Arthur Sidney Olliff (21 October 1865 – 29 December 1895), was an Australian taxonomist who was active as Government entomologist in New South Wales.[1] He came to Australia in December 1884 to work at the Australian Museum.[2]
Arthur Sidney Olliff | |
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| Born | October 21, 1865 |
| Died | December 29, 1895 |
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Discoveries
edit- Rhinotia acrobeles (1889)
Publications
edit- A chapter on collecting and preserving insects - Arthur Sidney Olliff (1889)
- Australian butterflies : a brief account of the native families : with a chapter on collecting & preserving insects - Arthur Sidney Olliff (1889)
- The Mesozoic and Tertiary Insects of New South Wales - Robert Etheridge, Junior, Arthur Sidney Olliff (1890)
- Insect pests. The maize moth (Heliothris armigera, Hub.) - Arthur Sidney Olliff (1890)
- Insect pests. The codling moth (Carpocapsa pomonella, Linn.) - Arthur Sidney Olliff (1890)
- Insect friends and foes : [lady-birds, or, Coccinellidae - Arthur Sidney Olliff (1891)
- The codling moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, Linn. : its life-history and habits - Arthur Sidney Olliff (1892)
- Australian Entomophytes Or Entomogenous Fungi, and Some Account of Their Insect Hosts - Arthur Sidney Olliff (1895)
- A.S. Olliff (31 December 1889). "The insect fauna of Lord Howe Island". The Australian Museum Memoir. 2: 77–98. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1967.2.1889.482. ISSN 0067-1967. Wikidata Q103898587.
References
edit- ^ Encyclopedia of Australian Science
- ^ A.S. "Biographical sketches" (PDF). www.digitallibrary.amnh.org. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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