Robert Matheson (1881, West River, Nova Scotia – 1958,

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) was an American

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 ...

who specialised in

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

. He was Professor of Entomology, New York State College of Agriculture,

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Works

Partial list *''Entomology for introductory courses'' Comstock Publishing Co. (1944) *''Medical Entomology'' Comstock Publishing Co. (1932)

References

*Anonym 1959 atheson, R.' Bull. ent. Soc. Amer''. 5 51 *Mallis, A. 1971 ''American Entomologists''. Rutgers Univ. Press New Brunswick 478–479, Portrait *Osborn, H. 1937 ''Fragments of Entomological History Including Some Personal Recollections of Men and Events''. Columbus, Ohio, Published by the Author 1 1–394. {{DEFAULTSORT:Matheson, Robert American entomologists Cornell University faculty People from Annapolis County, Nova Scotia People from Princeton, New Jersey 1881 births 1958 deaths 20th-century American zoologists Canadian emigrants to the United States