Herman Lent, Brazilian helmintologist and medical entomologist (Rio de Janeiro 03 February 1911 – Rio de Janeiro 07 June 2004)

Son of Jewish Russian immigrants

Regarded as a world reference on Triatominae

DESCRIBED NEW TAXA 

Entomology

Tribe

Linshcosteini

Genera

Corupaia 1948 with Wygodzinsky

Hadrokerala 1980 with Wygodzinsky

Latrocimex 1941

Namapa 1980 with Wygodzinsky

Nanokerala 1980 with Wygodzinsky

Neivacoris 1947 with Wygodzinsky

Parabelminus 1943

Pseudozelurus 1947 with Wygodzinsky

Torrealbaia 1998 with Carcavallo & Jurberg

Triatomaptera 1940 with Neiva 

Zeluroides 1948 with Wygodzinsky

Species

97 (57 with Wygodzinsky)

Subspecies

9

Helminthology

Family

Metacebullidae 1938 with J.F.T. de Freitas 

Subfamily

Haematoloecinae with Freitas

Genera (Nematoda/Trematoda) all with Freitas except one

Avellaria 1934

Caenostrongylus 1938

Caimanicola 1938

Capillostrongyloides 1935

Gongylonemoides 1937

Graphidiops 1938

Halltrema 1939

Heligmoskrjabinia 1937

Helminthoxys 1937 with Freitas & Almeida

Lutznema 1934

Metacebulum 1938

Migonella 1946

Molinema 1939

Oswaldostrongylus 1934

Paradeletrocephalus 1947

Parhadjelia 1939

Piratuba 1941

Pulchrosomoides 1937 with Freitas & Almeida

Stilestrongylus 1937 with Freitas & Almeida

Trichotravassosia 1938

Vaznema 1948

Species

89 espécies (86 with Freitas)

HONORS

Hermanlentia Jurberg & Galvão 1997 (Hemiptera)

Lentia Wygodzinsky 1946 (Hemiptera)

Lentireduvius Cai & Taylor 2006 (Hemiptera)

Lentiella Arandas Rego 1964 (Cestoda)