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

Thomas Say

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1821

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1822

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1823

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1824

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1825

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1827

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1828

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

1829

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1830

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1831

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  • Say, T. 1831. Descriptions of North American Curculionides and an arrangement of some of our known species agreeably to the method of Schoenherr. 30 pp. New Harmony, Indiana. BHL. [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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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1837

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1839

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References

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  • 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
Name(s):
Coluber septemvittatus Say, 1825
Name(s):
Pamera Say, 1831 (name suppressed)
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Lygaeus leucopterus Say, 1832 (currently accepted as Blissus leucopterus (Say, 1832))
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Unio plicata Say, 1817
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Doniax variabilis Say, 1822
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Calyptraea striata Say, 1826 (currently accepted as Crucibulum striatum (Say, 1826))
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Paludina porata Say, 1821 (currently synonym of Amnicola limosus (Say, 1817))
Paludina limosa Say, 1817 (currently accepted as Amnicola limosus (Say, 1817))
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Gammarus fasciatus Say, 1818
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Saperda inornata Say, 1824, and AMNH-147 as lectotype of this name.
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Corixia mercenaria Say, 1832 (currently accepted as Corisella mercenaria (Say, 1832)), type species of Corisella Lundblad, 1928
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Gryphaea corrugata Say, 1823 (name suppressed)
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Unio alatus Say, 1817 (currently accepted as Potamilus alatus (Say, 1817))
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Buthus vittatus Say, 1821 (currently accepted as Centruroides vittatus (Say, 1821))
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Polygyra Say, 1818
Polygyra septemvolva Say, 1818
Helix thyroidus Say, 1817 (currently accepted as Mesodon thyroidus (Say, 1817))
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Halictus purus Say, 1837 (currently accepted as Augochlora pura ( Say, 1837))
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Buprestis germinatus Say, 1823
Buprestis gibbicolis Say, 1823
Buprestis cyanipes Say, 1823
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Diastylis Say, 1818
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Staphylinus iracundus Say, 1830 (currently synonym of Quedius fulgidus fulgidus (Fabricius, 1792))
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Unio ochraceus Say, 1817 (currently accepted as Leptodea ochracea (Say, 1817))
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Buprestis sexsignata Say, 1839 (currently accepted as Chrysobothris sexsignata (Say, 1817))