Frederick Vincent Theobald
Encyclopedia
Frederick Vincent Theobald (1868 - 6 March 1930) was an English
entomologist.
Theobald was the author of a vast monograph, in six volumes, on the Diptera
, A Monograph of the Culicidae of the World (1901-1910). His collections are in Glasgow
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
entomologist.
Theobald was the author of a vast monograph, in six volumes, on the Diptera
Diptera
Diptera , or true flies, is the order of insects possessing only a single pair of wings on the mesothorax; the metathorax bears a pair of drumstick like structures called the halteres, the remnants of the hind wings. It is a large order, containing an estimated 240,000 species, although under half...
, A Monograph of the Culicidae of the World (1901-1910). His collections are in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
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Other works
- An account of British flies (Diptera), E. Stock: London. 1892.
- The mosquitoes or Culicidae of Jamaica, Institute of Jamaica: Kingston. 1905
- A text-book of agricultural zoology, William Blackwood: Edinburgh & London. 1899.
External links
- Read A Monograph of the Culicidae of the World at Google Books.
- Read An account of British flies (Diptera) at Google Books.
- Read The mosquitoes or Culicidae of Jamaica at Google Books.