Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau

Amédée Louis Michel Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau

Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau (October 9, 1770 – August 23, 1845), also spelled Lepeletier or Lepelletier, was a French entomologist, and specialist in the Hymenoptera. In particular, he was responsible for naming several different bee species, including Xylocopa micans and Schwarziana quadripunctata.

From the year of 1833 until his death, he served as president of the Société entomologique de France.

Works

References

Baker, D.B. Type material in the University Museum, Oxford, of bees described by Comte Amédée Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau and Pierre André Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) Journal of Natural History, Volume 28, Issue 5 October 1994, pages 1189 - 1204

External links

Histoire naturelle des insectes. Hyménoptères at BDH


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