Biography
Juan Ignacio Molina Gonzalez, Italian / Chilean naturalist, jesuit, geographer and historian (Villa Alegre, Linares Province, Maule Region 24 June 1740 – Imola, Bologna Province 12 September 1829)
Authored Ensayo sobre la Historia Natural de Chile (1782) translated into many languages
DESCRIBED VALID TAXA
Plantae
Genera
Colliguaja 1782
Crinodendron 1782
Gevuina 1782
Madia 1782
Maytenus 1782
Peumus 1807
Pitavia 1810
Puya 1782
Quillaja 1782
Quinchamalium 1782
Sassia 1782
Tara 1810
Thuraria 1782
Species
About 60
VERTEBRATA
Mammalia (1782)
Species
Conepatus chinga
Galictis cuja
Hippocamelus bisulcus
Lagidium viscacia
Leopardus colocolo
Leopardus guigna
Lutra felina
Lycalopex culpaeus
Myocastor coypus
Octodon degus
Pudu puda
Scalacopus cyanus
Vicugna vicugna
Subspecies
Conepatus chinga chinga
Galictis cuja cuja
Lagidium viscacia viscacia
Leopardus colocolo colocolo
Leopardus guigna guigna
Lycalopex culpaeus culpaeus
Myocastor coypus coypus
Puma concolor puma
Scalacopus cyanus cyanus
Aves (1782)
Genus
Phytotoma
Species
Athene cunicularia
Carduelis barbata
Chloephaga hybrida
Chrysomus tilius
Colaptes pitius
Coscoroba coscoroba
Curaeus curaeus
Cygnus melanocoryphus
Diuca diuca
Egretta thula
Metriopelia melanoptera
Mimus thenca
Pelecanus thagus
Phoenicopterus chilensis
Phytotoma rara
Picoides lignarius
Sturnella loyca
Vanellus chilensis
Subspecies
Athene cunicularia cunicularia
Cathartes aura jota
Chloephaga hybrida hybrida
Chrysomus tilius tilius
Curaeus curaeus curaeus
Diuca diuca diuca
Egretta thula thula
Metriopelia melanoptera melanoptera
Sturnella loyca loyca
Vanellus chilensis chilensis
Reptilia
Phymaturus palluma 1782
Amphibia
Rhinella arunco 1782
Pisces
Diplomystes chilensis 1782
Mugiloides chilensis 1782
INVERTEBRATA
Genus
Pyura (Tunicata)
Species
Anthaxia maulica 1782 (Coleoptera)
Aulacomya atra 1782 (Mollusca)
Austromegabalanus psittacus 1788 (Crustacea)
Bothriurus chilensis 1782 (Arachnida)
Cancer setosus 1782 (Crustacea)
Castnia psittacus 1788 (Lepidoptera)
Chloromytilus chorus 1782 (Mollusca)
Cryphiops caementarius 1782 (Crustacea)
Ctenoderus maulicus 1782 (Coleoptera)
Ensis macha 1782 (Mollusca)
Hagnagora ceraria 1782 (Lepidoptera)
Hesperocharis leucothea 1782 (Lepidoptera)
Leukoma thaca 1782 (Mollusca)
Lithodes santolla 1782 (Crustacea)
Loxechinus albus 1782 (Echinodermata)
Paraphysa scrofa 1788 (Arachnida)
Pholas chiloensis 1782 (Mollusca)
Pyura chilensis 1782 (Tunicata)
Tetrapygus niger 1782 (Echinodermata)
Tipula moschifera 1782 (Diptera)
HONORS
Molinia Schrank 1789 (Poaceae)
Molinaea Commerson ex A.L. Jussieu 1789 (Sapindaceae)
Neomolina Hellwig 1993 (Asteraceae)
Molinaranea Mello Leitão 1940 (Arachnida)
Molinella Navas 1910 (Neuroptera)