Abel Dufrane

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Abel Dufrane (born May 8, 1880 in Frameries , † December 29, 1960 in Mons ) was a Belgian entomologist specializing in butterflies .

life and work

Abel Dufrane was born in May 1880 in the Belgian municipality of Frameries in Wallonia. As an entomologist, Dufrane researched in particular the butterflies of Lake Kiwu in Central Africa . He was a member of the Royal Belgian Entomological Association , in whose newsletters he regularly reported on his collection and his research results. He has also published articles in the Belgian entomological journal Lambillionea and other relevant publications.

Dufrane was the first to describe 5 butterfly genera, 625 butterfly species and 27 subspecies.

Publications (selection)

  • Variation chez Papilio (SS) antimachus Drury. In: Lambillionea. Volume 29, 1929, pp. 138-139.
  • Quelques Rhopaloceres. In: Lambillionea. Volume 33, 1933, pp. 164-166.
  • Sur quelques espèces du genre Papilio. In: Lambillionea. Volume 36, 1936, pp. 40-42.
  • Lepidopteres du Kivu. In: Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Entomologique de Belgique. Volume 79, 1939, pp. 405-408.
  • Lepidopteres du Kivu (2nd note) (1 ). In: Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Entomologique de Belgique. Volume 80, 1940, pp. 129-134.
  • Lepidopteres du Kivu (3rd note) (1). In: Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Entomologique de Belgique. Volume 81, 1945, pp. 90-143.
  • Papilionidae. In: Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Entomologique de Belgique. Volume 82, 1946, pp. 101-122.
  • Pieridae. In: Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Entomologique de Belgique. Volume 83, 1947, pp. 46-73.
  • A propos de Danaus (Limnas Hbn) chrysippus L. (Lep. Danaidae). In: Miscellania Entomologica. Volume 45, 1948, pp. 49-51.
  • Note on les Danaidae. In: Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linneenne de Lyon. Volume 17, 1948, pp. 192-194.
  • Lepidopteres du Kivu (4th note). In: Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Entomologique de Belgique. Volume 84, 1948, pp. 160-168.
  • Lepidopteres du Kivu (5th note). In: Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Entomologique de Belgique. Volume 89, 1953, pp. 41-57.
  • A propos de Syntarucus pulchra Murray (Lep. Lyc.). In: Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Entomologique de Belgique. Volume 90, 1954, pp. 66-68.
  • Sur quelques Lycaenidae d'Afrique. In: Bulletin et Annales de la Société Royale Entomologique de Belgique. Volume 90, 1954, pp. 282-286.
  • Microlepidoptères de la faune belge. In: Bulletin du Musée royal d'histoire naturelle de Belgique. Volume 31, No. 33, 1955, p. 2.

swell

  • LA Berger: Obituary In: Lambillionea. Rev. bimestr. Volume 60, Brussels 1960, pp. 73-74.
  • C. Pierard: Obituary In: Bull. & Ann. Soc. R. Ent. Belgique, Brussels. Volume 97, 1961, pp. 72-89. (Portrait)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ SG Kiriakoff: Les Lépidoptères Hétérocènes africains de la collection Abel Dufrane . In: Lukasz Przybylowicz: Thyretini of Africa. Brill, 2009, ISBN 978-90-04-26096-2 , p. 110 ( limited preview in Google book search)
  2. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Search for genera. In: gbif.org. Retrieved August 29, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Search for Species. In: gbif.org. Retrieved August 29, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Search for subspecies. In: gbif.org. Retrieved August 29, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Dufrane, Abel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian entomologist specializing in butterflies
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH Frameries
DATE OF DEATH December 29, 1960
Place of death Mons