Jesus Santiago Moure, Brazilian entomologist and Catholic father (Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo State 02 November 1912 – Batatais, São Paulo State 10 July 2010)

From Spanish parents

Authored over 220 papers

Regarded as world’s leading expert on Neotropical bees

A device for exposing tergal and sterna structure in bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). J. Kansas Entom. Soc. 29(2):83-4, 1956 

DESCRIBED HYMENOPTERA TAXA

17 families, subfamilies, tribes and other upper taxonomical hierarchies 

218 genera and subgenera (158 valid)

484 species and subspecies (417 valid)

HONORS

Mourecoris Carvalho 1998 (Hemiptera)

Moureana Zajciw 1967 (Coleoptera)

Mourecochylis Razowski & Becker 1983 (Lepidoptera)

Mourephonte Jakobi 1953 (Crustacea)

Moureanthidium Urban 1995 (Hymenoptera)

Moureisca DeSantis, Urban & Graf 1973 (Hymenoptera)  

Mourecotelles Toro & Cabezas 1977 (Hymenoptera)   

Mourella Schwarz 1947 (Hymenoptera)

Santiago Urban 1989 (Hymenoptera)

Subgenus Moureapis Raw 2002 (Hymenoptera)