Thomas Say

Thomas Say (June 6, 1787 – October 10, 1834), U.S. naturalist.

Thomas Say

IPNI standard form: Say

Taxon names authored

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• 173 taxon names authored by Thomas Say

Eponyms

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• 4 eponyms of Thomas Say

Publications

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1821

• Say, T. 1821. Descriptions of univalve shells of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2(1): 149–179. BHL. Reference page. 

1822

• Say, T. 1822. An account of some marine shells of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2(2): 221–248, 302–325. Reference page. 

1823

• Say, T.. [Taxonomical footnotes]. In James, E.P. 1823. Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, performed in the years 1819 and '20 : by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, sec'y of war: under the command of Major Stephen H. Long. From the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party. H.C. Carey & I Lea. Philadelphia. 1: 1–503 DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.61116 BHL Reference page. 
• Say, T.. [Taxonomical footnotes]. In James, E.P. 1823. Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, performed in the years 1819 and '20 : by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, sec'y of war: under the command of Major Stephen H. Long. From the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party. H.C. Carey & I Lea. Philadelphia. 2: 1–442; i–xcviii. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.61116 BHL Reference page. 
• Say, T. 1823. Descriptions of Dipterous Insects of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3(1): 9–54. BHL
• Say, T. 1823. Descriptions of Dipterous Insects of the United States. (Continued.) Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3(1): 73–104. BHL
• Say, T. 1823. Descriptions of Coleopterous Insects collected in the late expedition to the Rocky Mountains, performed by order of Mr. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Major Long. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3(1): 139–216. BHL Reference page. 
• Say, T. 1823. Descriptions of insects of the families of Carabici and Hydrocanthari of Latreille, inhabiting North America. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society n.s. 2: 1–109.

1824

• Say, T. 1824. D. Class Vermes. Order Cryptobranchia. Hirudo. In: W.H. Keating, (ed.) Narrative of an expedition to the source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, Volume 2. Philadelphia: H.C. Carey and I. Lea. Pp. 266–268. BHL Reference page. 
• Say, T. 1824. E. Class Insecta. In: W.H. Keating, (ed.) Narrative of an expedition to the source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, Volume 2. Philadelphia: H.C. Carey and I. Lea. Pp. 268–378. BHL Reference page. 
• Say, T. 1824. Descriptions of Coleopterous Insects collected in the late expedition to the Rocky Mountains, performed by order of Mr. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Major Long. (Continued.) Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3(2): 238–282. BHL.
• Say, T. 1824. Descriptions of Coleopterous Insects collected in the late expedition to the Rocky Mountains, performed by order of Mr. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Major Long. (Continued.) Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3(2): 298–331. BHL
• Say, T. 1824. Descriptions of Coleopterous Insects collected in the late Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, performed by order of Mr. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Major Long. (Continued.) Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3[1823] (2): 403–462. BHL Reference page. 
• Say, T. 1824. Descriptions of coleopterous insects collected in the late expedition to the Rocky Mountains, performed by order of Mr. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Major Long. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4: 83–99. BHL Reference page. 
• Say, T. 1824. An account of some fossil shells of Maryland. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4: 124-155 BHL

1825

• Say, T. 1825. On the fresh water land tortoises of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4: 203-219. BHL Reference page. 
• Say, T. 1825. Descriptions of three new species of Coluber, inhabiting the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4: 237–241. BHL Reference page. 
• Say, T. 1825. On two genera and several species of Crinoidea. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4: 289-296. BHL Reference page. 
• Say, T. 1825. Descriptions of new Hemipterous insects collected in the Expedition to the Rocky Mountains performed by order of Mr. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under command of Major Long. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4: 307–345. BHL Reference page. 
• Say, T.; Ord, G. 1825. A new genus of Mammalia proposed, and a description of the species upon which it is founded. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4: 345-349 BHL
• Say, T.; Ord, G. 1825. Description of a new species of Mammalia, whereon a genus is proposed to be founded. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4: 352-355 BHL
• Say, T. 1825. On a new species of Modolia. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4: 368-370 BHL
• Say, T. 1825. Descriptions of new species of Hister and Hololepta, inhabiting the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5: 32-47 BHL
• Say, T. 1825. Descriptions of some new species of fresh water and land shells of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5: 119-131 BHL
• Say, T. 1825. On the species of the Linnaean genus Asterias, inhabiting the coast of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5: 141-154. BHL Reference page. 
• Say, T. 1825. Descriptions of new species of Coleopterous insects inhabiting the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5: 160-204 BHL

1827

• Say, T. 1827. Descriptions of Marine Shells recently discovered on the Coast of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5: 207-221 BHL (Note: WoRMS quotes this publication for the year 1826)
• Say, T. 1827. On the species of the Linnaean genus Echinus, inhabiting the coast of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5: 225-229 BHL
• Say, T. 1827. Descriptions of new species of Coleopterous insects inhabiting the United States (continued). Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5: 237-284 BHL
• Say, T. 1827. Descriptions of new species of Coleopterous insects inhabiting the United States (concluded). Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5: 293-316 BHL Reference page. 

1828

• Say, T. 1828. American entomology, or descriptions of the insects of North America. Vol. III. Philadelphia Museum. BHL Reference page. 

1829

• Say, T. 1829. Descriptions of North American Dipterous insects. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6(1): 149-178 BHL

1830

• Say, T. 1830. Descriptions of North American Dipterous insects (continued). Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6(2): 183-188 BHL
• Say, T. 1830. Descriptions of new North American Hemipterous insects, belonging to the first family of the section Homoptera of Latreille. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6(2): 235-244 BHL
• Say, T. 1830. Descriptions of new North American Hemipterous insects, belonging to the first family of the section Homoptera of Latreille (continued). Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6(2): 299-314 BHL
• Say, T. 1830. Pp. 1–41. In: Descriptions of new species of North American insects, and observations on some already described. New Harmony: T. Say.

1831

• Say, T. 1831. Descriptions of North American Curculionides and an arrangement of some of our known species agreeably to the method of Schoenherr. Pp. 1-30. New Harmony, Indiana. [Reprinted in Leconte, J.L. (ed.) 1891: The complete writings of Thomas Say on the entomology of North America, 1: 259-299, with the original pagination indicated in the text in square brackets. BHL.] Reference page. 
• Say, T. 1831. Descriptions of new species of North American insects, found in Louisiana by Joseph Barabino. Pp. 1-19. New Harmony, Indiana. HathiTrust Reference page. 
• Say, T. 1831. Descriptions of new species of heteropterous Hemiptera of North America. 39 pp. New Harmony, Indiana. [Reprinted in Leconte, J.L. (ed.) 1891: The complete writings of Thomas Say on the entomology of North America, 1: 310-368. BHL. Reference page. 
• Say, T. 1831: [untitled continuation of Say, 1830. Descriptions of new species of North American insects, and observations on some already described.], pp. 42–49. New Harmony (Indiana): T. Say.

1832

• Say, T. 1832: [untitled continuation of Say, 1830. Descriptions of new species of North American insects, and observations on some already described.], pp. 50–57. New Harmony (Indiana): T. Say.

1833

• Say, T. 1833: [untitled continuation of Say, 1830. Descriptions of new species of North American insects, and observations on some already described.], pp. 58–73. New Harmony (Indiana): T. Say.

1835

• Say, T. 1835. Descriptions of new North American Coleopterous Insects, and observations on some already described. Boston Journal of Natural History 1(2): 151–203. BHL Reference page. 

1836

• Say, T. 1836. Descriptions of new species of North American Hymenoptera and observations on some already described. Boston Journal of Natural History, containing papers and communications, read to the Boston Society of Natural History 3 (1): 209-305. BHL Reference page. 

1837

• Say, T. 1837. Descriptions of new species of North American Hymenoptera, and observations on some already described. Boston Journal of Natural History, containing papers and communications, read to the Boston Society of Natural History 1(4): 361-416. BHL Reference page. 

1839

• Say, T. 1839. Descriptions of new North American Neuropterous insects, and observations on some already described. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(2): 9-46 BHL

References

• Binney, W. G. 1858. The complete writings of Thomas Say, on the conchology of the United States. New York, H. Baillière. URL full work
• LeConte, J.L. & Ord, G. 1859. The complete writings of Thomas Say on the entomology of North America. Vol. 1. New York: Baillière brothers. xxiv + 412 pp. Internet Archive BHL

Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature

ICZN (1962). Opinion 632. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 19: 145-147 BHL Name(s): Coluber septemvittatus Say, 1825 ICZN (1963). Opinion 676. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 20: 333-335 BHL Name(s): Pamera Say, 1831 (name suppressed) ICZN (1964). Opinion 705. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 21: 198-201 BHL Name(s): Lygaeus leucopterus Say, 1832 (currently accepted as Blissus leucopterus (Say, 1832)) ICZN (1968). Opinion 840. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 24: 339-340 BHL Name(s): Unio plicata Say, 1817 ICZN (1976). Opinion 1057. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 33: 19-21 BHL Name(s): Doniax variabilis Say, 1822 ICZN (1977). Opinion 1097. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 34: 158-159 BHL Name(s): Calyptraea striata Say, 1826 (currently accepted as Crucibulum striatum (Say, 1826)) ICZN (1978). Opinion 1108. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 35: 94-96 BHL Name(s): Paludina porata Say, 1821 (currently synonym of Amnicola limosus (Say, 1817)) Paludina limosa Say, 1817 (currently accepted as Amnicola limosus (Say, 1817)) ICZN (1979). Opinion 1133. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 36: 91-101 BHL Name(s): Gammarus fasciatus Say, 1818 ICZN (1980). Opinion 1155. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 37: 89-93 BHL Name(s): Saperda inornata Say, 1824, and AMNH-147 as lectotype of this name. ICZN (1985). Opinion 1311. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 42: 156-157 BHL Name(s): Corixia mercenaria Say, 1832 (currently accepted as Corisella mercenaria (Say, 1832)), type species of Corisella Lundblad, 1928 ICZN (1991). Opinion 1635. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 48: 162-163 BHL Name(s): Gryphaea corrugata Say, 1823 (name suppressed) ICZN (1992). Opinion 1665. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 49: 81-82 BHL Name(s): Unio alatus Say, 1817 (currently accepted as Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817)) ICZN (1992). Opinion 1680. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 49: 163-164 BHL Name(s): Buthus vittatus Say, 1821 (currently accepted as Centruroides vittatus (Say, 1821)) ICZN (1992). Opinion 1691. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 49: 240-241 BHL Name(s): Polygyra Say, 1818 Polygyra septemvolva Say, 1818 Helix thyroidus Say, 1817 (currently accepted as Mesodon thyroidus (Say, 1817)) ICZN (2000). Opinion 1952. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 57: 128-129 BHL Name(s): Halictus purus Say, 1837 (currently accepted as Augochlora pura ( Say, 1837)) ICZN (2002). Opinion 2008. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 59: 211-216 BHL Name(s): Buprestis germinatus Say, 1823 Buprestis gibbicolis Say, 1823 Buprestis cyanipes Say, 1823 ICZN (2003). Opinion 2020. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 60: 68-69 BHL Name(s): Diastylis Say, 1818 ICZN (2004). Opinion 2086. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 61: 194-196 BHL Name(s): Staphylinus iracundus Say, 1830 (currently synonym of Quedius fulgidus fulgidus (Fabricius, 1792)) ICZN (2005). Opinion 2092. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 62: 32-33 BHL Name(s): Unio ochraceus Say, 1817 (currently accepted as Leptodea ochracea (Say, 1817)) ICZN (2007). Opinion 2174. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 64: 135-136 BHL Name(s): Buprestis sexsignata Say, 1839 (currently accepted as Chrysobothris sexsignata (Say, 1817))