Robert McLachlan (entomologist)

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Robert McLachlan (also Mac Lachlan or M'Lachlan ; born April 10, 1837 in Ongar , Essex , † May 23, 1904 in Lewisham ) was an English entomologist .

Live and act

He was the son of Hugh McLachlan . He originally devoted himself to the study of botany before specializing in the neuroptera . He was the first editor of the Entomologists' Monthly Magazine .

In 1858 McLachlan became a member of the Entomological Society of London , secretary from 1868 to 1872, treasurer from 1873 to 1875 and from 1891 to 1904, and president from 1885 to 1886. In 1861 he was elected a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh . From 1862 he was also a member of the Linnean Society of London , from 1877 the Royal Society , from 1881 the Zoological Society of London , from 1888 the Royal Horticultural Society . He was also a member of the Council of the Ray Society .

Works

  • Monograph of the British species of caddis-flies (1865).
  • Monograph of the British Neuroptera-Planipennia (1868).
  • Monograph British Psocidae (1866-1867).
  • Catalog of British Neuroptera (1870).
  • Quelques espèces de phryganides (1872)
  • Monographic revision and synopsis of the Trichoptera of the European fauna (two volumes, 1874 and 1880).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF file) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed March 19, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME McLachlan, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English entomologist
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH Ongar , Essex
DATE OF DEATH May 23, 1904
Place of death Lewisham