Antero Frederico de Seabra (sometimes Anthero; 20 August 1874 – 15 November 1952) was a Portuguese naturalist. He was founder and president of the Society of Biological Sciences. He particularly specialized in

entomology Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

, publishing a series of foundational papers on the family

Aradidae Aradidae is a family of true bugs (Heteroptera). Family members are commonly known as flat bugs due to their dorsoventrally flattened bodies. With few exceptions, these cryptic insects are of no economic importance. Aradids are 3 to 11 mm long ...

Taxa named by him and in his honor

Species named in Seabra's honor include: * Angolan hairy bat (''Cistugo seabrae'') *'' Geocharis antheroi'' Taxa described by Seabra: *

Anchieta's pipistrelle Anchieta's serotine (''Neoromicia anchietae''), formerly known as Anchieta's pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar. The species inhabits sav ...

(''Pipistrellus anchietae'') * D'Anchieta's fruit bat (''Plerotes anchietae'') *

Yellow serotine The yellow serotine (''Neoromicia flavescens'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Malawi, and Mozambique. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical forests and savanna A savanna or savannah is a mix ...

(''Neoromicia flavescens'') *'' Hemiberlesia camarana''

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1874 births 1952 deaths 20th-century Portuguese scientists Portuguese naturalists People from Lisbon {{Portugal-scientist-stub