Claude Lemaire

Claude Lemaire was a French entomologist.
He specialised in Lepidoptera Saturniidae.

Studies

Graduate Diploma of Civil Law, Faculty of Law of Paris
Graduate Diploma of Political Economy, Faculty of Law of Paris
Doctorate in Law
Doctorate of the University of Paris

Professional activities

1949–1956: Bank. Chief of contentious department
1957–1959: Auctioneer at Drouot

Entomological activities

Publications

Lemaire published about 100 entomological works.

Awards

He was elected president of the Société entomologique de France in 1972, president of the Association for Tropical Lepidoptera in 1992, and twice as vice-president of the Lepidopterists' Society.
He received the prizes Constant and Réaumur of the Société entomologique de France. In 1999, he received the Karl Jordan Medal of the Lepidopterists' Society.

Genus and species described

In their necrology, Naumann, Brosch and Nässig, gave 319 taxa described by Lemaire directly or in collaboration with other authors.

Genera

Ten genera are attributed to Lemaire:Arias Lemaire, 1995Automeropsis Lemaire, 1969Citheronioides Lemaire, 1988Erythromeris Lemaire, 1969Gamelioides Lemaire, 1988Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 1981Hypermerina Lemaire, 1969Leucanella Lemaire, 1969Mielkesia Lemaire, 1988Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 1967