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

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Entomology Classification in biology Biological specimens Collectors and collecting Aquatic biology Flies (insects) 20th century 19th century 18th century Great Britain Ireland

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.
Johnson, Kristin R.
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Larsson, Eleanor
Martin Rickard
Dowe, John Leslie
Journals
Archives of Natural History
Museum History Journal
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
Journal of the History of Biology
Historical Records of Australian Science
Publishers
British Pteridological Society
Oregon State University
Yale University Press
University of California Press
University of Alabama Press
Paradise Publishers
Concepts
Collectors and collecting
Biological specimens
Natural history
Classification in biology
Entomology
Insects
People
Wallace, Alfred Russel
Jordan, Karl
Dallachy, John
Vane-Wright, Richard I.
Jones, William
Rothschild, Lionel Walter
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century
20th century, early
17th century
Places
Great Britain
England
United States
Australia
Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)
New Guinea
Institutions
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
London Zoo
Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
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