Charles Kerremans (1847- 10 October 1915,

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) was a

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entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera, especially Buprestidae and

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. He was a Member of the

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Publications

Partial list. *1893 Les Chrysobothrines d'Afrique ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique'' 37:232-260. *1896 Julodis atkinsoni. A new species of (Buprestid) Beetle ''Indian Museum Notes'' 4:48-49. *1898 Descriptions de Buprestides nouveaux de Madagascar (Col.)'Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France'' 1898:78-84. *1903 Coleoptera: ''Buprestidae''.In: Wytsman P. ''Genera Insectorum'' XII.V. Verteneuil & L. Desmet, Bruxelles, 338 pp. & 4 pl. *1904 Faune Entomologique de l'Afrique Tropicale. Buprestidae ''Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool.'' S. III, T. 3, fasc. 1 *1909 Catalogue raisonne des Buprestides du Congo Belge ''Ann. Mus. Congo, Zool. S.'' III, sect. II, T. 1, fasc. 2 *1906-1913 ''Monographie des Buprestides '' Vol. I-VII – V. Dulan et Co., London. *1914 Troisième supplément au Catalogue des Buprestides du Congo Belge.'' Revue de Zoologique Africaine'' 3:347-364. *1914 Coleoptera, ''Buprestidae'' f the Seychelles ''Transactions of the Linnean Society of London'' 16:377-378. *1914 Buprestidae. In: Dr. H. Schubotz (Ed.). Ergebnisse der Zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1910–1911 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzogs zu Mecklenburg. Band I, Zoologie. ''Hamburgische Wissenschaftliche Stiftung'', Leipzig, pp. 79–88. *1918 Coleoptera V: ''Buprestidae''. In: ''Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Land-und Süßwasserfauna Deutsch Südwestafrikas''. Volume 1, pp. 295–303. His collections are shared between the

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, the

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and the

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References

*Bellamy, C. L. 1998 A bibliography of the scientific papers by Charles Kerremans. ''Arch. Nat. Hist''. 25(3) 321-329

External links

Complete Kerremans Bibliography
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