Charles Coquerel (1822–1867) was a French navy surgeon and entomologist. 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Entomology is the scientific study of insects. ...

Coquerel collected insects in Madagascar and neighbouring islands. A number of these were described after his death by Leon Fairmaire in his Notes sur les Coléopteres recueillis par Charles Coquerel a Madagascar et sur les côtes d'Afrique (1869). During his lifetime Coquerel wrote a number of articles and books, including an appendix on insects in Auguste Vinson's Voyage a Madgascar au couronnement de Radama II (1865). Orders Subclass Apterygota Symphypleona - globular springtails Subclass Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) Subclass Dicondylia Monura - extinct Thysanura (common bristletails) Subclass Pterygota Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Blattodea (cockroaches) Mantodea (mantids) Isoptera (termites) Zoraptera Grylloblattodea Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets...

A number of animals are named after him, including the Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli (Grandidier, 1867), the Coquerel's Sifaka Propithecus coquereli (Milne-Edwards, 1867), and the Giant Mouse Lemur Mirza coquereli (Grandidier, 1867). Alfred Grandidier (December 20, 1836 - September 13, 1921) was a French naturalist and explorer. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Alphonse Milne-Edwards (October 13, 1835 _ April 21, 1900) was a French ornithologist. ...