Franciscus J.M. Heylaerts (1831–1916) was a

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who specialised in

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(most notably

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world species) and

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. By profession he was a

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. His collection of Psychidae is held by Rijksmuseum Natural History, Leiden.

Works

partial list *Heylaerts F. J. M. 1881. Essai d'une monographie des Psychidae de la faune européenne. ''Bulletin de la Société entomologique de Belgique'' 25:29–73. *Heylaerts J. F. M., 1884a. Observations synonymiques et autres relatives à des Psychides, avec descriptions de novae species.''Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique'' 28(): 34–41. *Heylaerts J. F. M., 1884b. Fourreau inédit et chenille de psychide de l'Afrique méridionale. Eumeta ? Zelleri m. ''Comptes rendus de la Société entomologique de Belgique'' 28(): xcviii–xcix. *Heylaerts J. F. M., 1884 On the exotic Psychids in the Leyden Museum.''Notes from the Leyden Museum'' 6(): 129–133. *Heylaerts J. F. M., 1888. Une Psychide inédite de l'Afrique. ''Bulletin de la Société entomologique de Belgique'' 32(): lix–lx. *Heylaerts J. F. M., 1890 Notes psychidologiques. ''Bulletin de la Société entomologique de Belgique'' 34(): cxxx–cxxxiii. * Heylaerts J. F. M., 1890 Trois Psychides inédites de l'Afrique orientale méridionale. ''Bulletin de la Société entomologique de Belgique'' 34(): clxxx–clxxxiii. *Heylaerts J. F. M., 1891. Deux espèces nouvelles et un genre nouveau de Lépidoptères africans. ''Bulletin de la Société entomologique de Belgique'' 35(): ccclxxiv–ccclxxvi. * Heylaerts J. F. M., 1906. Remarques sur quelques Psychides. ''Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique'' 50(): 97–100. *Heylaerts F. J. M.1891 Heterocera exotica, nouveaux genre et espèces des indes orientales neerlandaises ''C. R. Soc. Ent. Belge'' 35 : ccccix–ccccxvii, 09–417

References

*Groll, E. K. 2017: Biographies of the Entomologists of the World. – Online database, version 8, Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Müncheberg – URL: sdei.senckenberg.de/biografies *Anon 2015 ''Die historische Portaitsammlung der Lepidoptera-Sammlung im Naturhistorischen Museum'' Wien 37-238, 12291, pp. 113 *Huijbregts, H. 1999: eylaerts, F. J. M.Everts, Info, Suppl. 43, S. 44, B15: Sep. 1916 deaths 1831 births Dutch lepidopterists {{Netherlands-scientist-stub