Émile Louis Ragonot

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Emile Louis Ragonot (12 October 1843 , Paris - 13 October 1895, Paris) was a French entomologist. In 1885 he became president of the Société entomologique de France.

He named 301 new genera of butterflies and moths, mostly pyralid moths. [1]

He is also the author of several books:

  • Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae (1887)
  • (French) Nouveaux genres et espèces de Phycitidae & Galleriidae (1888)
  • (French) Essai sur une classification des Pyralites (1891-1892)

Ragonot's collection can be found in the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France.

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  1. ^ Natural History Museum, London

[edit] References

  • Luquet, G. C. 2001: [Ragonot, E. L.] - Alexanor 21 1999(4) Portrait