Jules Desbrochers des Loges (1836,

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, Pas de Calais-10 August 1913,

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) was a French

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 ...

. Desbrochers was an insect dealer at first based in

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(1880–1887), then from 1888 in Tours. He described many

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

including the biological pest control agent Northern Tamarisk Beetle.

Works

Partial list *1870 Descriptions de Coléoptères nouveaux d’Europe et confins. ''L’Abeille'', Volume 7, Part 1: 10–135. *1881 Insectes coléoptères du nord de l’Afrique nouveaux ou peuconnus. Premier mémoire. Ténébrionides.''Bulletin de l’Académie d’Hippone'', 16: 51–168. *1893. Révision des espèces de curculionides appartenant à la tribu des Gymnetridae d’Europe et circa. ''Le Frelon'', 2 (10-11): 1–18. *1893 Révision des espèces de curculionides appartenant à la tribu des Gymnetridae d’Europe et circa.'' Le Frelon'', 2 (12): 19-36 *1893 Révision des espèces de curculionides appartenant à la tribu des Gymnetridae d’Europe et circa. ''Le Frelon'', 3 (1-2): 37-68

References

* 1987 Lhoste, ''J. Les Entomologistes francais'' 1750 - 1950. INRA,

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: 115

1036 Year 1036 ( MXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – In Naples, Duke Sergius IV abdicates and retires to a monastery; he is succeeded by his son John V. * A Zirid expe ...

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