Boris Ivan Balinsky, Ukrainian-born South African zoologist, embryologist and geneticist (Kiev 10 September 1905 – 01 September 1997)
Performed important studies of comparative embryology and published An Introduction to Embriology (1960) gaining world renown
Discovered the limb induction in Amphibia GENERA
Described 34 Lepidopteran genera and many new species of Odonata and Plecoptera Abachausia 1994 Afromyelois 1991 Afromyela 1994 Afropsipyla 1994 Ambetilia 1994 Aspithroides 1994 Azanicola 1991 Bahiria 1994 Cabotella 1994 Candiopella 1994 Cantheleamima 1994 Canthelearaima 1994 Ceuthelea 1994 Cunibertoides 1991 Flabellobasis 1991 Hobohmia 1994 Kivia 1994 Leviantenna 1994 Macrovalva 1994 Magiriamorpha 1994 Miliberta 1994 Nakurubia 1994 Namibicola 1991 Namibiopsis 1994 Nonphycita 1994 Paralaodamia 1994 Phycitophila 1994 Proancylosis 1991 Pseudogetulia 1994 Pseudographis 1989 Pylamorpha 1994 Quasiexuperius 1994 Ramosignathos 1994 Shebania 1991
HONORS Honored in genus Balinskycercella Stevens & Picker 1995 (Plecoptera)
www.microscopy.org.za/Documents/Members%20info/Boris.pdf South African Journal of Science 101:309-12, 2005 (available in Google Docs) |
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