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Vincent Allard

Vincent Allard

Belgian entomologist


Vincent Allard (18 December 1921 22 January 1994)[1] was a Belgian entomologist.

Born at Braine l'Alleud, south Brussels, Vincent Allard received his medical studies in France where he obtained several degrees from the University of Paris and Institut Pasteur in 1947 and 1948. In 1949 he was in the United States where he studied fungal diseases at the Harvard Medical School. Then he lived in Zaïre where he developed laboratories and was professor of histology general until 1975.

He published several books and many works on Coleoptera. He had a very large collection of beetles, all accurately named.

Books

Works [2]

Here is the complete list of his works:

Entomological terms named after him

  • Acridoschema allardi Téocchi, 1989
  • Allardiana Rigout, 1994[3]
  • Analleucosma allardi Antoine, 1989
  • Chondropyga allardi Rigout, 1997
  • Digenethle allardi, Rigout 1997
  • Glycyphana (Glycyphaniola) allardi Antoine, 1992
  • Ischiopsopha laglaizei allardi Delpont, 1995
  • Ixorida (Aurelia) allardi Antoine, 1994
  • Ixorida (Mecinonota) regia allardi Antoine, 1989
  • Lomaptera allardi Rigout, 1997
  • Pachnoda allardi Rutter, 1969
  • Pleuronota allardi Antoine, 1990
  • Poecilopharis allardi Rigout, 1995
  • Protaetia (Protaetia) allardi Antoine, 1994
  • Pseudochalcotheomima allardi Antoine, 1990
  • Rhabdotis allardi Antoine, Beinhundner & Legrand, 2003
  • Sarathropezus conicipennis allardi Téocchi, 1989
  • Triplognatha allardi Allard (nec Krikken), 1992

List of the taxa described by Vincent Allard

Names revised

  • Gnathocera cruda machadoi Allard, 1991 is designed as a subspecies incertae sedis, decision by (Ph.) Antoine in 2002, Coléoptères, 8(4)
  • Neptunides polychrous dedzaenensis Allard, 1991 is designed as bona species as Taurhina (Neptunides) dedzaenensis, decision by (Ph.) Antoine and (R.) Minetti in 2005, Coléoptères, 11(10)
  • Neptunides polychrous fuscipennis Allard, 1985 is designed as a subspecies of manowensis as Taurhina (Neptunides) manowensis fuscipennis, decision by (Ph.) Antoine and (R.) Minetti in 2005, Coléoptères, 11(10)
  • Rhabdotis arabica Allard, 1992 is a synonym of Rhabdotis picta (Fabricius, 1775), decision by Antoine (Ph.), Beinhundner (G.) & Legrand (J.-Ph.) in 2003, Coléoptères, 9(22)
  • Tmesorrhina latea pilosipes Allard, 1992 is designed as bona species: Tmesorrhina pilosipes, decision by (Ph.) Antoine in 2002, Coléoptères, 8(4)
  • Tmesorrhina chaminadei Allard, 1992 is designed as a subspecies: Tmesorrhina pilosipes chaminadei, decision by (Ph.) Antoine in 2002, Coléoptères, 8(4)

References

  1. "Jacques Rigout: Vincent Allard (18 décembre 1921 - 22 janvier 1994) Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat, 81, pp. 3-5". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  2. "Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat, 82; pp.39". Archived from the original on 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2013-07-03.

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