Hervé de Toulgoët (28 March 1911 – 14 September 2009) was a French

entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

. He specialised in

moths Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) a ...

of the families

Arctiidae The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...

and

Zygaenidae The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. Some of the 1000 or so species are commonly known as burnet or forester moths, ofte ...

. He also studied the

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

genus ''

Carabus ''Carabus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. The genus is highly diverse with 94 subgenera, over 900 species and 2300 subspecies, thus is the largest genus in the subfamily Carabinae. The vast majority are native to the Pa ...

''. He was written about by Paul Thiaucourt and Jocelyne Navatte. According to Navatte's note, Toulgoët published 179 works. On the genus ''

'', he published a catalogue of the types of the Paris

National Museum of Natural History The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. It has free admission and is open 364 days a year. With 4.4 ...

collection. On the Zygaenidae he published a note on some Moroccan species. His other works are mainly on

Taxa

Hervé de Toulgoët described 432 new species,List of the taxa described by Hervé de Toulgoët
/ref> and the following 31 genera: * '' Afroarctia'' Toulgoët, 1978 * '' Agaltara'' Toulgoët, 1979 * '' Alepista'' Toulgoët, 1976 * '' Astacosia'' Toulgoët, 1958 * '' Axiopaenella'' Toulgoët, 1956 * '' Bryonola'' Toulgoët, 1955 * '' Coiffaitarctia'' Toulgoët, 1990 * '' Cristulosia'' Toulgoët, 1958 * '' Disparctia'' Toulgoët, 1978 * '' Ennomomima'' Toulgoët, 1990 * '' Eucyanoides'' Toulgoët, 1988 * ''

Exilisia ''Exilisia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1958. Species * ''Exilisia andriai'' Toulgoët, 1955 * ''Exilisia bijuga'' Mabille, 1899 * ''Exilisia bilineata'' Toulgoët, 1954 * ''Exilisi ...

'' Toulgoët, 1958 * '' Galtarodes'' Toulgoët, 1980 * '' Kiriakoffalia'' Toulgoët, 1978 * '' Kiriakoffia'' Toulgoët, 1978 * '' Lalanneia'' Toulgoët, 1989 * '' Metexilisia'' Toulgoët, 1958 * '' Mimulosia'' Toulgoët, 1958 * '' Novosia'' Toulgoët, 1958 * '' Parexilisia'' Toulgoët, 1958 * '' Paulianosia'' Toulgoët, 1958 * '' Praemastus'' Toulgoët, 1991 * '' Proxhyle'' Toulgoët, 1959 * '' Pseudamastus'' Toulgoët, 1985 * '' Pseudogaltara'' Toulgoët, 1979 * '' Senecauxia'' Toulgoët, 1989 * '' Spatulosia'' Toulgoët, 1965 * '' Turlinia'' Toulgoët, 1976 * '' Venedictoffia'' Toulgoët, 1977 * '' Viettesia'' Toulgoët, 1959 * '' Watsonidia'' Toulgoët, 1981 Many taxa have also been named in honour of Toulgoët: * '' Anticleora toulgoeti'' Viette, 1979 * '' Blechroneromia toulgoeti'' Viette, 1976 * '' Boloria aquilonaris toulgoeti'' Crosson du Cormier & Guérin, 1959 * '' Carabus toulgoeti'' Deuve, 1989 * '' Cabera toulgoeti'' Herbulot, 1956 * '' Cargolia toulgoeti'' Herbulot, 1988 * '' Chorenta toulgoeti'' Dalens, Touroult & tavakilian, 2010 * '' Chrysochroa toulgoeti'' Descarpentries, 1982 * '' Clemensia toulgoeti'' Gibeaux, 1983 * '' Cleora toulgoetae'' Herbulot, 1961 * '' Coscinia toulgoeti'' Rungs, 1957 * '' Cyclocephala toulgoeti'' Dechambre, 1992 * '' Detoulgoetia'' Dubatolov, 2006 * '' Digama sagittata toulgoeti'' Viette, 1970 * '' Echeta toulgoeti'' Navatte, 2005 * '' Ethioterpia toulgoeti'' Viette, 1961 * '' Eucamptognathus toulgoeti'' Deuve, 1986 * '' Eucyane toulgoetae'' Gibeaux, 1982 * '' Eupithecia toulgoeti'' Herbulot, 1993 * '' Fodina toulgoeti'' Viette, 1979 * '' Formozotroctes toulgoeti'' Tavakilian & Néouze, 2007 * '' Goniotropis toulgoeti'' Deuve, 2005 * '' Gymnogramma toulgoeti'' Gibeaux, 1982 * '' Homoeocera toulgoeti'' Lesieur, 1984 * '' Lemairegisa toulgoeti'' Thiaucourt, 1987 * '' Maliattha toulgoeti'' Viette, 1965 * '' Mallocampa toulgoeti'' Rougeot, 1977 * '' Micralarctia toulgoeti'' Watson, 1988 * '' Neothysanis toulgoeti'' Herbulot, 1993 * '' Odontoptera toulgoeti'' Bourgoin & O'Brien, 1994 * '' Olepa toulgoeti'' Ohrant, 1986 * '' Pachyteles toulgoeti'' Deuve, 2005 * '' Paracles toulgoeti'' Watson & Goodger, 1986 * '' Pheia toulgoeti'' Cerda, 2008 * '' Phileurus toulgoeti'' Dechambre, 1996 * '' Pseudautomeris toulgoeti'' Lemaire, 2002 * '' Ptenomela toulgoeti'' Soula, 2002 * '' Rifargia toulgoeti'' Thiaucourt, 1980 * '' Schausiella toulgoeti'' Lemaire, 1969 * '' Synalamis toulgoeti'' Lalanne-Cassou, 1992 * '' Toulgarctia'' Dubatolov et Haynes, 2008 * '' Toulgoetia'' Herbulot, 1946 * ''

Toulgoetodes ''Toulgoetodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on g ...

'' Leraut, 1988 * ''

Toulgoetodes toulgoeti ''Toulgoetodes toulgoeti'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Patrice J.A. Leraut in 1988. It is found in French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas depar ...

'' Herbulot, 1988 * '' Zamarada toulgoeti'' Herbulot, 1979

Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Toulgoet, Herve de 1911 births 2009 deaths French lepidopterists Presidents of the Société entomologique de France 20th-century French zoologists