Francis Walker (1809–1874), English entomologist.

  • a/k/a Francis A. Walker
Francis Walker
  • British Museum (1837–1863).

Taxon names authored

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Named about 20,000 taxa!

Publications Edit

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  • Walker, F. 1839. Monographia Chalciditum. Volume 1. Balliere, London. 333 pp.
  • Walker, F. 1839. Monographia Chalciditum. Volume 2. Balliere, London. 100 pp.

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  • 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.

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1849 Edit

  • 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 Edit

  • 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 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  

1851 Edit

  • 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

1852 Edit

  • Walker, F. 1852. Diptera. Part I. Pp. 1–75 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.
  • Walker, F. 1852. Diptera. Part IV. Pp. 253–414 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.
  • Walker, F. 1852. List of the specimens of homopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part IV. British Museum, London. 1188 pp.

1853 Edit

  • 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

1854 Edit

  • 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. 1-278. Reference page
  • Walker, F. 1854a. 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. full article (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 Edit

  • 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 Edit

  • 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.
  • 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

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  • 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

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1863 Edit

  • 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 Edit

  • 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. full article (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

1865 Edit

  • Walker, F. 1865. Descriptions of new species of the dipterous insects of New Guinea. J Proc Linn Soc Lond Zool 8: 102–130. BHL
  • Walker, F. 1865. Descriptions of some New Species of Dipterous Insects from the Island of Salwatty, near New Guinea. J Proc Linn Soc Lond Zool 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. 1865a. 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. full article (BHL). Reference page
  • Walker, F. 1865b. 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 Edit

  • 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. Reference page BHL  
  • 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 Edit

  • 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.  

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  • 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. 1869a. 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. 1869b In: Chapman, T. On some lepidopterous insects from Congo. Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Glasgow 2(1): 325-378. full article (BHL).Reference page

1870 Edit

  • 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. 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 Edit

  • 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 Edit

  • 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 Edit

  • 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.  

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References Edit

  • 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.
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