Edmond Jean-Baptiste Fleutiaux
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Edmond Jean Baptiste Fleutiaux (22 October 1858 , Argenteuil
, Val-d'Oise
- 1951) was a French
entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.
Fleutiaux worked on the beetle fauna of Southeast Asia
, particularly French Indochina
and Africa
.
He wrote Catalogue systématique des Cicindelidae décruits depuis Linné (1892)and Revision des Eucnemides africains (1945). His collection is conserved by the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
.Fleutiaux was a member of the Société entomologique de France
.
Argenteuil
Argenteuil is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Argenteuil is a sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise department, the seat of the arrondissement of Argenteuil....
, Val-d'Oise
Val-d'Oise
Val-d'Oise is a French department, created in 1968 after the split of the Seine-et-Oise department and located in the Île-de-France region. In local slang, it is known as "quatre-vingt quinze" or "neuf cinq"...
- 1951) was a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.
Fleutiaux worked on the beetle fauna of Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
, particularly French Indochina
French Indochina
French Indochina was part of the French colonial empire in southeast Asia. A federation of the three Vietnamese regions, Tonkin , Annam , and Cochinchina , as well as Cambodia, was formed in 1887....
and Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
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He wrote Catalogue systématique des Cicindelidae décruits depuis Linné (1892)and Revision des Eucnemides africains (1945). His collection is conserved by the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
The Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle is the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France.- History :The museum was formally founded on 10 June 1793, during the French Revolution...
.Fleutiaux was a member of the Société entomologique de France
Société entomologique de France
The Société entomologique de France, or French Entomological Society, is devoted to the study of insects. It was founded in 1832.The society was created by eighteen Parisian entomologists on January 31, 1832...
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