Joseph Villeneuve de Janti

Joseph Villeneuve de Janti by Paul Nadar, 1932

Joseph Théodore Villeneuve de Janti (21 June 1868 – 7 June 1944) Was a French entomologist. He specialised in Diptera.[1]

He worked in Paris at the Pasteur Institute and at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. As well as naming many new taxa Villeneuve made significant contributions to medical entomology. He was a Member of the Société Entomologique de France.

  1. ^ T. Pape (May 2, 2007). "Joseph Villeneuve de Janti (1868-1944)". World of Flesh Flies. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2009.