Renato Lion de Araújo, Brazilian entomologist (Lambari, Minas Gerais State 29 August 1912 – Rio de Janeiro 07 September 1978)

Authored about 66 works on entomology and applied entomology

DESCRIBED NEW TAXA

Isoptera

Genera

Dihoplotermes 1961

Cyranotermes 1970

Species

Angularitermes orestes 1970

Cortaritermes rizzinii 1971

Cyranotermes timuassu 1970

Dentispicotermes conjunctus 1969

Dihoplotermes inusitatus 1961

Embiratermes transandinus 1977

Labiotermes emersoni 1954

Neocapritermes araguaia 1968 with Krishna

Neocapritermes guyana 1968

Neocapritermes talpoides 1968 with Krishna

Neocapritermes taracua 1968 with Krishna

Neocapritermes utiariti 1968 with Krishna

Orthognathotermes insignis 1977

Paracornitermes emersoni 1954

Paracornitermes hirsutus 1954

Tauritermes vitulus 1979 with Fontes

Hymenoptera

Genus

Angiopolybia 1946

Species

Metapolybia azteca 1945

Metapolybia bromelicola 1945

Coleoptera

Atractocerus almeidai 1941

Tiphaura annonae 1946

HONORS

Genera

Araujotermes Fontes 1982 (Isoptera)

Araujoa Artigas & Papavero 1991 (Diptera)

Species (Isoptera specialist Luiz R. Fontes kindly sent these species)

Tachygonus araujoi Monte, 1941 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)

Gnomibidion araujoi (Martins, 1962) (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

Euthima araujoi Martins, 1979 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

Rhopalogaster araujoi Carrera, 1952 (Diptera, Asilidae)

Procornitermes araujoi Emerson, 1952 (Isoptera)

Nasutitermes araujoi Roonwal & Rathore, 1976 (Isoptera)