Jean-Pierre Lacroix (1938–1989) was a French entomologist. Book The Beetles of the World, Odontolabini 1 (Lucanidae)Lacroix (J.-P.), 1984. The Beetles of the World, volume 4, Odontolabini 1, Sciences Nat, Venette
Works The complete list of his publications was written by Hugues E. Bomans.Bomans (H.), 1991. Liste des publications de Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat, 72, p. 6
Some of his last works include: 1982 - Notes sur quelques Coleoptera Lucanidae nouveaux ou peu connus, Miscellanea Entomologica, 49, pp. 13–30. 1983 - Descriptions de Coleoptera Lucanidae nouveaux ou peu connus (2ème note) (in collaboration with P. Ratti and G. Taroni), Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat, 38, pp. 2–8. 1983 - Descriptions de Coleoptera Lucanidae nouveaux ou peu connus (3ème note), Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat, 40, pp. 5–19. 1987 - Descriptions de Coleoptera Lucanidae nouveaux ou peu connus (4ème note), Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat, 56, pp. 11–13, 1 col. plate. 1988 - Descriptions de Coleoptera Lucanidae nouveaux ou peu connus (5ème note), Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat, 57, pp. 7–12. 1989 - Descriptions de Coleoptera Lucanidae nouveaux ou peu connus (6ème note), Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat, 59, pp. 5–7, 1 col. plate. 1990 - Descriptions de Coleoptera Lucanidae nouveaux ou peu connus (7ème note), Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat, 65, pp. 11–14, 1 col. plate. 1991 - Descriptions de Coleoptera Lucanidae nouveaux ou peu connus (8ème note), Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat, 69, pp. 25–26.
Entomological terms named after him Aegus platypodon lacroixi Bomans, 1993 Cyclommatus lacroixi Weinreich, 1971 Ditomoderus lacroixi Bomans, 1973 Homoderinus lacroixi Bomans, 1969 Lissotes lacroixi Bomans, 1986 Prosopocoilus lacroixi Bomans, 1970
Taxa created by Lacroix A list of 95 new names created by Lacroix has been published on the web. Among them are several new species of Cyclommatus, which were never the object of a publication. In fact, Lacroix prepared a revision of the genus to appear in a volume of the series of The Beetles of the World; almost all the photos had been taken by Guy Bouloux. A heart attack at the age of 51 ended this project. Another work in preparation was a fauna of the Stag beetles of the island of Sumatra, thanks to the numerous sendings of specimens captured on the spot by Dr. Eduard W. Diehl.
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