Hervé de Toulgoët

Hervé de Toulgoët (28 March 1911 – 14 September 2009) was a French entomologist. He specialised in moths of the families Arctiidae and Zygaenidae. He also studied the beetle genus Carabus. He was written about by Paul Thiaucourt and Jocelyne Navatte.

According to Navatte's note, Toulgoët published 179 works. On the genus Carabus, he published a catalogue of the types of the Paris National Museum of Natural History collection. On the Zygaenidae he published a note on some Moroccan species. His other works are mainly on Arctiidae.

Taxa Hervé de Toulgoët described 432 new species, and the following 31 genera:

Afroarctia Toulgoët, 1978 Agaltara Toulgoët, 1979 Alepista Toulgoët, 1976 Astacosia Toulgoët, 1958 Axiopaenella Toulgoët, 1956 Bryonola Toulgoët, 1955 Coiffaitarctia Toulgoët, 1990 Cristulosia Toulgoët, 1958 Disparctia Toulgoët, 1978 Ennomomima Toulgoët, 1990 Eucyanoides Toulgoët, 1988 Exilisia Toulgoët, 1958 Galtarodes Toulgoët, 1980 Kiriakoffalia Toulgoët, 1978 Kiriakoffia Toulgoët, 1978 Lalanneia Toulgoët, 1989 Metexilisia Toulgoët, 1958 Mimulosia Toulgoët, 1958 Novosia Toulgoët, 1958 Parexilisia Toulgoët, 1958 Paulianosia Toulgoët, 1958 Praemastus Toulgoët, 1991 Proxhyle Toulgoët, 1959 Pseudamastus Toulgoët, 1985 Pseudogaltara Toulgoët, 1979 Senecauxia Toulgoët, 1989 Spatulosia Toulgoët, 1965 Turlinia Toulgoët, 1976 Venedictoffia Toulgoët, 1977 Viettesia Toulgoët, 1959 Watsonidia Toulgoët, 1981

Many taxa have also been named in honour of Toulgoët:

Anticleora toulgoeti Viette, 1979 Blechroneromia toulgoeti Viette, 1976 Boloria aquilonaris toulgoeti Crosson du Cormier & Guérin, 1959 Carabus toulgoeti Deuve, 1989 Cabera toulgoeti Herbulot, 1956 Cargolia toulgoeti Herbulot, 1988 Chorenta toulgoeti Dalens, Touroult & tavakilian, 2010 Chrysochroa toulgoeti Descarpentries, 1982 Clemensia toulgoeti Gibeaux, 1983 Cleora toulgoetae Herbulot, 1961 Coscinia toulgoeti Rungs, 1957 Cyclocephala toulgoeti Dechambre, 1992 Detoulgoetia Dubatolov, 2006 Digama sagittata toulgoeti Viette, 1970 Echeta toulgoeti Navatte, 2005 Ethioterpia toulgoeti Viette, 1961 Eucamptognathus toulgoeti Deuve, 1986 Eucyane toulgoetae Gibeaux, 1982 Eupithecia toulgoeti Herbulot, 1993 Fodina toulgoeti Viette, 1979 Formozotroctes toulgoeti Tavakilian & Néouze, 2007 Goniotropis toulgoeti Deuve, 2005 Gymnogramma toulgoeti Gibeaux, 1982 Homoeocera toulgoeti Lesieur, 1984 Lemairegisa toulgoeti Thiaucourt, 1987 Maliattha toulgoeti Viette, 1965 Mallocampa toulgoeti Rougeot, 1977 Micralarctia toulgoeti Watson, 1988 Neothysanis toulgoeti Herbulot, 1993 Odontoptera toulgoeti Bourgoin & O'Brien, 1994 Olepa toulgoeti Ohrant, 1986 Pachyteles toulgoeti Deuve, 2005 Paracles toulgoeti Watson & Goodger, 1986 Pheia toulgoeti Cerda, 2008 Phileurus toulgoeti Dechambre, 1996 Pseudautomeris toulgoeti Lemaire, 2002 Ptenomela toulgoeti Soula, 2002 Rifargia toulgoeti Thiaucourt, 1980 Schausiella toulgoeti Lemaire, 1969 Synalamis toulgoeti Lalanne-Cassou, 1992 Toulgarctia Dubatolov et Haynes, 2008 Toulgoetia Herbulot, 1946 Toulgoetodes Leraut, 1988 Toulgoetodes toulgoeti Herbulot, 1988 Zamarada toulgoeti Herbulot, 1979

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