Alphonse Hustache (14 April 1872 – 2 March 1949) was a French

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

.Maldes & Péricart: 1979. Pour un trentenaire rétrospective sur la biographie et l'œuvre entomologique d'Alphonse Hustache, Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, tome 15, pp. 194-208] He was one of the best specialists on

Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families, with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae. T ...

Works

He began to write many articles in many journals such as l'Échange,

Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France Bulletin or The Bulletin may refer to: Periodicals (newspapers, magazines, journals) * Bulletin (online newspaper), Bulletin (online newspaper), a Swedish online newspaper * The Bulletin (Australian periodical), ''The Bulletin'' (Australian peri ...

, ''

Miscellanea Entomologica ''Miscellanea Entomologica'' was a French entomological scientific journal. It was originally published by Eugène Barthe and established in 1892. Beginning The first issue of ''Miscellanea Entomologica'' was published in a larger format (24 x ...

'', and many others including north African and South American ones.

Books

* 1932 - Curculionidae Gallo-Rhénans, 1189 pages, published in 8 parts in the '' Annales de la société entomologique de France'' from 1923 to 1932 * 1924 - Synopsis des Curculionides de Madagascar, 524 pages * 1925 - Tableaux analytiques des Coléoptères de la Faune Franco-Rhénane. Curculionidae Ceuthorrhynchini - 314 pages, as a supplement of ''

'' from 1920 to 1925. * 1931 - Tableaux analytiques des Coléoptères de la Faune Franco-Rhénane. Curculionidae Apioninae, 286 pages, as a supplement of ''

''. * 1934, 1936 & 1938 - He wrote parts 136, 151 and 163 of the ''Coleopterorum Catalogus'', the

Sigmund Schenkling Sigmund Schenkling (11 July 1865, in Laucha an der Unstrut – 16 December 1946, in Eisleben) was a German entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. Schenkling's collection is held by the German Entomological Institute. It is notable for ...

's work of his life.

References

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