Joseph Jean Baptiste Géhin (1816,

Remiremont Remiremont (; german: Romberg or ) is a town and commune in the Vosges department, northeastern France, situated in southern Grand Est. The town has been an abbatial centre since the 7th century, is an economic crossroads of the Moselle and Mosel ...

- 1889, Remiremont) was a French naturalist and

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 ...

who specialised in

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

. He also studied

Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

. He was an

apothecary ''Apothecary'' () is a mostly archaic term for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses '' materia medica'' (medicine) to physicians, surgeons, and patients. The modern chemist (British English) or pharmacist (British and North Ameri ...

Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand E ...

. His collections of Carabidae were purchased by

René Oberthür René Oberthür (1852, Rennes – 27 April 1944) was a French entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. With his brother Charles Oberthür he worked in "Imprimerie Oberthür" the very successful printing business founded by his father François-C ...

and are now held by

Muséum national d'histoire naturelle The French National Museum of Natural History, known in French as the ' (abbreviation MNHN), is the national natural history museum of France and a ' of higher education part of Sorbonne Universities. The main museum, with four galleries, is loc ...

in Paris.Géhin described the wheat midge ''

Sitodiplosis mosellana ''Sitodiplosis mosellana'', the wheat midge or orange wheat blossom midge, is a species of fly in the family Cecidomyiidae. It is found in the Holarctic, where it is a significant pest of wheat, triticale and rye.Fauna Europaea References Ext ...

'' and several species of Carabidae. He was a Member of

Société entomologique de France The Société entomologique de France, or French Entomological Society, is devoted to the study of insects. The society was founded in 1832 in Paris, France. The society was created by eighteen Parisian entomologists on January 31, 1832. The first ...

and made significant contributions to

economic entomology Economic entomology is a field of entomology, which involves the study of insects that benefit or harm humans, domestic animals, and crops. Insects that cause losses are termed as pests. Some species can cause indirect damage by spreading diseases ...

Works

*Géhin J.B., et Fournel (1846) Catalogue des insectes Coléoptères des environs de Metz, ''Bull. Soc . Hist. nat. Moselle'' 1ère partie, 69-128, 3ème bull. ; 2ème partie, 67-122, 4ème bull., 1846 *Géhin J.B.(1855) Observation tératologique fait sur une vache exposée à la foire de Metz en 1855,''Bull. Soc . Hist. nat. Moselle'' 7ème bull.1855 1-7. *Géhin J.B.(1855) Coléoptères nouveaux ou peu connus: 1ère décade: Buprestiens ''Bull. Soc . Hist. nat. Moselle'' 7ème bull., 1855 53-65. *Géhin J.B. (1855) Rapport sur le Species de Coléoptères trimères sécuripalpes du Mulsant,''Bull. Soc . Hist. nat. Moselle'' 7ème bull., 1855 66-78. *Géhin J.B.(1855) Catalogue synonymique des coccinelliens observés dans le département de la Moselle, 2ème Édition,''Bull. Soc . Hist. nat. Moselle'' 7 ème bull., 1855 79-91. *Géhin J.B.(1860) Note pour servir à l'histoire des insectes nuisibles dans le département de la Moselle: 1ère partie : Coléoptères : 57-159, ''Bull. Soc . Hist. nat. Moselle'' 8ème bull.; 2ème parties : Orthoptères, 9ème bull. , 1860 109-330. *Géhin J.B.(1860) Quelques essais de sériciculture dans le département de la Moselle,''Bull. Soc . Hist. nat. Moselle'' 59-107 *Géhin J.B. (186-) Series entitled Notes pour servir à l'histoire des insectes nuisibles à l'agriculture, à l'horticulture et à la sylviculture das le département de la Moselle. *Géhin J.B.(1866) Indication de quelques plantes phanérogames du département de la Moselle (omises dans la flore et non signalées dans certaines localités) ''Bull. Soc . Hist. nat. Moselle'' bull. 10ème , 157-165. *Géhin J.B. (1868) Revision des poissons qui vivent dans les cours d'eau et dans les étangs du département de la Moselle, avec quelques considérations sur le darwinisme ''Bull. Soc . Hist. nat. Moselle'' 11ème bull. , 1868 139-242. *Géhin J.B.(1868) Catalogue des plantes cultivées en 1868-1869 au nouveau jardin botanique de Metz, à Frescatelly (904 espèces citées),''Bull. Soc . Hist. nat. Moselle'' 11ème bull., 253-367, *Géhin J.B.(1870) Note sur une variété de Chevesne commun et sur un cas pathologique observé sur un Barbeau de la Moselle, 1870 12 ème bull. , 1870 31-37 *Géhin J.B.(1878/1880) Lettres pour servir à l'Histoire de la tribu des Carabiques ''Bull. Soc. Hist. nat. Moselle'' I et II: 101-148, 14 ème bull. ; III et IV : 1-46, 15ème bull.; V : 57-84, 15ème bull; VI : 171-228, 15ème bull., 1878/1880 *Géhin J. B. (1876) ''Catalogue des Coléoptères Carabiques de la tribu des Carabides''. Nancy . *Géhin J. B.(1876) Lettres pour servir à l'histoire des insectes de la tribu des Carabides . Quatrième lettre . ''Bull. Soc . Hist. nat. Metz'', 15 : 73-94. *Géhin,J. B.(1879) ''Nouvelles lettres pour servir à l'histoire des insectes de la tribu des Carabides'' . Nancy . 24 pp. *Géhin,J. B. et Haury Ch.(1885) ''Catalogue synonymique et systématique des Coléoptères de la tribu des Carabides'' . Remiremont & Prague .

References

*Anonym 1890: ehin, J. J. B.''Annales de la Société Entomologique de France'' (6), Bulletin, Paris 10, pp. 231 *Anonym 1890: ehin, J. J. B.''The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'', Third Series, London 26, pp. 26
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