Edouard Perris full name Jean-Pierre Omer Anne Edouard Perris (1808 in Pau – 1878 in

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) was a French

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and

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 ...

who specialised in

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and to a lesser extent

Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advance ...

and other orders. He was Chef de division à la préfecture des Landes. Perris was a Member of

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. His collection is held by

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excepting Cicindelidae, Carabini end Lebiini which are held by Museum

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Works

partial list (prolific author) *Perris, E. (1839) Notice sur quelques Diptères nouveaux. ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de France'' 8: 47-57. *Perris, E. (1840) Observations sur les insectes que habitant les galles de lUlex nanus'' et du ''Papaver dubium''. ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de France'' 9:89-99. *Perris, E. (1841) Observations sur les insectes qui vivent dans la galle de l'ortie dioïque, Urtica dioica L. ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de France'' 9:401-406 *Perris, E. (1847). Notes pour servir à l'histoire des Ceratopogon. ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de France'' (2) 5:555-569. *Perris, E. (1855) Histoire des métamorphoses de divers insectes (''Liodes castanea'', ''Cryptohypnus riparius'', ''Ebaeus albifrons'', ''Lagria lata'', etc.). ''Memoires de la Société Scientifique de Leige'', 10, 233–280. *Perris, E. (1857). Nouvelles excursions dans les Grandes Landes, Hémiptères. ''Annales de al Societe Linneenne de Lyon'' (n.s.) 4: 3-184. *Perris, E. (1870). Histoire des Insectes du Pin maritime. Diptères. ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de France'' (2) 5:555 (4) 10:135-232, pls. 1-5 *Perris, É. (1876) Nouvelles promenades entomologiques. ''Annales de la Société Entomologique de France'' (5) 6:177-244 *Perris, E. (1877) Larves de Coléoptères. ''Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon'' 22: 259-418

References

*Anonym 1878 erris, J. O. A. E.The ''

Entomologist's Monthly Magazine ''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'' is a British entomological journal, founded by a staff of five editors – T. Blackburn, H. G. Knaggs, M.D., R. McLachlan, F.L.S., E. C. Rye and H. T. Stainton – and first published in 1864. The journal ...

'', Third Series, London 14, pp. 263 *Constantin, R. 1992: ''Memorial des Coléopteristes Français''. Bulletin de liaison de l'Association des Coléoptéristes de la région parisienne, Paris (Suppl. 14), S. 1-92, pp. 71 *Lhoste, J. 1987: ''Les entomologistes français''. 1750 - 1950. INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique), 1-355 S., B15: A 1036, pp. 147, Portr., 266-268 French entomologists Dipterists 1808 births 1878 deaths {{France-scientist-stub