André Badonnel (5 July 1898

Épinal Épinal (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in northeastern France and the prefecture of the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department. Geography The commune has a land area of . It is situated on the river Moselle, so ...

, Vosges -30 April 1991) 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 ...

who specialised in

Psocoptera Psocoptera () are a paraphyletic group of insects that are commonly known as booklice, barklice or barkflies. The name Psocoptera has been replaced with Psocodea in recent literature, with the inclusion of the former order Phthiraptera into Psoc ...

. He wrote ''Faune de France. Psocoptères''. Paris. Paul Lechevalier 1943. His collection is in the

Natural History Museum of Geneva The Natural History Museum of Geneva (in French: ') is a natural history museum in Geneva, Switzerland. Louis Jurine’s collections of Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Hemiptera are held by the museum. Other displays include a coll ...

Sources

* Lhoste, J., 1987 ''Les Entomologistes francais 1750 - 1950''. INRA,

OPIE (Entomology) Office pour l'Information Eco-entomologique (abbreviated OPIE or OPIE-LR, English: Office for Entomological Information) is a French government organisation based in Guyancourt devoted to entomology Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον ...

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1036 Year 1036 ( MXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – In Naples, Duke Sergius IV abdicates and retires to a monastery; he is succeeded by his son John V. * A Zirid expe ...

French entomologists 1898 births 1991 deaths 20th-century French zoologists {{France-zoologist-stub