Roger-Paul Dechambre
Roger-Paul Dechambre was a French veterinarian and entomologist
Career
Dechambre attended lhe École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort, in 1960 gaining a doctorate on the thesis Aspects Primitifs De L’Elevage Du Mouton.
He continued his studies at the Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie at Paris, gaining in 1970 a doctorate on the thesis Effet de groupe et évolution des tumeurs ascitiques chez la souris
Roger-Paul Dechambre was the curator at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris à Paris. He produced substantial work on the beetle family Dynastinae.
Publications (extract)
Most of Dechambre's publications are on the subfamily Dynastinae.*
Described species
Golofa globulicornis Golofa obliquicornis Golofa spatha Hemicyrthus chazeaui Hemicyrthus costatus Hemicyrthus elongatus Hemicyrthus gutierrezi- ''Paroryctoderus cornutus''