Wilson R. Lourenço

Wilson R. Lourenço is a French-Brazilian arachnologist specializing in scorpions.

Biography

Wilson R. Lourenço is a French-Brazilian arachnologist who has specialized in the study of scorpions. He obtained his PhD in evolutionary biology in 1978 from the Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, followed by a doctorate in population biology from the same institution in 1985.

Since 1971, Lourenço has focused on the taxonomy, biology, biogeography, and ecology of scorpions. He has described numerous taxa, contributing significantly to the understanding of scorpion diversity and classification. Lourenço is currently an emeritus research fellow at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris, where he has collaborated with international research teams from South America, Africa, and Asia.

In addition to his academic publications, Lourenço has held positions as an Invited Professor at the Vietnam Academy of Sciences and the University of Ghardaïa in Algeria. Several scorpion taxa have been named in his honor.

Dedicated taxa Other zoologists have named the following taxa after Lourenço:

Buthus lourencoi Rossi, Tropea & Yağmur, 2013 Diplocentrus lourencoi Stockwell, 1988 Lychas lourencoi Kovarík, 1997 Microchelifer lourencoi Heurtault, 1983 Rumikiru lourencoi Ojanguren & Affilastro, 2003 (formerly Orobothriurus lourencoi) Simulium lourencoi Py & Daniel, 1988 Tityus lourencoi Flórez, 1996

Described taxa

Lourenço has described the following taxa:

Lourenço named Afghanobuthus naumanni and its monotypic genus.

Afghanobuthus Lourenço, 2005 Afghanobuthus naumanni Lourenço, 2005 Ananteris ashmolei Lourenço, 1981 Ananteris bernabei Giupponi, Vasconcelos & Lourenço, 2009 Ananteris cachimboensis Lourenço, Motta & da Silva, 2006 Ananteris chagasi Giupponi, Vasconcelos & Lourenço, 2009 Ananteris charlescorfieldi Lourenço, 2001 Ananteris coineaui Lourenço, 1982 Ananteris columbiana Lourenço, 1991 Ananteris cryptozoicus Lourenço, 2005 Ananteris dacostai Ythier, Chevalier & Lourenço, 2020 Ananteris dekeyseri Lourenço, 1982 Ananteris deniseae Lourenço, 1997 Ananteris ehrlichi Lourenço, 1994 Ananteris elisabethae Lourenço, 2003 Ananteris evellynae Lourenço, 2004 Ananteris franckei Lourenço, 1982 Ananteris gorgonae Lourenço & Flórez, 1989 Ananteris guyanensis Lourenço & Monod, 1999 Ananteris kuryi Giupponi, Vasconcelos & Lourenço, 2009 Ananteris leilae Lourenço, 1999 Ananteris luciae Lourenço, 1984 Ananteris maniapurensis González-Sponga, 2006 Ananteris mamilihpan Ythier, Chevalier & Lourenço, 2020 Ananteris maranhensis Lourenço, 1987 Ananteris mariaelenae Lourenço, 1999 Ananteris mariaterezae Lourenço, 1987 Ananteris mauryi Lourenço, 1982 Ananteris nairae Lourenço, 2004 Ananteris pierrekondre Lourenço, Chevalier, Gangadin & Ythier, 2020 Ananteris platnicki Lourenço, 1993 Ananteris pydanieli Lourenço, 1982 Ananteris sabineae Lourenço, 2001 Ananteris sipilili Ythier, Chevalier & Lourenço, 2020 Ananteris tresor Ythier, Chevalier & Lourenço, 2020 Androctonus afghanus Lourenço & Qi, 2006 Androctonus aleksandrplotkini Lourenço & Qi, 2007 Androctonus dekeyseri Lourenço, 2005 Androctonus maelfaiti Lourenço, 2005 Androctonus maroccanus Lourenço, Ythier & Leguin, 2009 Apistobuthus susanae Lourenço, 1998 Archaeobuthidae Lourenço, 2001 Archaeobuthus estephani Lourenço, 2001 Archaeobuthus Lourenço, 2001 Babycurus solegladi Lourenço, 2005 Belisariini Lourenço, 1998 Birulatus astartiae Stathi & Lourenço, 2003 Birulatus israelensis Lourenço, 2002 Bothriurus cerradoensis Lourenço, Motta, Godoi & Araújo, 2004 Brachistosternus simoneae Lourenço, 2000 Brazilobothriurus Lourenço & Monod, 2000 Brazilobothriurus pantanalensis Lourenço & Monod, 2000 Broteochactas amapaensis (Lourenço & Qi, 2007) Broteochactas gonzalezspongai (Lourenço, 1983) Broteochactas mascarenhasi (Lourenço, 1983) Brotheas amazonicus Lourenço, 1988 Brotheas bolivianus (Lourenço, 2008) Brotheas henriquesi Lourenço & Machado, 2004 Brotheas jourdani Lourenço, 1997 Brotheas overali Lourenço, 1988 Brotheas silvestris Lourenço, 1988 Buthacus birulai Lourenço, 2006 Buthacus clevai Lourenço, 2001 Buthacus huberi Lourenço, 2001 Buthacus mahraouii Lourenço, 2004 Buthacus maliensis Lourenço & Qi, 2007 Buthacus nigerianus Lourenço & Qi, 2006 Buthacus occidentalis Lourenço, 2000 Buthacus pakistanensis Lourenço & Qi, 2006 Buthacus striffleri Lourenço, 2004 Buthacus williamsi Lourenço & Leguin, 2009 Buthacus ziegleri Lourenço, 2000 Butheoloides annieae Lourenço, 1986 Butheoloides charlotteae Lourenço, 2000 Butheoloides hirsti Lourenço, 1996 Butheoloides occidentalis Lourenço, Slimani & Berahou, 2003 Butheoloides polisi Lourenço, 1996 Butheoloides schwendingeri Lourenço, 2002 Butheoloides wilsoni Lourenço, 1995 Butheoloides aymerichi Lourenço, 2002 Butheolus arabicus Lourenço & Qi, 2006 Buthus albengai Lourenço, 2003 Buthus bonito Lourenço & Geniez, 2005 Buthus brignolii Lourenço, 2003 Buthus draa Lourenço & Slimani, 2004 Buthus elhennawyi Lourenço, 2005 Buthus elizabethae Lourenço, 2005 Buthus elmoutaouakili Lourenço & Qi, 2006 Buthus ibericus Lourenço & Vachon, 2004 Buthus jianxinae Lourenço, 2005 Buthus lienhardi Lourenço, 2003 Buthus mariefranceae Lourenço, 2003 Buthus montanus Lourenço & Vachon, 2004 Buthus occidentalis Lourenço, Sun & Zhu, 2009 Buthus rochati Lourenço, 2003 Buthus tassili Lourenço, 2002 Buthus yemenensis Lourenço, 2008 Centruroides mahnerti Lourenço, 1983 Cercophonius himalayensis Lourenço, 1996 Chactas barravierai Lourenço, 1997 Chactas bonito Lourenço, 1996 Chactas braziliensis Lourenço, Aguiar & Franklin, 2005 Chactas brownelli Lourenço, 1997 Chactas hauseri Lourenço, 1997 Chactas koepckei Lourenço & Dastych, 2001 Chactas mahnerti Lourenço, 1995 Chactas mauriesi Lourenço & Florez, 1990 Chactas ozendai Lourenço, 1999 Chactopsis amazonica Lourenço & Francke, 1986 Chactopsis buhrnheimi Lourenço, 2003 Chaerilus chapmani Vachon & Lourenço, 1985 Chaerilus conchiformus Zhu, Han & Lourenço, 2008 Chaerilus laoticus Lourenço & Zhu, 2008 Chaerilus philippinus Lourenço & Ythier, 2008 Chaerilus sabinae Lourenço, 1995 Chaerilus telnovi Lourenço, 2009 Chaerilus tessellatus Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 Chaerilus vietnamicus Lourenço & Zhu, 2008 Charmus brignolii Lourenço, 2000 Charmus minor Lourenço, 2002 Chiromachetes tirupati Lourenço, 1997 Cicileus cloudsleythompsoni Lourenço, 1999 Compsobuthus andresi Lourenço, 2004 Compsobuthus garyi Lourenço & Vachon, 2001 Compsobuthus simoni Lourenço, 1999 Compsobuthus tofti Lourenço, 2001 Compsobuthus williamsi Lourenço, 1999 Congobuthus fagei Lourenço, 1999 Congobuthus Lourenço, 1999 Egyptobuthus Lourenço, 1999 Egyptobuthus vaissadei Lourenço, 1999 Euscorpiops karschi Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 Euscorpiops shidian Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 Euscorpiops vachoni Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 Euscorpiops yangi Zhu, Zhang & Lourenço, 2007 Gallioscorpio Lourenço & Gall, 2004 Gallioscorpio voltzi Lourenço & Gall, 2004 Gallioscorpionidae Lourenço & Gall, 2004 Grosphus ankarafantsika Lourenço, 2003 Grosphus ankarana Lourenço & Goodman, 2003 Grosphus darainensis Lourenço, Goodman & Ramilijaona, 2004 Grosphus feti Lourenço, 1996 Grosphus garciai Lourenço, 2001 Grosphus goudoti Lourenço & Goodman, 2006 Grosphus intertidalis Lourenço, 1999 Grosphus mahafaliensis Lourenço, Goodman & Ramilijaona, 2004 Grosphus mandena Lourenço, 2005 Grosphus mayottensis Lourenço & Goodman, 2009 Grosphus olgae Lourenço, 2004 Grosphus polskyi Lourenço, Qi & Goodman, 2007 Grosphus simoni Lourenço, Goodman & Ramilijaona, 2004 Guyanochactas flavus Lourenço & Ythier, 2011 Hadogenes angolensis Lourenço, 1999 Hadrurochactas brejo (Lourenço, 1988) Hadrurochactas mapuera (Lourenço, 1988) Hadrurochactas polisi (Monod & Lourenço, 2001) Hadruroides udvardyi Lourenço, 1995 Hemiscorpius acanthocercus Monod & Lourenço, 2005 Hemiscorpius enischnochela Monod & Lourenço, 2005 Heterometrus tibetanus Lourenço, Qi & Zhu, 2005 Heteroscorpion goodmani Lourenço, 1996 Heteroscorpion kraepelini Lourenço & Goodman, 2006 Heteroscorpion magnus Lourenço & Goodman, 2002 Heteroscorpion raselimananai Lourenço & Goodman, 2004 Himalayotityobuthus alejandrae Lourenço, 2003 Himalayotityobuthus Lourenço, 1997 Himalayotityobuthus martensi Lourenço, 1997 Hottentotta geffardi Lourenço, 2000 Hottentotta caboverdensis Lourenço & Ythier, 2006 Hottentotta mesopotamicus Lourenço & Qi, 2007 Isometrus thwaitesi pallidus Lourenço & Huber, 2002 Isometrus garyi Lourenço & Huber, 2002 Sri Lanka Isometrus hainanensis Lourenço, 2005 Isometrus tibetanus Lourenço & Zhu, 2008 Leiurus jordanensis Lourenço, Modry & Amr, 2002 Leiurus savanicola Lourenço, Qi & Cloudsley-Thompson, 2006 Liocheles penta Francke & Lourenço, 1991 Lychas ceylonensis Lourenço & Huber, 1999 Mauritanobuthus geniezi Qi &Lourenço, 2007 Mauritanobuthus Qi & Lourenço, 2007 Mesobuthus songi Lourenço, Qi & Zhu, 2005 Microananteris Lourenço, 2003 Microananteris minor Lourenço, 2003 Microbuthus flavorufus Lourenço & Duhem, 2007 Microbuthus maroccanus Lourenço, 2002

Lourenço has described the genus and many species of Microcharmus, including Microcharmus cloudsleythompsoni.

Microcharmus Lourenço, 1995 Microcharmus bemaraha Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006 Microcharmus cloudsleythompsoni Lourenço, 1995 Microcharmus confluenciatus Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006 Microcharmus duhemi Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006 Microcharmus fisheri Lourenço, 1998 Microcharmus hauseri Lourenço, 1996 Microcharmus jussarae Lourenço, 1996 Microcharmus maculatus Lourenço, 1996 Microcharmus madagascariensis Lourenço, 1999 Microcharmus pauliani (Lourenço, 2004) Microcharmus sabineae Lourenço, 1996 Microcharmus variegatus Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006 Microcharmus violaceous Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006 Microtityus starri Lourenço & Huber, 1999 Neobuthus cloudsleythompsoni Lourenço, 2001 Neobuthus sudanensis Lourenço, 2005 Neochactas fravalae (Lourenço, 1983) Neochactas gaillardi (Lourenço, 1983) Neochactas kelleri (Lourenço, 1997) Neochactas mottai (Lourenço & Araujo, 2004) Neochactas sissomi (Lourenço, 1983) Neochactas skuki (Lourenço & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2000) Neogrosphus blanci Lourenço, 1996 Neogrosphus Lourenço, 1995 Neoprotobuthus intermedius Lourenço, 2000 Neoprotobuthus Lourenço, 2000 Odontobuthus bidentatus Lourenço & Pezier, 2002 Opisthacanthus (Monodopisthacanthus) Lourenço, 2001 Opisthacanthus borboremai Lourenço & Fe, 2003 Opisthacanthus darainensis Lourenço & Goodman, 2006 Opisthacanthus lamorali Lourenço, 1981 Zimbabwe Opisthacanthus lucienneae Lourenço & Goodman, 2006 Opisthacanthus maculatus Lourenço & Goodman, 2006 Opisthacanthus milloti Lourenço & Goodman, 2008 Opisthacanthus pauliani Lourenço & Goodman, 2008 Opisthacanthus piceus Lourenço & Goodman, 2006 Opisthacanthus valerioi Lourenço, 1980 Costa Rica Orthochirus blandini (Lourenço & Vachon, 1997) Orthochirus danielleae (Lourenço & Vachon, 1997) Orthochirus erardi (Lourenço & Vachon, 1997) Orthochirus goyffoni (Lourenço & Vachon, 1995) Orthochirus kaspareki (Lourenço & Huber, 2000) Orthochirus kinzelbachi (Lourenço & Huber, 2000) Orthochirus monodi (Lourenço & Vachon, 1997) Orthochirus stockwelli (Lourenço & Vachon, 1995) Palaeoakentrobuthus knodeli Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000 Palaeoakentrobuthus Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000 Palaeoananteris Lourenço & Weitschat, 2001 Palaeoananteris ribnitiodamgartensis Lourenço & Weitschat, 2001 Palaeoananteris wunderlichi Lourenço, 2004 Palaeoburmesebuthus grimaldii Lourenço, 2002 Palaeoburmesebuthus Lourenço, 2002 Palaeoeuscorpiidae Lourenço, 2003 Palaeoeuscorpius gallicus Lourenço, 2003 Palaeoeuscorpius Lourenço, 2003 Palaeogrosphus copalensis (Lourenço, 1996) Palaeogrosphus Lourenço, 2000 Palaeoisometrus elegans Lourenço & Weitschat, 2005 Palaeoisometrus Lourenço & Weitschat, 2005 Palaeolychas balticus Lourenço & Weitschat, 1996 Palaeolychas Lourenço & Weitschat, 1996 Palaeoprotobuthus Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000 Palaeoprotobuthus pusillus Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000 Palaeospinobuthus cenozoicus Lourenço, Henderickx & Weitschat, 2005 Palaeospinobuthus Lourenço, Henderickx & Weitschat, 2005 Palaeotityobuthus longiaculeus Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000 Palaeotityobuthus Lourenço & Weitschat, 2000 Paleocheloctonus Lourenço, 1996 Palaeocheloctonus pauliani Lourenço, 1996 Pantobuthus complicatus Lourenço & Duhem, 2009 Pantobuthus Lourenço & Duhem, 2009

Protobuthidae Lourenço & Gall, 2004 Protobuthus Lourenço & Gall, 2004 Protobuthus elegans Lourenço & Gall, 2004 Protoischnuridae Carvalho & Lourenço, 2001 Protoischnurus axelrodorum Carvalho & Lourenço, 2001 Protoischnurus Carvalho & Lourenço, 2001 Pseudolissothus Lourenço, 2001 Pseudolissothus pussilus Lourenço, 2001 Pseudouroplectes betschi Lourenço, 1995 Pseudouroplectes Lourenço, 1995 Pseudouroplectes lalyae Lourenço & Ythier, 2010 Pseudouroplectes maculatus Lourenço & Goodman, 2006 Pseudouroplectes pidgeoni Lourenço & Goodman, 1999 Rhopalurus amazonicus Lourenço, 1986 Rhopalurus lacrau Lourenço & Pinto-da-Rocha, 1997 Rhopalurus piceus Lourenço & Pinto-da-Rocha, 1997 Sabinebuthus elegans Lourenço, 2001 Sabinebuthus Lourenço, 2001 Saharobuthus elegans Lourenço & Duhem, 2009 Saharobuthus Lourenço & Duhem, 2009 Scorpiops afghanus Lourenço & Qi, 2006 Scorpiops atomatus Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 Scorpiops langxian Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 Scorpiops luridus Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 Scorpiops pococki Qi, Zhu & Lourenço, 2005 Tarsoporosus anchicaya Lourenço & Flórez, 1990 Teuthraustes giupponi Lourenço & Ythier, 2017 Teuthraustes khodayarii Lourenço & Ythier, 2017 Teuthraustes kuryi Lourenço & Ythier, 2017 Teuthraustes guerdouxi Lourenço, 1995 Teuthraustes lisei Lourenço, 1994 Tibetiomachus himalayensis Lourenço & Qi, 2006 Tibetiomachus Lourenço & Qi, 2006 Tityobuthus antsingy Lourenço & Goodman, 2004 Tityobuthus betschi Lourenço, Qi & Goodman, 2008 Tityobuthus chelbergorum Lourenço, Qi & Goodman, 2008 Tityobuthus darainensis Lourenço & Goodman, 2002 Tityobuthus dastychi Lourenço, 1997 Tityobuthus griswoldi Lourenço, 2000 Tityobuthus guillaumeti Lourenço, 1995 Tityobuthus ivohibe Lourenço & Goodman, 1999 Tityobuthus judsoni Lourenço, 1996 Tityobuthus lucileae Lourenço, 1996 Tityobuthus manonae Lourenço, 2000 Tityobuthus mccarteri Lourenço, Qi & Goodman, 2008 Tityobuthus monodi Lourenço, 2000 Tityobuthus pallidus Lourenço, 2004 Tityobuthus parrilloi Lourenço, 1996 Tityobuthus petrae Lourenço, 1996 Tityobuthus pococki Lourenço, 1995 Tityobuthus rakotondravonyi Lourenço, 2003 Tityus adisi Lourenço, 2002 Tityus adrianoi Lourenço, 2003 Tityus anneae Lourenço, 1997 Tityus antioquensis Lourenço& Otero Patiño, 1998 Tityus apiacas Lourenço, 2002 Tityus bahiensis eickstedtae Lourenço, 1982 Tityus bastosi Lourenço, 1984 Tityus betschi Lourenço, 1992 Tityus blanci Lourenço, 1994 Tityus brazilae Lourenço & Eickstedt, 1984 Tityus canopensis Lourenço, 2002 Tityus cerroazul Lourenço, 1986 Tityus chilensis Lourenço, 2005 Tityus cisandinus Lourenço & Ythier, 2017 Tityus confluens bodoquena Lourenço, Cabral & Bruehmueller Ramos, 2004 Tityus crassicauda Lourenço & Ythier, 2013 Tityus cuellari Lourenço, 1994 Tityus demangei Lourenço, 1981 Tityus dinizi Lourenço, 1997 Tityus elizabethae Lourenço & Ramos, 2004 Tityus erikae Lourenço, 1999 Tityus exstinctus Lourenço, 1995 Tityus florezi Lourenço, 2000 Tityus gaffini Lourenço, 2000 Tityus gasci Lourenço, 1982 Tityus jeanvellardi Lourenço, 2001 Tityus julianae Lourenço, 2005 Tityus jussarae Lourenço, 1988 Tityus kuryi Lourenço, 1997 Tityus lokiae Lourenço, 2005 Tityus marajoensis Lourenço & da Silva, 2007 Tityus maranhensis Lourenço, de Jesus Junior & Limeira-de-Oliveira, 2006 Tityus martinpaechi Lourenço, 2001 Tityus matthieseni Lourenço & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2000 Tityus melici Lourenço, 2003 Tityus mongei Lourenço, 1996 Tityus munozi Lourenço, 1997 Tityus neblina Lourenço, 2008 Tityus nelsoni Lourenço, 2005 Tityus oteroi Lourenço, 1998 Tityus paulistorum Lourenço & Qi, 2006 Tityus pintodarochai Lourenço, 2005 Tityus potameis Lourenço & Leão Giupponi, 2004 Tityus prancei Lourenço, 2000 Tityus raquelae Lourenço, 1988 Tityus rebieri Lourenço, 1997 Tityus rionegrensis Lourenço, 2006 Tityus roigi Maury & Lourenço, 1987 Tityus sabinae Lourenço, 1994 Tityus sastrei Lourenço & Flórez, 1990 Tityus sylviae Lourenço, 2005 Tityus tayrona Lourenço, 1991 Tityus tucurui Lourenço, 1988 Tityus unus Lourenço & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2000 Tityus ythieri Lourenço, 2007 Tityus vaissadei Lourenço, 2002 Troglokhammouanus Lourenço, 2007 Troglokhammouanus steineri Lourenço, 2007 Troglorhopalurus Lourenço, Baptista & Giupponi, 2004 Troglorhopalurus translucidus Lourenço, Baptista & Giupponi, 2004 Troglotayosicidae Lourenço, 1998 Troglotayosicus Lourenço, 1981 Troglotayosicus vachoni Lourenço, 1981 Troglotityobuthus Lourenço, 2000 Uroplectes machadoi Lourenço, 2000 Uroplectoides abyssinicus Lourenço, 1998 Uroplectoides Lourenço, 1998 Vachoniochactas ashleeae Lourenço, 1994