John Lane, Brazilian medical entomologist (São Paulo 12 March 1905 – São Paulo 04 January 1963)

Son of United States immigrants

Authored 152 papers  

DESCRIBED NEW TAXA

Genera ans Subgenera (Diptera)

Abmyceta 1955

Antunesmyia 1942 with Cerqueira

Aphrastomyia 1949 with Coher 

Boscmyia 1954

Calliceratomyia 1946

Callicypta 1954

Cruzmyia 1942 with Cerqueira

Davismyia 1942 with Cerqueira

Edwardsops 1942

Eurypterosyrphus 1947 with Barretto

Limamyia 1942 with Cerqueira

Lutzomiops 1942  

Macfiehelea 1946

Neoditomyia 1958 with Sturm

Oromyceta 1955

Schizoceratomyia 1947 with Carrera & Souza Lopes

Shannoniana 1942 with Cerqueira

Vonplessenia 1942 with Cerqueira

Species and subspecies (mainly Diptera)

638 species and 2 subspecies

HONORS

Johnlaneia Orfila & Schajovsky 1964 (Lepidoptera) 

Laneella Pinto de Melo 1967 (Diptera)

Lanehelea Wirth & Blanton 1972 (Diptera)

Lanemyia Barretto 1949 (Diptera)

His brother, Frederico Lane, entomologist, ethnographer and folklorist (São Paulo 17 September 1901 – São Paulo 22 September 1979)

Authored 101 works

Described 91 genera ans subgenera in Coleoptera

HONORS  

Laneius Soares 1942 (Arachnida)

Lanesoares Roewer 1949 (Arachnida)

Antodilanea Gilmour 1962 (Coleoptera)

Fredlanea & Fredlanella Martins & Galileo 1996 (Coleoptera)