Guillebeau
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Francisque Guillebeau | |
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| Born | 1821 Lyon, France |
| Died | 1897 (aged 75–76) |
| Known for | Specializing in Coleoptera; taxonomic authority of numerous beetle species; circumscriber of genera Tinodemus, Podocesus, Nesiotus, Entomocnemus, Ochrodemus |
| Notable work | Catalogue des Coléoptères du département de l'Ain, Révision du genre Orchesia Latreille |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology |
| Institutions | Le Plantay (mayor); collector in France, Switzerland, Austria |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Guillebeau |
Francisque Guillebeau (1821, Lyon – 1897) was a French entomologist, specializing in Coleoptera.
A farmer by trade, he also spent twelve years serving as a justice of the peace. From 1858 to 1874 he was mayor in the town of Le Plantay.
In 1850 he became a corresponding member of the Société linnéenne de Lyon. In Lyon, he had as influences; entomologists Antoine Foudras and Étienne Mulsant, with whom he published several papers on Coleoptera. For many years he abandoned entomological work,[1] resuming these activities later on in life as he conducted collection excursions in France, Switzerland and Austria.[1][2]
His Coleoptera collection was acquired by Paul de Fréminville (1859-1939), who subsequently made it part of his personal insect collection. Later it was transferred to the Musée de Brou in Bourg-en-Bresse, and since 1997 it has been housed at the Muséum de Lyon.[3][4]
Guillebeau is the taxonomic authority of numerous species of beetles, as well as the circumscriber of several genera; e.g. Tinodemus, Podocesus, Nesiotus, Entomocnemus and Ochrodemus.[5] He was a member of the Société entomologique de France.[1]