Agustín Antonio Fernandez Yepez, Venezuelan ichthyologist ( Caracas 02 June 1916 – 1977)

Authored over 100 works on fish systematics and biology

DESCRIBED FISH TAXA

Tribes

Apolinarellini 1948

Astronotini 1951

Bivibranchiini 1949

Chaetobranchini 1951

Crenicichlini 1951

Curimatellini 1948

Curimatopsini 1948

Hoplomyzontini 1953

Potamorhini 1948

Family

Pseudopimelodidae 1953 with Martín

Subfamilies

Astronotinae 1951

Hoplomyzontinae 1950

Genera

Anduzedoras 1968

Ernstichthys 1953

Gymnotichthys 1950

Microsternachus 1968

Pseudocurimata 1948

Pseudotylosurus 1948

Synaptolaemus 1950 with Myers

Species

42 valid species

His brother Francisco José Fernandez Yepez, agricultural entomologist (Valencia, Carabobo State 04 December 1923 – Maracay, Aragua State 16 August 1986)

DESCRIBED LEPIDOPTERA TAXA (with Brown in 1984)

Species

Heliconius holzingeri

Subspecies

Eueides lybia orinocensis

Eueides lybia otelloi

Eueides lybia salcedoi

Heliconius burneyi skinneri

Heliconius cydno gadouae

Heliconius erato lichyi

Heliconius ethilla yuruari

Heliconius hecalesia romeroi

Heliconius hermathena renatae

Heliconius ismenius tilletti

Heliconius melpomene anduzei

Heliconius numata holzingeri

Neruda metharme makiritare

HONORS

Yepezia Brindle 1982 (Dermaptera)