Raymond J. Gagné (born August 27, 1935) is an American entomologist whose work focuses on gall midges.[1][2]

He was born in Meriden, Connecticut, and earned degrees from University of Connecticut, Iowa State University, and University of Minnesota.[1] He has authored at least 230 scientific publications and described 68 genera and 332 species.[1] Most of his work has been done as part of the USDA Systematic Entomological Laboratory at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.[2][1]

The wood midge genus Gagnea was named in his honor.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Allen L. Norrbom; Netta Dorchin; Mathias Jaschhof (2022). "Raymond J. Gagné: A Festschrift in Honor of His Contributions to Entomology and Cecidomyiid Systematics". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 124 (3): 411–415. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.124.3.411. ISSN 0013-8797. Wikidata Q115733632.
  2. 1 2 Dvora Aksler Konstant (February 1990). "Systematic Entomologists: Those Illustrious Namers of Bugs". Agricultural Research. 38 (2): 8–11. ISSN 0002-161X. Wikidata Q109646616.
  3. ↑ Mathias Jaschhof (31 March 2001). "On the Lestremiinae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) of Japan Part 2: Tribe Peromyiini Kleesattel, 1979" (PDF). Esakia. 41: 37–147. doi:10.5109/2652. hdl:2324/2652. ISSN 0071-1268. Wikidata Q99544855. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2020.


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