François-Louis Comte de Castelnau (1802–1880) and the mysterious disappearance of his original insect collection

  • Author(s): EVENHUIS, NEAL L.
  • Title:
    François-Louis Comte de Castelnau (1802–1880) and the mysterious disappearance of his original insect collection
  • Journal Title: Zootaxa
  • DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3168.1.4
  • URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3168.1.4
  • Volume: 3168
  • Issue: 1
  • Date: 2012-01-23
  • Abstract:

    A brief biography of François Louis Comte de Castelnau is presented, correcting his birthdate and surname, and the ultimate fate of his original personal collection of insects and other natural history material is discussed.

  • ISSN: 1175-5334
  • Document Type: Journal Article
  • Publisher: Magnolia Press

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Not cited in World Catalogue of Dermestidae (J. Hava, 2025)