Flávio Oliveira Ribeiro da Fonseca, Brazilian zoologist (Rio de Janeiro 12 October 1900 – São Paulo 22 May 1963) Brother of mycologist
and parasitologist Olympio da Fonseca Obtained
international recognition for his studies on acarology Authored
about 130 works Demonstrated
Rickettsia brasiliensis transmission
by ticks Proposed an
original technique for distinguishing specifically between Leishmania sp. and Leptomonas
sp. (1932) Improved techniques of preparing anti-tetanus serum and other immunotherapeutic products DESCRIBED TAXA
DIPTERA
Genera Neivamyia 1930 with Pinto Shannoniella 1940 with Silva Ramos Townsendmyia 1932 with Prado
Species 22
ACARI
Families Dasyponyssidae 1940 Pneumophionyssidae 1940
Subfamily Dasyponyssinae 1940
Genera Bdellonyssus 1941 Bolivilaelaps 1940 Camerolaelaps 1960 Cavilaelaps 1937 Dasyponyssus 1940 Edentalges 1954 Gigantoelaps 1939 Hirstesia 1948 Hirstionyssus 1948 Ischnolaelaps 1936 Ixobiodes 1934 Kolenationyssus 1948 Lepronyssoides 1943 Lobalges 1954 Mysolaelaps 1936 Neoichoronyssus 1941 Neoparalaelaps 1936 Oudemansiella 1948 Pneumophionyssus 1940 Rhinolaelaps 1960 Schistolaelaps 1960 Trombewingia 1955 Trouessalges 1954
Species 67
Protozoa
Genus Muniziella 1939 Species 24
1 Trematoda species
HONORS (Acari) Fonsecalges Fain 1962 Fonsecia Radford 1942 Fonsecula Loomis 1966 Flavionyssus Castro 1948 |
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