Carlo Bassi
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Carlo Bassi
was an Italian entomologist.

He was honorary curator of entomology in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milan
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milan
The Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano was founded in 1838 whenGiuseppe de Cristoforis donated his collections to the city. Its first director was Giorgio Jan .-External links:*...

 from 1841 to his death in 1856.He was a specialist in Coleoptera.

Bassi wrote Description du genre Malacogaster in Guérin-Méneville's Magasin de Zoologie, d'Anatomie com- parée et de Paleontologie 1833 and in the 1834 issue of Annales de la Société entomologique de France
Annales de la Société Entomologique de France
Annales de la Société Entomologique de France is one of the oldest entomology journals in the world. It was founded in 1832, and began a new series in 1965, when it merged with and .-External links:...

) he erected the carabid genus Cardiomera.

His collection and extensive library of works on Coleoptera is conserved in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milan.

Reference

  • Benedetti, Amedeo 2005 La Biblioteca del Museo di storia naturale di Milano, Biblioteche Oggi, Milano, Ed. Bibliografica, n. 5, giugno 2005.
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