William Forsell Kirby

William Forsell Kirby (1844–1912), English entomologist.

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(List may be incomplete)

Kirby, W. F., 1837. In Richardson, J., Fauna Boreali-Americana or the zoology of the northern parts of British America., Part 4, Insects. pp. 286-300, 2 pls. Norwich. Reference page.

Kirby, W. F. in Hewitson, W. C., 1863-1878. Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae. London, van Vorst, x + 229 pp. Text Plates. Reference page.

Kirby, W. F., 1869. On the Diurnal lepidoptera described in Gmelin's Edition of the Systema Naturae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1869: 355–362. BHL. Reference page.

Kirby, W.F. 1871. A synonymic catalogue of the diurnal lepidoptera. Van Voorst, London, 8vo, 690pp. BHL. ibid. 1877 Supplement. BHL Reference page.

Kirby, W. F., 1872. Notes on the Diurnal Lepidoptera described by Jablonsky and Herbst, in their "Natursystem aller bekannten Insekten." Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1872: 111–120. BHL. Reference page.

Kirby, W. F., 1879. Catalogue of the Collection of Diurnal Lepidoptera Forms by William Chapman Hewitson. John Van Voorst, London. BHL. Reference page.

Kirby, W.F., 1880. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera (Rhopalocera, Sphingidae, Castniidae, and Uraniidae) in the Museum of Science and Art, Dublin, with remarks on new or interesting species.. Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society 2(5): 292-340. Reference page.
Kirby, W.F., 1880. Lepidoptera. The Zoological record 17ː 121-182. Reference page.

Kirby, W. F., [1882]. Zoological Record 18 (year 1881) (Ins.): 165. Reference page.

Kirby, W. F. 1887. Descriptions of new species of Papilionidae, Pieridae and Lycaenidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)19: 360–369. BHL Reference page.
Kirby, W. F. 1887. Descriptions of new species of Epitola from Cameroons & c. in the collection of Henley Grose-Smith. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)19: 441–445. BHL Reference page.
Grose-Smith, H. & Kirby, W.F. 1887–1902. Rhopalocera Exotica - being Illustrations of New, Rare and Unfigured Species of Butterflies 3 Vols. Gurney & Jackson, London. Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3. Reference page.

Kirby, W. F., 1889. On the collection of Lepidoptera formed by Basil Thomson Esq., in the Louisiade Archipelago. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6)4: 156-163. Reference page.

Kirby, W.F. 1890. Descriptions of new species of African Lycaenidae chiefly from the collections of Dr. Staudinger and Mr. Henley Grose-Smith. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany, and Geology (6)6: 261–274. BHL Reference page.
Kirby, W.F. 1890. A Synonymic Catalogue of Neuroptera Odonata, or Dragonflies. With an Appendix of fossil species. London: Gurney & Jackson. pp. 202. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.5534 Reference page.

Kirby, W. F., 1892. Sphinges and Bombyces. A synonymical catalogue of the Lepidoptera Heterocera. 1. 951pp.. Gurney & Jackson, London. BHL. Reference page.

Kirby, W.F., 1896-97. A hand-book to the order Lepidoptera. Edward Lloyd, London. Vol.1, Vol.2, Vol.3, Vol.4, Vol.5. Reference page.

Kirby, W.F. 1899. On a Collection of Mantidae fom the Transvaal &c. formed by Mr. W. L. Distant. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7(4): 344–353. BHL Reference page.

Kirby, W.F. 1906. A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera 2(1). London. Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum. 562 pp. BHL Reference page.

Kirby, W.F. in Hübner, J. & Geyer, C., 1908-1912. Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge; New English facsimile edition. 100pp, 172 pls. Verteneuil & Desmet, Brussels. text. Reference page.

Kirby, W. F. 1910. A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera. Orthoptera Saltatoria 3(1). London. Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum. 664 pp. BHL Reference page.