Entomologistes et chasseurs d'insectes en Amérique du Sud au XIXe siècle
Abstract
Relying on a database of 53 French and Swiss naturalists who collected insects in South America and the Caribbean from 1815 to 1914, this study aims to enlighten the role played in the entomological discovery of the Neotropical fauna by the official scientific expeditions, the wealthy amateurs, the missionaries, the natural history dealers and the hired naturalists.