Frederick Wallace Edwards FRS (28 November 1888 in Fletton,

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– 15 November 1940 in London), was an English

entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

. Edwards was known in the field of entomology for his work on

Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advance ...

. Edwards worked in the

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which contains his collections made on his expeditions to Norway and Sweden (1923), Switzerland and Austria (1925),

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and

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(1926/27), with Raymond Corbett Shannon,

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and USA (1928), the

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(1933),

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and

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(1934-5) (as co-leader of the British Museum Ruwenzori expedition of 1934-35) with Ernest Gibbins, and the

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(1935). He was able to oversee publication of Alwyn M. Evan's monograph on ''The Mosquitoes of the Ethiopian Region'' after her death in 1937. Among the unusual insects that he described was the flightless marine midge '' Pontomyia''. The

mosquito Mosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a Family (biology), family of small Diptera, flies consisting of 3,600 species. The word ''mosquito'' (formed by ''Musca (fly), mosca'' and diminutive ''-ito'') is Spanish and Portuguese for ''little fly''. Mos ...

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'' Fredwardsius'' is named to honor his work establishing the generic and

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framework which forms the basis for modern day

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of the

Culicidae Mosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a Family (biology), family of small Diptera, flies consisting of 3,600 species. The word ''mosquito'' (formed by ''Musca (fly), mosca'' and diminutive ''-ito'') is Spanish and Portuguese for ''little fly''. Mos ...

of the world.

Works

For a partial list of works see the references i
Sabrosky's Family Group Names in Diptera

References

Bibliography

*Alexander, C. P. 1941 dwards, F. W.''Can. Entomol.'' 73 94-95 *Anonym 1941: dwards, F. W. Indian J. Ent. 3 149 *Blair, K. 1941: dwards, F. W.Entomologist's Monthly Magazine (3) 77 20 *Evenhuis, N. L. 1997: Litteratura taxonomica dipterorum (1758–1930). Volume 1 (A-K); Volume 2 (L-Z). - Leiden, Backhuys Publishers 1; 2 VII+1-426; 427-871 1: 220–221, Portr.+Schr.verz. *Imms, A. D. 1941: dwards, F. W.Obit. Notices fellows Roy. Soc. London 3 735–745, Portr. {{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Frederick Wallace English entomologists Dipterists 1888 births 1940 deaths Fellows of the Royal Society 20th-century British zoologists