Félix Jean Marie Louis Ancey
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Félix Jean Marie Louis Ancey (2 August 1835, Marseille
-1 June 1919 , Le Beausset
) was a French
entomologist and malacologist.
Félix Ancey who lived in Algeria
worked mainly on Coleoptera and Hymenoptera
. His son César Marie Félix Ancey
was also an entomologist and malacologist.
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
-1 June 1919 , Le Beausset
Le Beausset
Le Beausset is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-External links:*...
) was a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
entomologist and malacologist.
Félix Ancey who lived in Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
worked mainly on Coleoptera and Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. There are over 130,000 recognized species, with many more remaining to be described. The name refers to the heavy wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek ὑμήν : membrane and...
. His son César Marie Félix Ancey
César Marie Félix Ancey
César Marie Félix Ancey was a French conchologist and entomologist.He was for 23 years ‘conservateur’ of collections for Charles Oberthür at Rennes...
was also an entomologist and malacologist.
Works
Partial list- Description d'une nouvelle espece du genre Ceratorhina. Naturaliste 2: 317 (1880)
- Descriptions de Coleopteres nouveaux. Naturaliste 2: 509 (1881)
- Contributions a la faune de l'Afrique orientale. Descriptions de Coleopteres nouveaux. 2e partie. Naturalista siciliano 2(3): 68-72.
- Contributions a la Faune de l'Afrique Orientale. Descriptions de Coléoptères nouveaux. Il Naturalista Siciliano 2:116-120.
- Contributions a la faune de l'Afrique orientale. Descriptions de Coleopteres nouveaux. Naturalista siciliano (1883)
- Contributions a la faune de l'Afrique orientale. Descriptions de Coleopteres nouveaux. Naturalista siciliano (1883)
- Contributions a la faune de l'Afrique orientale. Naturalista siciliano 8: 224.(1886)
External links
- DEI Zalf Portrait Collection details