Joseph Théodore Villeneuve de Janti (21 June 1868 – 7 June 1944) Was a

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

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 specialised in ''

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 worked 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 ...

at the

Pasteur Institute The Pasteur Institute (french: Institut Pasteur) is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. It is named after Louis Pasteur, who invented pasteurization and vaccines f ...

and at the

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 ...

. As well as naming many new

taxa In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular nam ...

Villeneuve made significant contributions to

medical entomology The discipline of medical entomology, or public health entomology, and also ''veterinary entomology'' is focused upon insects and arthropods that impact human health. Veterinary entomology is included in this category, because many animal disease ...

. He was a Member of the

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 ...

Works

Partial list: *1911. "''Description de deux nouveaux'' ''Diptères''". ''Wien. Entomol. Ztg''. 30: 81-84.) *1914. "''Etude sur quelques types de myodaires supérieurs. I.Types de Fabricius et de Wiedemann du Museé zoologique de Copenhague''".'' Rev. Zool. Afr''. 3: 429-41. *1915. "''Diptères nouveaux d'Afrique''". ''Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr''. 1915: 225-27. *1918. "''Espèes nouvelles de diptères de la famille des Cypselidae (Borboridae)"''.'' Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr''. 1917: 333-38. *1922. "''Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles du genre 'Musca". ''Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool.'' (10) 5: 335-36. *1926. "''Descriptions de myodaires supérieurs nouveaux''". ''Bull. Ann. Soc. R. Entomol. Belg.'' 66: 269-75. *1927. "''Myodaires supérieurs nouveaux de l'Ile de Formose"''. ''Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr.'' 15: 387-97. *1929. "''Myodaires supérieurs nouveaux"''. ''Bull. Ann. Soc. R. Entomol. Belg''. 69: 61-68. *1936. "''Schwedisch-chinesische wissenschaftliche Expedition nach den nordwestlichen Provinzen Chinas, unter Leitung von Dr. Sven Hedin und Prof. Sh Ping-chang. Insekten gesammelt vom schwedischen Arzt der Expedition Dr. David Hummel 1927—1930"''. 52. Diptera. 16.'' Muscidae. Ark. Zool''. (A) 27(34), 13 p.

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