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John Lawrence LeConte

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John Lawrence LeConte was an American entomologist of the 19th century, responsible for naming and describing approximately half of the insect taxa known in the United States during his lifetime, including some 5,000 species of beetles. He was recognized as the foremost authority on North American beetles during his lifetime, and has been described as "the father of American beetle study".

Books

Monographs of the Diptera of North America

Monographs of the Diptera of North America

Hermann Loew, John Lawrence LeConte

Meteorological Observations in the Arctic Seas

Meteorological Observations in the Arctic Seas

Elias Loomis, Elisha Kent Kane, Thomas Mayo Brewer, James Melville Gilliss, John Lawrence LeConte, August Sonntag

Additions and Corrections for the Year 1882 to the List of Foreign Correspondents

Additions and Corrections for the Year 1882 to the List of Foreign Correspondents

Smithsonian Institution, George Edwin Waring, John Lawrence LeConte

Additions and Corrections for the Year 1882 to the List of Foreign Correspondents

Additions and Corrections for the Year 1882 to the List of Foreign Correspondents

Smithsonian Institution, John Lawrence LeConte, George Edwin Waring (Jr.)

Monographs of the Diptera of North America

Monographs of the Diptera of North America

Hermann Loew, John Lawrence LeConte

Classification of the Coleoptera of North America

Classification of the Coleoptera of North America

Smithsonian Institution, Samuel Henshaw, John Lawrence LeConte, George Henry Horn

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