Pierre Capdeville (1908 – 2 March 1980) was a French entomologist.
Jean Bourgogne, then director of the publication, found the work too voluminous.
He contacted then the company Sciences Nat which looked for authors.
[3] As author, Pierre Capdeville took care himself of all the part illustration, maps and photography of specimens of his collection.
[4] His important collection was bequeathed to the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.