Eugenio Truqui, also Eugen Truqui (born ? in Turin - died May

1860 Events January * January 2 – The astronomer Urbain Le Verrier announces the discovery of a hypothetical planet Vulcan (hypothetical planet), Vulcan at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France. * January 10 &ndas ...

, in

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) was an Italian

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

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 ...

. His insect collections from

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and

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are held by Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino.

Biography

Professor ''Eugenio Truqui'' served his country for eighteen years as a

Consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states thro ...

, especially in Cyprus, Syria and in Mexico, before being transferred in 1857 to Brazil.Gabriella Chiaramont
I RAPPRESENTANTI DEL REGNO DI SARDEGNA IN BRASILE (1834-1859)
Università degli Studi di Padova Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche, Geografiche e dell’Antichità He arrived in Rio de Janeiro on March 1, 1857, with the title of Regent of the General Consulate of the

Kingdom of Sardinia The Kingdom of Sardinia, also referred to as the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica among other names, was a State (polity), country in Southern Europe from the late 13th until the mid-19th century, and from 1297 to 1768 for the Corsican part of ...

. In 1860 he contracted Yellow fever that with

Cholera Cholera () is an infection of the small intestine by some Strain (biology), strains of the Bacteria, bacterium ''Vibrio cholerae''. Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe. The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea last ...

was claiming victims in the European colonies and decimated the population of Brazil. Many European families and European consuls abandoned Rio de Janeiro, but he refused to leave his service. He died in Rio de Janeiro in May 1860.

The Entomologist

During his stay in Cyprus attached to the Consulate of the

in Cyprus and Syria he wrote a paper entitled ''Anthicini insulae Cypri et Syriae'', published by the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino.Anthicini insulae Cypri et Syriae
Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, seconda serie, tomo XVII, p. LXXV Moreover he produced the first significant collection of

Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal ...

from the island of Cyprus. After his death, this collection was examined by the eminent coleopterist

Flaminio Baudi di Selve Flaminio Baudi di Selve (7 July 1821, Savigliano – 26 June 1901, Genoa) was an Italian entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera but also Heteroptera. He wrote Europae et circummediterraneae Faunae Tenebrionidum specierum, quae Comes Dejean i ...

, with the descriptions of several new species.Christodoulos Makris, Gabriel Georgiou, Kevin Austin and Emma Smal
Additions to our knowledge of the ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) fauna of Cyprus
Zoology in the Middle East 43, 2008: 91–98. ISSN 0939-7140 With

he had previously edited ''Studi Entomologici'', Stamperia degli Artisti Tipografi, Torino, Italy. He identified the species of darkling beetles '' Iphthiminus italicus'' (Truqui 1857).

Works

* Eugenio Truqui - ''Amphicoma et Eulasia : insectorum et coleopterorum genera'' – Torino, Excudebant Sodales Typographi, 1847 * Eugenio Truqui - ''Anthicini insulae Cypri et Syriae'' – Torino, Officina Regia, 1855. * Eugenio Truqui - ''Illustrazione di una lapide fenicia: trovata fra le rovine dell' antica Chition, e cenni su questa città'' – Torino, Stamperia sociale degli artisti A. Pons e C., 1852. * Flaminio Baudi di Selve; Eugenio Truqui; Antoine Joseph Jean Solier; Camillo Rondani; Carlo Giuseppe Gené - ''Studi entomologici'' – Torino, Stamperia degli artisti tipografi, 1848.

References

*Conci, C.; Poggi, R. 1996: ''Iconography of Italian Entomologists, with essential biographical data''. Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana, Genova 75, S. 159-382, pp. 159–382. *Passerin d'Entrèves, P. 1983: ruqui, E.''Atti XII Congresso Nazionale Italiano di Entomologia'', Sep., pp. 31–34 *Poggi, R.; Conci, C. 1996: ruqui, E.''Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana'', Genova pp. 113 {{DEFAULTSORT:Truqui, Eugenio Italian entomologists 1860 deaths Year of birth missing

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