José Cândido de Melo Carvalho, Brazilian entomologist (Carmo do Rio Claro, Minas Gerais State 11 June 1914 – Rio de Janeiro 22 October 1994)

World authority on Hemiptera Miridae

Authored over 500 papers

DESCRIBED TAXA

267 genera and 1319 species in Hemiptera

Genus Crypturoptes 1952 with Novaes (Acari)

HONORS (all Hemiptera except one)

Carvalhoana Schaffner 1980 

Carvalhocoris Carpintero & Chérot 2002

Carvalhoia Kormilev 1951 

Carvalhoiella de Carlo 1963

Carvalholeptis Soares 1970

Carvalhomiris Capriles & Ferreira 1971 

Carvalhoma Slater & Gross 1977 

Carvalhygia Brailovsky 1995 

Carvalhotingis Froeschner 1995 

Carvalhoisca Schaffner & Ferreira 1995 

Carvalhodrymus Slater 1995 

Carvalhofulvius Stonedahl & Kovac 1995 

Carvalhopantilius Yasunaga 1995  

Josemiris Eyles 1996 

Joseocoris Henry 2013

Candidomiris Kerzhner & Schuh 1995

Melocarvalhosia Cobos 1957 (Coleoptera)