@article{fdi:010049430, title = {{T}he {H}istory of entomology in {E}cuador}, author = {{B}arragan, {A}. {R}. and {D}angles, {O}livier and {C}ardenas, {R}. {E}. and {O}nore, {G}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his work is not intended to be a complete review of all publications about entomology in {E}cuador. {I}t compiles the history of entomology in {E}cuador in a chronological order. {I}t first provides observations about the influence of pre-{C}olumbian cultures and the cultural heritage of indigenous populations. {I}t then presents the contribution of the {S}panish conquest and colonization chroniclers, the specialists that described {A}merican species during the {R}enaissance period and the great scientific expeditions. {F}inally the birth of {E}cuadorian entomology as a science is described with the creation of institutes for applied research and the {E}cuadorian museums of entomology.}, keywords = {{P}re-columbian ; {C}onquest of {A}merica ; {T}he great expeditions ; {T}he beginning of the 20th century}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}nnales de la {S}oci{\'e}t{\'e} {E}ntomologique de {F}rance}, volume = {45}, numero = {4}, pages = {410--423}, ISSN = {0037-9271}, year = {2009}, DOI = {10.1080/00379271.2009.10697626}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049430}, }