Christopher Ward (1836, Halifax – 1900,

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) was an

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entomologist who specialised in

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. He wrote ''African Lepidoptera, being descriptions of new species'', published in London by Longmans, Green & Co. (1873-1875?). This

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work in three parts has 16 pages and 18 plates, 12 of which are handcoloured. It is based on two papers Ward had previously published in the ''

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''. These were "Descriptions of new species of Diurnal Lepidoptera From Madagascar" and "Descriptions of new species of African Diurnal Lepidoptera" (butterflies in this last work are depicted in Part 3 of ''African Lepidoptera'' but the text is omitted). This well-illustrated, rare work is an important contribution to the knowledge of the East African butterfly fauna as it contains descriptions of 55 new species chiefly from

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, the

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and Ribé (East Africa). Ward was a

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of the

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. His collection is in the

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except the

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, which were sold to Charles Oberthur.

Ward's papers in the Entomologist's Monthly Magazine

*Ward, C. (1870): Descriptions of new species of diurnal lepidoptera from Madagascar. ''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'' 6:224-228. *Ward, C. (1870): Descriptions of new species of diurnal lepidoptera from Madagascar. ''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'' 7:30-32. *Ward, C. (1871): Description of new species of African diurnal lepidoptera. ''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'' 8:34-36; 58-60; 81-82; 118-122. *Ward, C. (1872): Descriptions of new species of diurnal lepidoptera from Madagascar. ''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'' 9:2-3. *Ward, C. (1872): Descriptions of new species of African diurnal lepidoptera. ''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'' 9:147-149. *Ward, C. (1873): Descriptions of new species of African lepidoptera. ''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'' 10:151-152. *Ward, C. (1873): Descriptions of new species of African lepidoptera. ''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'' 9:209-210.

References

* Anon, 1900 Obituary ''

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