Auguste Alfred Lucien Gaston Lameere (12 June 1864 – 6 May 1942) was a Belgian

entomologist 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 ...

. He made several collecting expeditions to the Algerian Sahara region. He was born in

Ixelles (French language, French, ) or (Dutch language, Dutch, ) is one of the List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of Pentagon (Brussels), Brusse ...

. He was a professor and dean (1906–1907) of the faculty of sciences at the

Université libre de Bruxelles The (French language, French, ; lit. Free University of Brussels; abbreviated ULB) is a French-speaking research university in Brussels, Belgium. It has three campuses: the ''Solbosch'' campus (in the City of Brussels and Ixelles), the ''Plain ...

. An active member of the

Royal Belgian Entomological Society The Royal Belgian Entomological Society (, ; , ) is a learned society based in Brussels. It is devoted to entomology, the study of insects. It was founded on 9 April 1855 with Edmond de Sélys Longchamps Baron Michel Edmond de Selys Longchamps ...

, he was the author of numerous articles, notably on

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

and the famous ''Manuel de la Faune de Belgique'' which had a great influence on the entomologists of his country. Frog '' Arthroleptis lameerei'', also known as Lameere's squeaker, is named after him.

Works

Partial list * 1902. Revision des Prionides (Quatrième mémoire – Sténodontines)''Annalles de la Société Entomologique de Belgique'' 9: 63-110. * 1903. Révision des Prionides (Sixième mémoire – Basitoxus). ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique'' 47: 213-224. * 1912. Révision des prionides (Vingt-deuxième mémoire – Addenda et Corrigenda)''Mémoires de la Société Entomologique de Belgique'' 21: 113-188. * 1913. ''Coleopterorum Catalogus'', pars. 52, Cerambycidae. Prioninae. Berlin, W. Junk, 108 p. * 1919. ''Genera Insectorum'', Coleoptera, Fam. Cerambycidae, Subfam. Prioninae.Bruxelles, P. Wytsman, v. 172, 189 p

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Belgian entomologists 1864 births 1942 deaths {{entomologist-stub

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