Roger Naviaux (1926 – 26 March 2016) was a French

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

known for his work on

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

s. He described numerous

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

of beetle. ''

Neocollyris naviauxi ''Neocollyris naviauxi'' is a species in the tiger beetle family Cicindelidae. It was described by Sawada and Weisner in 2003. References Naviauxi Beetles described in 2003 {{Neocollyris-stub ...

'', and ''

Paraphysodeutera naviauxi ''Paraphysodeutera'' is a genus in the beetle family Cicindelidae. This genus has a single species, ''Paraphysodeutera naviauxi''. It is found in Madagascar. References

Cicindelidae {{Cicindelidae-stub ...

'',J. Moravec, 2002. both in the family

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 fam ...

, are named after him.

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1926 births 2016 deaths Place of birth missing Coleopterists {{entomologist-stub