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Timeline of entomology

History of scientific study of insects

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Timelines of entomology

  • Timeline of entomology – prior to 1800
  • Timeline of entomology – 1800–1850
  • Timeline of entomology – 1850–1900
  • Timeline of entomology – post 1900

History of classification

Many different classifications were proposed by early entomologists. It is important to realise that whilst many early names survive, they may be at different levels in the phylogenetic hierarchy. For instance, many families were first published as genera, as for example the genus Mymar, proposed by Alexander Henry Haliday in 1829, is now represented by the family Mymaridae.

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