James Thomson (entomologist)






Frontispiece of Arcana Naturae


James Thomson (March 15, 1828 – July 2, 1897) was an American entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.


James Thomson was of independent means and for most of life lived in France. His collection of Cerambycidae, Buprestidae, Cetoniinae and Lucanidae was eventually sold to René Oberthür
He was a Member of the Société entomologique de France.


James Thomson is not to be confused with Carl Gustaf Thomson (1824-1899) also an entomologist.




Plate of Arcana Naturae illustrating Batocera wallacei



Works


Partial list



  • 1857 Monographie des Cicindélides, ou exposé méthodique et critique des tribus, genres et espèces de cette famille par James Thomson Paris :J.-B. Baillière,1857 [1]

  • 1858 Voyage au Gabon. Histoire naturelle des insectes et des Arachnides recueillis pendant un voyage fait au Gabon en 1856 et en 1857 par M. Henry C. Deyrolle sous les auspices de MM. le comte de Mniszech et James Thomson. in: Archives Entomologiques, Paris 2: frontispiece + 472 p., 14 pls.

  • 1859 Physis: Arcana naturae, ou recueil d'histoire naturelle. Paris, chez J.-B. Baillière et Fils, 1859. Frontispiece by Hercule Nicolet

  • 1860-1861 Essai d'une classification de la famille des Cérambycides et matériaux pour servir à une monographie de cette famille, Paris [2]

  • 1864 Thomson, J. 1864. Systema Cerambycidarum ou exposé de tous les genres compris dans la famille des cérambycides et familles limitrophes. in: Mémoires de la Société royale des sciences de Liège, 19: 1-540.

  • 1877 Typi cerambycidarum Musei Thomsoniani, Paris, Deyrolle



References


  • Arturo Munoz Cuevas, 2006 Hercule Nicolet, épisodes redécouverts d'une vie d'artiste naturaliste au XIXème siecle Bol. Soc. Entom. Aragonesa no. 39 (2006);


External links




  • BHL Archives entomologiques, ou recueil contenant des illustrations d'insectes nouveaux ou rares, par James Thomson


  • BHL Physis: Arcana naturae, ou recueil d'histoire naturelle









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