Justin Pierre Marie Macquart

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Pierre Justin Marie Macquart (1776-1855) was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Collections 4 References

[edit] Biography

Macquart was born in Hazebrouck, France in 1776 and died in Lestrem, Pas de Calais (oder Lille) in 1855.

[edit] Works

• 1826 Insectes diptères du nord de la France 1 and 2 Asiliques, bombyliers, xylotomes, leptides, vésiculeux, stratiomydes, xylophagites, tabaniens Lille : impr. L. Danel.
• 1827 Insectes diptères du nord de la France 3 Platypézines, dolichopodes, empides, hybotides Lille : impr. L. Danel.
• 1829 Insectes diptères du nord de la France 4, Syrphies Lille : impr. L. Danel.
• 1834-1835. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Dipteres Paris : Roret.
• 1838 Insectes diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Two volumes.Paris : Roret.

All these works are available as free electronic texts from the National Library of France, Gallica.

[edit] Collections

• Natural History Museum, Lille, France
• Hope Department of Entomology Oxford University Museum, England
• Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle Paris Natural History Museum, France.

[edit] References

• Sichel, J. (1855 ) Ann. Soc. ent. France Paris, Bull. (3)3: CXIV.
• Lhoste, J. ( 1987 ) Les Entomologistes francais 1750 - 1950. INRA, OPIE: 127 - 128, Portr.-Zeichnung [A1036].
• Pont, A. C. (1996) Dipterists Digest 2(2): 49 - 70 [12117].