Article ID: CBB301884338

A history of the discovery and study of Plecoptera (stoneflies) in Britain and Ireland (1769–1970s) (2022)

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This essay explores the history of the discovery and study of Plecoptera (stoneflies) in Britain and Ireland from 1769 to the 1970s. Britain (35 species) and Ireland (19 species) have a depauperate representation of this insect group compared to continental Europe but they form an important component of freshwater ecosystems on both islands. Species discovery began in the eighteenth century and led to extensive specimen collecting in the 1800s and early 1900s. This was followed by a period of classification and consolidation of species, genera and families through the mid-twentieth century which eventually led to more detailed studies of stonefly ecology in the mid- to late 1900s. The entomologists involved are detailed along with how their works and interests played a significant role in shaping knowledge about British and Irish stoneflies. This essay also touches on many other prominent entomologists and their collections, studies and publications that have helped progress understanding of this insect order over the past two centuries.

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Authors & Contributors
Vane-Wright, Richard I.
Brown, Georgina V.
Cherry, Derelie
Constantino, María Eugenia
Dickenson, Victoria J. V.
Glaubrecht, M.
Journals
Archives of Natural History
Museum History Journal
Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Book History
Journal of the History of Biology
Publishers
Natural History Museum (London, England)
Paradise Publishers
University of Alabama Press
University of California Press
William Collins
British Pteridological Society
Concepts
Collectors and collecting
Biological specimens
Natural history
Entomology
Classification in biology
Zoology
People
Wallace, Alfred Russel
Banks, Joseph
Cook, James
Gould, John
Hunter, William
Macleay, Alexander
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
17th century
20th century
Places
Great Britain
Australia
United States
Ireland
Europe
North America
Institutions
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Natural History Museum (London, England)
London Zoo
McGill University (Canada)
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
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