William Chapman Hewitson

William Chapman Hewitson (1806–1878), British entomologist (Coleoptera and Lepidoptera) also interested in ornithology.

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Hewitson, W.C. 1852–1877. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the collections of Saunders & Hewitson. London, van Voorst. 5 volumes. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. Reference page.

Hewitson, W. C., 1862. Specimen of a Catalogue of Lycaenidae in the British Museum. London, British Museum. 15pp, 8 pls. BHL text, plates. Reference page.

Hewitson, W.C. 1863–1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp, 107 pls. Text, plates. Reference page.

Hewitson, W.C. [1866]. Descriptions of New Hesperidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London Series 3, Vol. 2: 479–501. Reference page.
Hewitson, W.C. 1866a. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies : selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson. vol. 3. Reference page.

Hewitson, W.C. 1867-68. Descriptions of One Hundred New Species of Hesperidae Pt.1 pp.1-25; Pt.2 pp.31-56. van Voorst, London. Reference page.

Hewitson, W. C., 1868. Descriptions of some new species of Lycaenidae. London. van Voorst, 36 pp. web purchase Reference page.

Hewitson, W.C., 1869. Description of a New Species of (Epitola) Lycaenidae. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 6(61-72): 86. BHL. Reference page.
Hewitson, W. C., 1869–1877. Equatorial Lepidoptera Collected by Mr. Buckley, or Remarks on and descriptions of new species of butterflies collected by Mr. Buckley in Ecuador. London, van Voorst iv+96 l: 1–96 [2.xii.1869]; 2: 17–32 [15.xii.1869]; 3: 33–48 [30.xii.1869]; 4: 49–80 [10.iii.1870]; 5: 81–96 [11.iv.1877]. web Reference page.

Hewitson, W.C., 1870. Descriptions of New Species of Erycinidae, from Chontales, Nicaragua. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 6(61-72): 226-228. BHL. Reference page.
Hewitson, W.C., 1870. Descriptions of Five New Species of diurnal Lepidoptera from Chontales, Nicaragua, and One from Minas Geraes. The Entomologist's monthly magazine. 7: 3-6 BHL. Reference page.
Hewitson, W.C., 1870. Descriptions of Twenty-two new species of Equatorial Lepidoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1870: 153-163. Reference page.

Hewitson, W.C., 1871. New Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera from South and Central America. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1871: 165-167. BHL. Reference page.

Hewitson, W.C., 1872. Descriptions of seven new exotic Rhopalocera. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 9: 83–86. BHL. Reference page.

Hewitson, W. C., 1873. Descriptions of nine new Lycaenidae from the west coast of Africa. Entomologist's monthly Magazine 10: 122–125. BHL. Reference page.
Hewitson, W. C., 1873. Descriptions of six new species of Epitola from the west coast of Africa. Entomologist’s monthly Magazine 10: 149–151. BHL. Reference page.

Hewitson, W. C. 1874. Descriptions of four new African butterflies. Entomologist’s monthly Magazine 10: 205–206. BHL. Reference page.
Hewitson, W. C. 1874. Descriptions of new Lycaenidae from West Africa. Entomologist’s monthly Magazine 11: 36 BHL. Reference page.
Hewitson, W. C. 1874. Descriptions of new species of Lycaenidae from his own collection. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 22(3): 343–355. BHL. Reference page.
Hewitson, W. C. 1874. Descriptions of new Lycaenidae from South America. Entomologist’s monthly Magazine 11: 104–107. BHL. Reference page.
Hewitson, W. C. 1874. Bolivian Butterflies Collected by Mr. Buckley: 1-48. London, van Voorst. Reference page.
Hewitson, W.C. 1874. A list of the butterflies taken on the march to Coomassie by Lieutenant Alwin S. Bell, of the 2nd West-India Regiment, between Mansa and the River Prah, with descriptions of new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)13: 380–383. BHL. Reference page.

Hewitson, W. C., 1875. Descriptions of six new species of Butterflies from South America, West Africa and Borneo. Entomologist's monthly Magazine 11: 182–184. BHL. Reference page.
Hewitson, W. C., 1875. Descriptions of three new species of Lycaenidae. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 12: 38–39. BHL. Reference page.
Hewitson, W.C., 1875. Description of a new species of Myrina from W. Africa. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 12: 106–116. BHL. Reference page.

Hewitson, W.C. 1876. Descriptions of four new South American Hesperidae. Entomologist’s monthly Magazine 12: 250–251. Reference page.
Hewitson, W.C. 1876. Notes on Mr. Atkinson's collection of East Indian lepidoptera, with descriptions of new species of Rhopalocera. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 13: 149–152. BHL. Reference page.
Hewitson, W.C. 1876. Descriptions of twenty new Species of Hesperidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)18(106): 347–355. BHL. Reference page.
Hewitson, W.C. 1876. Descriptions of twenty-five new Species of Hesperidae from his own Collection. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)18(108): 449–457. Reference page.

Hewitson, W.C. 1877. Descriptions of twenty-five new species of Hesperidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)19: 76–85. Reference page.
Hewitson, W.C., 1877. Descriptions of twenty-three new Species of Hesperidae from his own Collection. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4(20)11: 319-328. Reference page.
Hewitson, W. C., 1877. Notes on Rhopalocera from Angola with a description of a new species of Deudorix from Zanzibar. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 13: 205. BHL. Reference page.
Hewitson, W. C., 1877. Notes on Mr. Buxton's eastern butterflies, with description of a new species of Poritia. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 13: 223. BHL. Reference page.
Hewitson, W. C., 1877. Description of a new species of butterfly from Lake Nyassa. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 14: 5–6. BHL. Reference page.
Hewitson, W.C., 1877. Descriptions of New Species of Rhopalocera. The Entomologist's monthly magazine 14: 107–108. BHL. Reference page.

Hewitson, 1878. Descriptions of twenty new Species of Hesperidae from his own Collection. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 5(1): 340–347. BHL Reference page.
Hewitson, 1878. Descriptions of Six New Butterflies. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 15: 151-153. Reference page.