Claude Lemaire

Claude Lemaire (21 February 1921 – 5 February 2004) was a French entomologist. He specialised in Lepidoptera Saturniidae.

Studies Graduate Diploma of Civil Law, Faculty of Law of Paris Graduate Diploma of Political Economy, Faculty of Law of Paris Doctorate in Law Doctorate of the University of Paris (Sciences)

Professional activities 1949–1956: Bank. Chief of contentious department 1957–1959: Auctioneer at Drouot (Paris)

Entomological activities Publications Lemaire published about 100 entomological works.

Awards He was elected president of the Société entomologique de France in 1972, president of the Association for Tropical Lepidoptera in 1992, and twice as vice-president of the Lepidopterists' Society.

He received the prizes Constant (1971) and Réaumur (2003) of the Société entomologique de France. In 1999, he received the Karl Jordan Medal of the Lepidopterists' Society.

Genus and species described In their necrology, Naumann, Brosch and Nässig, gave 319 taxa described by Lemaire directly or in collaboration with other authors.

Genera Ten genera are attributed to Lemaire: Arias Lemaire, 1995 Automeropsis Lemaire, 1969 Citheronioides Lemaire, 1988 Erythromeris Lemaire, 1969 Gamelioides Lemaire, 1988 Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 1981 Hypermerina Lemaire, 1969 Leucanella Lemaire, 1969 Mielkesia Lemaire, 1988 Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 1967