Claude Herbulot
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Claude Herbulot was a French entomologist. He was born in Charleville-Mézières
Charleville-Mézières
Charleville-Mézières is a commune in northern France, capital of the Ardennes department in the Champagne-Ardenne region. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the Meuse River.-History:...

 and died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

. He was a lepidopterist
Lepidopterist
A lepidopterist is a person who specialises in the study of Lepidoptera, members of an order encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...

 and specialised in moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

s in the family Geometridae. His collection is housed at the Zoologische Staatssammlung München
Zoologische Staatssammlung München
Zoologische Staatssammlung München or ZSM or The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology is a major German research institution for zoological systematics. With over 20 million zoological specimens it is one of the largest natural history collections in the world. The sections are Entomology,...

.

His life

He was born in Charleville-Mézières
Charleville-Mézières
Charleville-Mézières is a commune in northern France, capital of the Ardennes department in the Champagne-Ardenne region. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the Meuse River.-History:...

 in 1908 in the Ardennes
Ardennes
The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and ridges formed within the Givetian Ardennes mountain range, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel...

 and his earliest works were on the lepidopteran fauna of the district. Later in his life he visited many afrotropical and oriental countries and spent time in Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

 studying the fauna and describing about one third of the geometrid species of the island.
He was portrayed in his obituary as
... a nice, clever, cultured person and an active, highly competent lepidopterist.

A biography has been published by one of his friends, Philippe Darge.

Works

His best known works include Volumes I and II (Moths) of the Lepidoptera of France, Belgium and Switzerland which was published in 1948 and 1949.
The list of his 286 works is provided by the Munich Museum 

Honours

He was elected president of the Société entomologique de France in 1953.
He was awarded the Spix Medal
Ritter-von-Spix-Medal
The Zoologische Staatssammlung München awards the Ritter-von-Spix-Medal to distinguished donors and benefactors of outstanding zoological collections...

 in 1999 and the Jacob Hübner Award in 2002.

Genus and Species he described

He described 950 taxa. The complete list should be published soon.

Genera

30 genera are attributed to Claude Herbulot, of which 28 are valid:
  • Anticleora
    Anticleora
    Anticleora is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Claude Herbulot in 1966....

    Herbulot, 1966
  • Antilurga
    Antilurga
    Antilurga is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1951
  • Antozola
    Antozola
    Antozola is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Claude Herbulot in 1992....

    Herbulot, 1992
  • Archirhoe
    Archirhoe
    Archirhoe is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-Species:* Archirhoe associata * Archirhoe indefinata * Archirhoe multipunctata * Archirhoe neomexicana...

    Herbulot, 1951
  • Catarhoe
    Catarhoe
    Catarhoe is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-Species:* Catarhoe arachne Wiltshire, 1967* Catarhoe basochesiata * Catarhoe cuculata – Royal Mantle...

    Herbulot, 1951
  • Dargeia
    Dargeia
    Dargeia is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1977
  • Darisodes
    Darisodes
    Darisodes is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1972
  • Dorsifulcrum
    Dorsifulcrum
    Dorsifulcrum is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1979
  • Dyschlorodes
    Dyschlorodes
    Dyschlorodes is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1966
  • Dysrhoe
    Dysrhoe
    Dysrhoe is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1951
  • Glaucorhoe
    Glaucorhoe
    Glaucorhoe is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1951
  • Grammorhoe Herbulot, 1951
  • Hyalinometra
    Hyalinometra
    Hyalinometra is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1972
  • Hydatopsis
    Hydatopsis
    Hydatopsis is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1968
  • Klinzigidia
    Klinzigidia
    Klinzigidia is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1982
  • Malgassapeira Herbulot (cited in the literature but has never been published)
  • Malgassorhoe
    Malgassorhoe
    Malgassorhoe is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1955
  • Malgassothisa
    Malgassothisa
    Malgassothisa is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot 1966
  • Microlyces
    Microlyces
    Microlyces is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot 1981
  • Mimaplasta
    Mimaplasta
    Mimaplasta is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot 1993
  • Orbamia
    Orbamia
    Orbamia is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot 1966
  • Paramathia
    Paramathia
    Paramathia is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot 1948
  • Pareulype
    Pareulype
    Pareulype is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1951
  • Parortholitha
    Parortholitha
    Parortholitha is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1955
  • Protorhoe
    Protorhoe
    Protorhoe is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1951
  • Pseudolarentia
    Pseudolarentia
    Pseudolarentia is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1955
  • Rougeotiana
    Rougeotiana
    Rougeotiana is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1983
  • Rougeotiella
    Rougeotiella
    Rougeotiella is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1984 (in replacement of Rougeotiana, a name already used by Bernard Laporte to designate a new genus of Noctuidae)
  • Steganomima
    Steganomima
    Steganomima is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1972
  • Toulgoetia
    Toulgoetia
    Toulgoetia is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

    Herbulot, 1946

Entomological terms named after him

The Munich museum lists the 4 genera and 29 species described
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