Eugène Séguy

Eugene Séguy (21 April 1890 – 1 June 1985) was a French entomologist / artist who specialised in Diptera. He held a chair of entomology at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris from 1956 to 1960. Also known for being responsible for founding the Diptera section in the Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Most of his artworks were created using the Pochoir technique, which is a type of hand-stenciling used in order to produce fine prints in limited editions.

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His Work
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  • Diptera: recueil d'etudes biologiques et systematiques sur les Dipteres du Globe (Collection of biological and systematic studies on Diptera of the World). 11 vols. Text figs. Part of Encyclopedie Entomologique, Serie B II: Diptera. (1924-1953).
  • Faune de France. Diptères: Ptychopteridae à Phlebotominae 109 p.,179 figs (1925).
  • Faune de France. Diptères Brachycères.Stratiomyidae to Omphralidae 308 p.,685 figs (1926).
  • Faune de France. Diptères Brachycères.Asilidae 308 p.,685 figs 190 p.,384 figs (1927).
  • Spedizione scientifica all'oasi di Cufra [Marzo-Luglio 1931]. Insectes diptères. Ann. Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Genova 55[1930-1931]: 490–511, figures 1-3 (1932).
  • Contributions à l'étude de la faune du Mozambique. Voyage de M.M. Lesne [1928-1929] 13e note. Diptères [2e partie]. Mems. Estud. Mus. zool. Univ. Coimbra 67: 5-80 (1933).
  • Étude sur quelques Muscides de l'Amérique Latine. Rev. Soc. ent. Argent. 6: 9-16, 3 figures (1934).
  • Séguy, E. Diptera L. Nematocera et Brachycera. Mission Scientifique de l'Omo; Vol. 4. [Zoologie]; Ed.: Jeannel. Mus. Natn. Hist. nat. 8: 319-380 (1938).
  • Séguy, E., 1938 La Vie des Muches et des Moustiques; Delagrave.
  • Faune de France. Insectes Ectoparasites 684 p.,957 fig (1944).
  • La Biologie des Dipteres. pp. 609. 7 col + 3 b/w plates, 225 text figs. (1950).
  • Dictionnaire des termes d’entomologie. Editions P. Lechevalier, Paris (FR)(1967).
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References
  • Les mouches Planches d'Eugène Séguy (1890-1985), une vie consacrée aux Diptères Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Neuchâtel.
  • 1990 Hommage à Eugène Séguy (1890-1985) Volume 26, Issue 3 of Annales de la Société Entomologique de France


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