Biography

Gerardo Amadeo Guillermo Lamas Muller, Peruvian entomologist (Lima 29 May 1948 –

With R. Rojas, L. Caviedes, J.C. Aponte, A.J. Vaisberg et al. Aegicerin, the first oleanane triterpene with wide-ranging antimycobacterial activity, isolated from Clavija procera. J. Nat. Prod. 69(5):845-6, 2006

Butterfly genome reveals promiscuous exchange of mimicry adaptations among species. Nature 487(7405):94-8, 2012

Species can be named from photos. Nature (2016)

DESCRIBED LEIDOPTERA TAXA

Genera

Brevioleria 2004

Haenschia 2004

Myserla 2017

Oiticicastnia 1995

Pachacutia 2007 with Willmott

Paititia 1979

Species

About 140

Subspecies

About 175

HONORS (Lepidoptera)

Lamasa Johnson 1992

Lamasina Robbins 2002