Francis Walker

Francis Walker (1809–1874), English entomologist.

• a/k/a Francis A. Walker

Francis Walker

• British Museum (1837–1863).

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 1,302 taxon names authored by Francis Walker

Named about 20,000 taxa!

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1833

• Walker, F. 1833. Monographia chalcidum. Entomological Magazine 1: 12–29. BHL
• Walker, F. 1833. Monographia chalcidum. Entomological Magazine 1: 115–142. BHL
• Walker, F. 1833. Observations on the British Species of Sepsidae. Entomological Magazine 1: 244–255. BHL
• Walker, F. 1833. Monographia chalcidum. Entomological Magazine 1: 367–384. BHL
• Walker, F. 1833. Monographia chalcidum. Entomological Magazine 1(5): 455–466. BHL

1834

• Walker, F. 1834. Monographia chalciditum. Entomological Magazine 2(1): 13–29. BHL
• Walker, F. 1834. Monographia chalciditum. Entomological Magazine 2(2): 148–179. BHL
• Walker, F. 1834. Monographia chalciditum. Entomological Magazine 2(4): 286–309. BHL
• Walker, F. 1834. Monographia chalciditum. Entomological Magazine 2(4): 340–369. BHL

1835

• Walker, F. 1835. Characters of some undescribed New Holland Diptera. Entomologic Magazine 2(5): 468–473. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1835. Descriptions of the British Tephritites. Entomological Magazine 3: 57–85. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1835. Monographia chalciditum. Entomological Magazine 2(5): 476–502. BHL
• Walker, F. 1835. Monographia chalciditum. Entomological Magazine 3: 94–97. BHL
• Walker, F. 1835. Observations on the British Cynipoidea. Entomological Magazine 3: 159–170. Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1836. Monographia chalciditum. Entomological Magazine 3: 182–206. BHL

1836

• Walker, F. 1836. Monographia chalciditum. Entomological Magazine 3(5): 465–496. BHL
• Walker, F. 1836. Monographia chalciditum. Entomological Magazine 4: 9–26. BHL
• Walker, F. 1837. Notes on Diptera. Entomological Magazine 4: 113–117. BHL
• Walker, F. 1837. Notes on Diptera. Entomological Magazine 4: 226–229. BHL
• Walker, F. 1836. Monographia chalciditum. Entomological Magazine 4: 349–364. BHL

1837

• Curtis, J., Haliday, A.H. & Walker, F. 1837. Descriptions, &c. of the insects collected by Captain P. P. King, R.N., F.R.S., in the survey of the Straits of Magellan. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 17(3): 315–360. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1837. On the Dryinidae. Entomological Magazine 4: 411–434. BHL
• Walker, F. 1836. Monographia chalciditum. Entomological Magazine 4: 439–461. BHL

1838

• Walker, F. 1838. Descriptions of British chalcidites. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1) 1(4): 307–312.
• Walker, F. 1838. Descriptions of British chalcidites. [continuation from p. 312] The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1) 1(5): 381–387.

1839

• Walker, F. 1839. Monographia Chalciditum. Volume 1. Balliere, London. 333 pp.
• Walker, F. 1839. Monographia Chalciditum. Volume 2 (Vol. II. Species collected by C. Darwin, esq.). Balliere, London. 100 pp. BHL

1840

• Walker, F. 1840. Descriptions of British Chalcidites. Annals of Natural History 4: 232–236. BHL Reference page. 

1843

• Walker, F. 1843. Description des Chalcidites trouve au bluff de Saint-Jean, dans la Floride orientale; par MM. E. Doubleday et R. Forster. Premier mire. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (2) 1: 145–162.

1846

• Walker, F. 1846. Characters of some undescribed species of chalcidites.. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1) 17(111): 177–185.
• Walker, F. 1846. Part I--Chalcidites. Pp. 1–100 In: List of the specimens of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Printed by order of the Trustees, London. vi + 237 pp.

1847

• Walker, F. 1847. Characters of undescribed Chalcidites collected in North America by E. Doubleday Esq., and now in the British Museum (Continued from vol. xix. p. 398.) Annals and Magazine of Natural History 20(130): 19–29. DOI: 10.1080/037454809496006 Reference page. 

1848

• Walker, F. 1848. List of the Specimens of Dipterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 1, 1–229. BHL Reference page. 

1849

• Walker, F. 1849. List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part II. Printed by order of the Trustees [British Museum], London. 231–484 pp. BHL
• Walker, F. 1849. List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part III. Printed by order of the Trustees [British Museum], London. 485–687 pp. BHL
• Walker, F. 1849. List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. Printed by order of the Trustees [British Museum], London. 689–1172 pp. BHL

1850

• Walker, F. 1850. Descriptions of aphides.. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (2) 6(31): 41–48.
• Walker, F. 1850. Characters of undescribed Diptera in the British Museum. Zoologist 8:(Appendix)LXV–LXXII. BUGZ Online. Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1850. Diptera. Part I, pp. 1–76. In [Saunders, W.W. (ed.)], Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed insects in the collection of William Wilson Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. Vol. 1. Van Voorst, London. 474 pp. BHL Reference page. 

1851

• Walker, F. 1851. List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part II. London. pp. 261–636. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1851. Insecta Britannica. Diptera. Vol. I. Reeve & Benham, London. 378 pp., 10 pls. BHL
• Walker, F. 1851. Diptera. Part II. Pp. 77–156 In: Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed species in the collection of William Wilson Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. Vol. I. John Van Voorst, London. 474 pp. BHL.

1852

• Walker, F. 1852. List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. British Museum, London. 1188 pp.
• Walker, F. 1852. Diptera. Part III. Pp. 157–252 In: Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed species in the collection of William Wilson Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. Vol. I. John Van Voorst, London. 474 pp. BHL.

1853

• Walker, F. 1853. Catalogue of the specimens of neuropterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part II. Sialides – Nemopterides. pp. 193–476. British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology, London. Google Books
• Walker, F. 1853. Catalogue of the specimens of neuropterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part III. Termitidae – Ephemeridae. pp. 477–585. British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology, London. BHL
• Walker, F. 1853. Insecta Britannica. Diptera. Vol. II. Lovell Reeve, London. 297 + [1 (Errata)] pp., 10 pls. BHL
• Walker, F. 1853. Diptera. Part IV. Pp. 253–474 In: Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed species in the collection of William Wilson Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. Vol. I. John Van Voorst, London. 474 pp. BHL.

1854

• Walker, F. 1854. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp.1–278. Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1854. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part II. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. 279–581. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1854–1855. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part III. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. 583–775. BHL Reference page. 

1855

• Walker, F. 1855. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. 777–976. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1855. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part V. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. 977–1257. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1855. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1259–1507. BHL Reference page. 

1856

• Walker, F. 1856. Diptera. Part V. pp. 415–474 in: Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed species in the collection of William Wilson Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., &c. Vol. I. John Van Voorst, London. 474 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1856. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1509–1808. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1856. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII. Sphingidae. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1–271. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1856. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IX. Noctuidae. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1–252. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1856. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part X. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1–491. Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1853. Insecta Britannica. Diptera. Vol. III. Lovell Reeve, London. 352 pp, 10 pls. BHL

1857

• Walker, F. 1857. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XI. British Museum (Natural History), London. 493–764. Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1857. Catalogue of the dipterous insects collected at Singapore and Malacca by Mr. A.R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species. Journal of the proceedings of the Linnean Society. Zoology 1: 4–39.
• Walker, F. 1857. Catalogue of the dipterous insects collected at Sarawak, Borneo by Mr. A.R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species. Journal of the proceedings of the Linnean Society. Zoology 1: 105–136.
• Walker, F. 1857. Catalogue of the Homopterous insects collected at Singapore and Malacca by Mr. A. R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society 1: 82–100. Reference page. 

1858

• Walker, F. 1858. Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3) 2(9): 202–209. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1858. Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3) 2(10): 280–286. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1858. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XII.– Noctuidae. British Museum (Natural History), London. 765–982. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1858. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XIII..– Noctuidae. British Museum (Natural History), London. 983–1236. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1858. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XIV..– Noctuidae. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1237–1519. Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1858. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XV.– Noctuidae. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1521–1888. Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1858. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XVI. Deltoides. 1–253 pp. London. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1858. Characters of undescribed Diptera in the collection of W.W. Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., &c. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (2) 4(6): 190–235.

1859

• Walker, F. 1859. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XVII.--Pyralides. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 255–508. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1859. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XVIII.--Pyralides. British Museum (Natural History), London. 509–798 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1859. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XIX.--Pyralides. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp.799–1036. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1859. Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects. Annals and magazine of natural history (3) 3(13): 50–56. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1859. Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects. Annals and magazine of natural history (3) 3(16): 258–265. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1859. Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects. Annals and magazine of natural history (3) 4(21): 217–223. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1859. Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects. Annals and magazine of natural history (3) 4(23): 370–376. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1859: Catalogue of dipterous insects collected in the Aru Islands by Mr. A.R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species. Journal of the proceedings of the Linnean Society. Zoology 3: 77–131.

1860

• Walker, F. 1860. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XX.– Geometrites. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1–276 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1860. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXI.– Geometrites (continued). British Museum (Natural History), London. 277–498. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1860. Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects. Annals and magazine of natural history (3) 5(28): 304–311. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1860. Catalogue of the dipterous insects collected at Makessar in Celebes by Mr. A.R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species. Journal of the proceedings of the Linnean Society. Zoology 4: 90–172. BHL Reference page. 

1861

• Walker, F. 1861. Catalogue of the dipterous insects collected at Amboyna by Mr. A.R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species. Journal of the proceedings of the Linnean Society. Zoology 5: 144–168.
• Walker, F. 1861. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXII.– Geometrites (continued). British Museum (Natural History), London. 499–755. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1861. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXIII.– Geometrites (continued). British Museum (Natural History), London. 757–1020. BHL Reference page. 

1862

• Walker, F. 1862. Catalogue of the Heterocerous Lepidopterous Insects collected at Sarawak, in Borneo, by Mr. A. R. Wallace, with Descriptions of New Species. Journal of the proceedings of the Linnean Society, Zoology 6: 82–145. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1862.tb00935.x . BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1862. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part 24: 1021–1280. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1862. Catalogue of the Heterocerous Lepidopterous Insects collected at Sarawak, in Borneo, by Mr. A. R. Wallace, with Descriptions of New Species (continued). Journal of the proceedings of the Linnean Society, Zoology 6: 171–198. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1862.tb00945.x BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1862. Characters of undescribed Lepidoptera in the Collection of W. W. Saunders, Esq. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 11(3): 70–128. BHL Reference page. 

1863

• Walker, F. 1863. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXVI.– Geometrites (continued). British Museum (Natural History), London. 1479–1796. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1863. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXVII.– Crambites and Tortricites. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1–286. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1863. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXVIII. – Tortricites and Tineites. British Museum (Natural History), London. 287–561. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1863. Catalogue of the Heterocerous Lepidopterous Insects collected at Sarawak, in Borneo, by Mr. A. R. Wallace, with Descriptions of New Species. (continued from vol. vi. p. 198). Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Zoology 7(26): 49–84. BHL Reference page. 

1864

• Walker, F. 1864. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 30. Tineites. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London. 837–1096. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1864. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, XXIX. Tineites. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London. 563–835. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1864. Catalogue of the Dipterous Insects collected in Waigiou, Mysol, and North Ceram by Mr. A.R. Wallace, with Descriptions of New Species. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Zoology 7: 202–238. BHL Reference page. 

1865

• Walker, F. 1865. Descriptions of new species of the dipterous insects of New Guinea. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Zoology 8: 102–130. BHL
• Walker, F. 1865. Descriptions of some New Species of Dipterous Insects from the Island of Salwatty, near New Guinea. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Zoology 8: 130–136. BHL
• Walker, F. 1865. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII. Supplement.--Part 2. British Museum (Natural History), London. 323–706. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1865. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXIII. Supplement.--Part 3. British Museum (Natural History), London. 707–1120. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1865. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXI. Supplement.--Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1–321. BHL Reference page. 

1866

• Walker, F. 1866. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXXV – Supplement (Part 5). British Museum (Natural History), London. 1534–2040. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1866. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXXIV – Supplement (Part 4). British Museum (Natural History), London. 1121–1533. BHL Reference page  
• Walker, F. 1866. Appendix. A list of mammals, birds, insects, reptiles, fishes, shells, annelides, and Diatomaceae, collected by myself in British Columbia and Vancouver Island, with notes on their habits. [List of Coleoptera]. Pp. 309–334 In: J.K. Lord. The naturalist in Vancouver Island and British Columbia. Richard Bentley, London. 375 pp. BHL

1867

• Walker, F. 1867. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Scutata. pp.240. E. Newman, London. BHL Reference page.  
• Walker, F. 1867. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part II. Scutata. 241–417. E. Newman, London. BHL Reference page. 

1868

• Walker, F. 1868. Catalogue of the specimens of Blattariae in the collection of the British Museum. London: British Museum (Natural History). 239 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.8495 BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1868. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part III. 418-599. E. Newman, London. BHL Reference page.  

1869

• Walker, F. 1869. Catalogue of the specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the collection of the British Museum [Locustidae (contd.)]. Part I: 1–224. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1869. Catalogue of the specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the collection of the British Museum [Locustidae (contd.)]. Part II: 225–423. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1869. In: Chapman, T. On some lepidopterous insects from Congo. Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Glasgow 2(1): 325–378. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1869. Characters of undescribed Lepidoptera Heterocera. London. E.W. Janson. 112pp. BHL Reference page. 

1870

• Walker, F. 1870. Catalogue of the specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the collection of the British Museum [Locustidae (contd.), Acrididae.]. Part III: 425–604. Printed by order of the Trustees ot the British Museum, London. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1870. A list of the butterflies collected by J.K. Lord, Esq., in Egypt, along the African shore of the Red Sea, and in Arabia; with descriptions of the species new to science. The Entomologist 5: 48–57. Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1870. Notes on aphides (Continued from Zool. S. S. 1333.) Zoologist (2) 5: 1996-2001. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1870. Catalogue of the Homopterous insects collected in the Indian Archipelago by Mr. A. R. Wallace, with descriptions of new species. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 10: 82–193. BHL Reference page. 

1871

• Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the Specimens of Dermaptera Saltatoria in the Collection of the British Museum, Supplement 1–116. Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1871. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. 1–211. E. Newman, London. BHL Reference page.  
• Walker, F. 1871. List of Coleoptera collected by J.K. Lord, Esq. in Egypt, Arabia and near the African shore of the Red Sea. With characters of the undescribed species. London: E.W. Janson, 19 pp. hdl: 2027/hvd.32044107190456 . Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1871. Notes on Chalcidiae. Part I. Eurytomidae. E.W. Janson, London. 1–17 pp.

1872

• Walker, F. 1872. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part V. 1–202. E. Newman, London. BHL Reference page. 

1873

• Walker, F. 1873. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. 1–210. E. Newman, London. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1873. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part VII. 1–213. E. Newman, London. BHL Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1873. Catalogue of the specimens of Hemiptera Heteroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Part VIII. 1–220. E. Newman, London. BHL Reference page. 

1875

• Walker, F. 1875. Lepidoptera. – In:
• Melliss, J. C. St. Helena: a physical, historical, and topographical description of the island, including its geology, fauna, flora, and meteorology. i–xii, 1–410. London. 1875. BHL Reference page. Reference page. 

References

• Evenhuis, N.L. 2018. The Life and Work of Francis Walker (1809–1874). Fly Times Supplement 2: 1–101. PDF.
• Evenhuis, N.L. 2021. Dipterological bibliography of Francis Walker. Fly Times 66: 40–47. PDF.
• Handfield, L. & Handfield, D. 2020. The curious, and incorrect, case of “St. Martin’s Falls”, a type locality for many insect species described by Francis Walker. Zootaxa 4786(3): 437–443. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4786.3.10 full article pdf Reference page.