Daniel William Coquillett
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Daniel William Coquillett was an American entomologist who specialised in flies. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientific papers in which he described many new
Coquillett c. 1896
Entomology
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Entomology, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον, meaning "insect", and λόγος, meaning "study", is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In the pa
Daniel William Coquillett
…Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856 – 7 July 1911) was an American entomologist who specialised in flies. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientific papers in which he described many new species…
Plate from Transactions of the Entomological Society, 1848
An entomologist collecting in the field.
Example of a collection barcode on a pinned beetle specimen
The Entomology Research Collection at Lincoln University, New Zealand, with curator John Marris