George Henry Horn

George Henry Horn (1840–1897), U.S. entomologist who published between 1860 and 1896, chiefly on North and Middle American Coleoptera.

George Henry Horn, circa 1870s

Taxon names authored

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• 77 taxon names authored by George Henry Horn

Eponyms

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• 8 eponyms of George Henry Horn

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1860

• Horn, G.H. 1860. Descriptions of three new species of Gorgonidae, in the collection of the academy. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 12: 233 BHL Reference page. 
• Horn, G.H. 1860. Descriptions of new North American Coleoptera, in the cabinet of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 12: 569–571. BHL

1862

• Gabb, W.M. & Horn, G.H. 1862. Monograph of the Fossil Polyzoa of the Secondary and Tertiary Formations of North America. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2d series 5(pt. 2): 111–178, pls. 19–21. BHL Reference page. 
• Horn, G.H. 1862. Monograph of the species of Trogosita, inhabiting the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 14: 82–88. BHL

1868

• Horn, G.H. 1868. Catalogue of Coleoptera from south-western Virginia. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 2: 123–128. BHL
• Horn, G.H. 1868. New species of Coleoptera from the Pacific district of the United States. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 2: 129–140. BHL
• Horn, G.H. 1886. Miscellaneous Notes and Short Studies of North American Coleoptera. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 10(4): 269–312. JSTOR Reference page. 

1870

• Horn, G.H. 1870. Contributions to the coleopterology of the United States. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 3: 69–97. BHL Reference page. 

1876

• Horn, G.H. 1876. [Otiorhynchidae, pp. 13–112] In: LeConte, J.L., Horn, G.H.: The Rhynchophora of America North of Mexico. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge 15 (No. 96): vii-xvi, 1–455.

1877

• Horn, G.H. 1877. Synopsis of the genera and species of the Staphylinide tribe Tachyporini of the United States. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 6: 81–128, pl. 1. BHL

1880

• Horn, G.H. 1880. Notes on some genera of Cerambycidae with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 8: 115–138. DOI: 10.2307/25076387 BHL Reference page. 
• Horn, G.H. 1880. List of the Coleoptera described by Mr. J. H. B. Bland with their synonymy. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 8: x–xii. BHL Reference page. 

1881

• Horn, G.H. 1881. Revision of the species of Polyphylla of the United States. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 9(1): 73–76. BHL
• Horn, G.H. 1881. Notes on Elateridae, Cebrionidae, Rhipiceridae and Dascyllidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 9(1): 76–90. BHL
• Horn, G.H. 1881. On the genera of Carabidae with special reference to the fauna of boreal America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 9(1): 91–196. BHL Reference page. 

1882

• Horn, G.H. 1882. Revision of the species of some genera of Buprestidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 10(1): 101–112. BHL
• Horn, G.H. 1882. Notes on some little known genera and species of Coleoptera. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 10(1): 113–126. BHL
• Horn, G.H. 1882. Synopsis of the species of the tribe Lebiini. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 10(1): 126.
• Horn, G.H. 1882. Miscellaneous notes and short studies of North American Coleoptera. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 10(1): 269.

1883

• Horn, G.H. 1883. Miscellaneous notes and short studies of North American Coleoptera. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 10: 269–312. DOI: 10.2307/25076425
• LeConte, J.L. & Horn, G.H. 1883. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Prepared for the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 26(507): i–xxvii + 1–567. BHL. Reference page. 

1885

• Horn, G.H. 1885. Contributions to the coleopterology of the United States (No. 4.) Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 12: 128–162. BHL Reference page. 
• Horn, G.H. 1885. Descriptions of some new Cerambycidae with notes. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 12: 173–197. DOI: 10.2307/25076456 . BHL. Reference page. 
• Horn, G.H. 1885. Synonymical notes. Entomologica Americana 1: 5–9. BHL.

1886

• Horn, G.H. 1886. A review of the species described by Olivier in the "Entomologiae". Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 13: 135–144.
• Horn, G.H. 1886. Notes on the "Biologia Centrali-Americana". Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 13: vii–xi.
• Horn, G.H. 1886. Notes from the Museum at Cambridge (Col.). Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 13: xi–xvi.

1888

• Horn, G.H. 1888. Additional notes. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 15: 300–301.

1889

• Horn, G.H. 1889. A synopsis of the Halticini of boreal America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences 16: 163–320. JSTOR
• Horn, G.H. 1889. Food habits of Coenopoeus palmeri (LeConte). Insect Life 2(5), 162.

1890

• Horn, G.H. 1890. Coenopoeus palmeri. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 1(4): 252.

1892

• Horn, G.H. 1892. Studies in Chrysomelidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 19: 1–18. JSTOR
• Horn, G.H. 1892. Notes on Amara s. g. Triaena. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 19: 18–19. JSTOR
• Horn, G.H. 1892. A Study of Amara s. g. Celia. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 19: 19–40. JSTOR
• Horn, G.H. 1892. Random studies in North American Coleoptera. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 19: 40–48. JSTOR
• Horn, G.H. 1892. The Eumolpini of boreal America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 19: 195–234. JSTOR BHL

1893

• Horn, G.H. 1893. The Galerucini of boreal America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 20(2): 57–136. JSTOR
• Horn, G.H. 1893. Miscellaneous coleopterous studies. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 20(2): 136–144. JSTOR

1894

• Horn, G.H. 1894. The Coleoptera of Baja California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (ser. 2) 4: 302–449. BHL Reference page. 

1895

• Horn, G.H. 1895. Vesperoctenus flohri Bates. Entomological News 6: 114–115. BHL
• Horn, G.H. 1895. Studies in Coccinellidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 22(2): 81–114. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 
• Horn, G.H. 1895. [Synonymical notes.] Entomological News 6: 179. BHL
• Horn, G.H. 1895. Coleoptera of Baja California (Supplement I). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (ser. 2) 5(1): 225–259, pl. 20. BHL
• Horn, G.H. 1895. [Synonymical notes.] Entomological News 6: 326. BHL

1896

• Horn, G.H. 1896. Coleoptera of Baja California (supplement II.). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (ser. 2) 6: 367–381. BHL
• Horn, G.H. 1896. The Oedemeridae of Boreal America. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (ser. 2) 6: 382–421. BHL
• Horn, G.H. 1896. [Note on Buprestidae.] Entomological News 7: 247. BHL

References

Links

• Biographical note with photo. [Archived from University Of Nebraska–Lincoln.]
• Contemporary obituary (excerpt: JSTOR)