Claude Herbulot (19 February 1908 – 19 January 2006) 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 ...

. He was born in

Charleville-Mézières or ''Carolomacérienne'' , image flag=Flag of Charleville Mezieres.svg Charleville-Mézières () is a commune of northern France, capital of the Ardennes department, Grand Est. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the river Meuse. ...

and died in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

. He was a

lepidopterist Lepidopterology ()) is a branch of entomology concerning the scientific study of moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies. Someone who studies in this field is a lepidopterist or, archaically, an aurelian. Origins Post-Renaissance, t ...

and specialised in

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''met ...

. His collection is housed at the

Zoologische Staatssammlung München The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology (german: Zoologische Staatssammlung München) or ZSM is a major German research institution for zoological systematics in Munich. It has over 20 million zoological specimens. It is one of the largest natur ...

His life

He was born in

in 1908 in the

Ardennes The Ardennes (french: Ardenne ; nl, Ardennen ; german: Ardennen; wa, Årdene ; lb, Ardennen ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Be ...

and his earliest works were on the lepidopteran fauna of the district. Later in his life he visited many afrotropical and oriental countries and spent time in

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

studying the fauna and describing about one third of the geometrid species of the island.Obituary
/ref> He was portrayed in his obituary as ::... a nice, clever, cultured person and an active, highly competent lepidopterist. A biography has been published by one of his friends, Philippe Darge.

Works

His best known works include Volumes I and II (Moths) of the ''Lepidoptera of France, Belgium and Switzerland'' which was published in 1948 and 1949. The list of his 286 works is provided by the Munich Museum

Honours

He was elected president of the Société entomologique de France in 1953. He was awarded the Spix Medal in 1999 and the Jacob Hübner Award in 2002.

Genera and species he described

He described 950 taxa. The complete list should be published soon.

Genera

30 genera are attributed to Claude Herbulot, of which 28 are valid: * ''

Anticleora ''Anticleora'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by Claude Herbulot Claude Herbulot (19 February 1908 – 19 January 2006) was a French entomologist. He was born in Charleville-Mézières and died in Paris. He was a ...

'' Herbulot, 1966 * '' Antilurga'' Herbulot, 1951 * '' Antozola'' Herbulot, 1992 * '' Archirhoe'' Herbulot, 1951 * '' Catarhoe'' Herbulot, 1951 * '' Dargeia'' Herbulot, 1977 * '' Darisodes'' Herbulot, 1972 * '' Dorsifulcrum'' Herbulot, 1979 * '' Dyschlorodes'' Herbulot, 1966 * '' Dysrhoe'' Herbulot, 1951 * '' Glaucorhoe'' Herbulot, 1951 * '' Grammorhoe'' Herbulot, 1951 * '' Hyalinometra'' Herbulot, 1972 * '' Hydatopsis'' Herbulot, 1968 * '' Klinzigidia'' Herbulot, 1982 * '' Malgassapeira'' Herbulot (cited in the literature but has never been published) * ''

Malgassorhoe ''Malgassorhoe'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ...

'' Herbulot, 1955 * '' Malgassothisa'' Herbulot 1966 * '' Microlyces'' Herbulot 1981 * '' Mimaplasta'' Herbulot 1993 * ''

Orbamia ''Orbamia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Claude Herbulot in 1966. Species ''Orbamia'' contains the following species: * ''Orbamia abiyi'' Hausmann & Tujuba, 2020 * ''Orbamia balensis'' Hausmann & Tujuba, 2020 * ' ...

'' Herbulot 1966 * '' Paramathia'' Herbulot 1948 * '' Pareulype'' Herbulot, 1951 * '' Parortholitha'' Herbulot, 1955 * ''

Protorhoe ''Protorhoe'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''g ...

'' Herbulot, 1951 * '' Pseudolarentia'' Herbulot, 1955 * '' Rougeotiana'' Herbulot, 1983 * '' Rougeotiella'' Herbulot, 1984 (in replacement of ''Rougeotiana'', a name already used by Bernard Laporte to designate a new genus of Noctuidae) * '' Steganomima'' Herbulot, 1972 * ''

Toulgoetia ''Toulgoetia'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ...

'' Herbulot, 1946

List of taxa

A list of about 400 of the taxa he created, fully referenced, is given elsewhere

Entomological terms named after him

The Munich museum lists the 4 genera and 29 species described List of the taxa dedicated to Claude Hertbulot
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Herbulot, Claude Presidents of the Société entomologique de France French taxonomists 1908 births 2006 deaths French lepidopterists 20th-century French zoologists