Charles Georges Javet (1802 in

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, Kanton Zürich – 25 May 1882 in

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, Paris) was a

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-born French insect dealer and

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. He specialised in

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. Javet was a very active member of the

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or Entomological Society of France.

Partial list of works

* 1858. Description d’une nouvelle espèce de ''

Batocera ''Batocera'' is a genus of the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae, close to the genus '' Rosenbergia''. List of the described species with their distribution * '' Batocera aeneonigra'' Thomson, 1859 New Guinea, Moluccas, Timor and Key Islan ...

''. Archives Entomologiques, Paris. 1:412-413 (1858). * Note sur le Julodis onopordi.

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, Bulletin (4) 9:xxvi.

References

*Constantin, R. 1992: ''Memorial des Coléopteristes Français''. Bull. liaison Assoc. Col. reg. parisienne, Paris (Suppl. 14):1-92. French entomologists French people of Swiss descent 1802 births 1882 deaths Immigrants to France {{entomologist-stub