Henri Tournier
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Henri Tournier was a Swiss
entomologist. He was a dealer
in Peney-le-Jorat
. Tournier described many new species of Hymenoptera
and Coleoptera.
Coleoptera
Hymenoptera
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
entomologist. He was a dealer
Dealer
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in Peney-le-Jorat
Peney-le-Jorat
Peney-le-Jorat is a former municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is in the south-west of Switzerland, close to both France and Italy....
. Tournier described many new species of Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. There are over 130,000 recognized species, with many more remaining to be described. The name refers to the heavy wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek ὑμήν : membrane and...
and Coleoptera.
Works
Very partial listColeoptera
- 1868 Description des Dascillides du bassin du Léman. 95 pp., 4 pls. Georg, Bale & Genève. F. Savy, Paris (Association Zoologique du Léman. Année 1867).
- 1874 Materiaux pour servir a la monographie de la tribu des Erirhinides de la famille des Curculionides (Coleopteres). Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique, vol.17, no. I, pp. 63–116.
Hymenoptera
- 1889 Hymenoptéres, famille des Scolides: Monographie des espéces europeennes et des contres limitrophes du genre Tiphia Fabr. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 33: 1-35.
- 1889 Deux Hyménoptères nouveaux. Comptes rendus des Séances de la société entomologique de Belgique 33:23-24.
- 1889 Études Hyménoptèrologiques; de quelques Pompilides d'Europe et contrées limitrophes. L’Entomologiste Genevois. 1:133-140,154-178, 194-219.
- 1889 Hyménoptères. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles et remarques diverses. L’Entomologiste Genevois 1: 11-18, 2: 35-45, 3: 56-69, 4: 93-96, 5: 102-115, 6-8:124-140.
- 1891 Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles L’Entomologiste Genevois. 1:194-219.
- 1895 Table synoptique des especes européennes et circa-européennes du genre Ferreola. Soc. Ent. France, Bull.:11-13.