William Harry Evans

William Harry Evans (1876–1956), English entomologist (Lepidoptera) active in India.

Author abbreviation: W.H. Evans

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 1,512 taxon names authored by William Harry Evans

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1903

• Leslie, G.A. & Evans, W.H. 1903. The Butterflies of Chitral. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, Vol.14(4): 666–678. BHL. Reference page. 

1910

• Evans, W.H. 1910. A list of the Butterflies in the Palni Hills. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 20: 380–391.BHL. Reference page. 

1912

• Evans, W.H. 1912. A List of Indian Butterflies. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 21(2): 553–584. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1912. A List of Indian Butterflies (continued). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 21(3): 969–1008. BHL text. Reference page. 

1913

• Evans, W.H. 1913. Notes on Indian butterflies, Pt. 1. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 22(2): 279–282. BHL. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1913. Notes on Indian butterflies, Pt. 2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 22(4): 761–770. BHL. Reference page. 

1914

• Evans, W.H. 1914. Notes on Indian butterflies, Pt. 3. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 23(2): 302–310. BHL. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1914. A List of the butterflies caught by Capt. F. M. Bailey in S. E. Tibet during 1913. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 23: 532–546, 1 pl., 1 map. Reference page. 

1920

• Evans, W.H. 1920. Notes on Indian butterflies, Pt. 4. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 26(4): 1021–1023. BHL. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1920. Notes on Indian butterflies, Pt. 5. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 27(1): 86–93. BHL. Reference page. 

1921

• Evans, W.H. 1921. Notes on Indian butterflies. Pt. 6. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 28(1): 30–40. Reference page. 

1922

• Evans, W.H. 1922. The Identification of Indian Butterflies, Pt.1 (intro). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 28(3): 739–747. Reference page. 

1923

• Evans, W.H. 1923. A list of butterflies caught by Major H. T. Morshead during the Mt. Everest expedition, 1921. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 70(3/4): 477–478. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1923. The Identification of Indian butterflies, Pt.1 (continued). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 29(1): 230–260, 9 pls. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1923. The Identification of Indian butterflies, Pt.2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 29(2): 519–537, Pls. X, XI, XII. Reference page. 

1924

• Evans, W.H. 1924. The Identification of Indian butterflies, Pt.3. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 29(4): 780–797, 4 pls. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1924. The Identification of Indian butterflies, Pt.4. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 29(3): 890–907, 2 pls. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1924. The Identification of Indian butterflies, Pt.5. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 30(1): 72-96, 5 pls. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1924. Notes on Indian butterflies, Pt. 7. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 29(4): 971–973. BHL. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1924. The Identification of Indian butterflies, Pt.6. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 30(1): 72–96, 4 pls. BHL. Reference page. 

1925

• Evans, W.H., (1925). The identification of Indian butterflies, Pt.7. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 30(2): 322–351, 2 pls. BHL. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1925. The identification of Indian butterflies, Pt.8. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 30(3): 610–639, pl.28. BHL. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1925. The identification of Indian butterflies, Pt.9. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 30(4): 756-776, pl.29. Reference page. 

1926

• Evans, W.H. 1926. The Identification of Indian butterflies, Pt.10. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 31(1): 49–83, 1 pl. BHL. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1926. The Identification of Indian butterflies, Pt.11. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 31(2): 427–447, 1 pl. BHL. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1926. The Identification of Indian butterflies, Pt.12. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 31(3): 615–637, 1 pl. BHL Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1926. Notes on Indian butterflies, Pt. 8. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 31(3): 712–719. BHL. Reference page. 

1927

• Evans, W.H. 1927. The identification of Indian butterflies, Edition 1, xii + 302 pp., 32 pls, 11 figs. Madras. Text, plates. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1927. Lepidoptera - Rhopalocera obtained by Madame J. Visser-Hooft of The Hague during an exploration of previously unknown country in the Western Karakorum, N. W. India. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 70: 158–162. BHL Reference page. 

1928

• Evans, W.H. 1928. Descriptions of Some New Hesperiidae from the Australian Region in the Tring Museum. Novitates Zoologicae 34: 71–74. Reference page. 

1932

• Evans, W.H. 1932. The Identification of Indian Butterflies, Edn.2 revised, 454pp., 32 pls. Madras. Reference page. 

1933

• Evans, W.H. 1933. Some little known or apparently unrecorded Lycaenidae and Hesperiidae from the Malay Peninsula. J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 17(2): 406–417. Reference page. 

1934

• Evans, W.H. 1934. Indo-Australian Hesperiidae: descriptions of new genera, species and subspecies (1-5). The Entomologist 67(2): (1) 33-36; (3) 61-65; (7) 141-151; (8) 181-184; (9) 206-209; (10) 231-234. Reference page. 

1935

• Evans, W.H. 1935. Indo-Australian Hesperiidae: descriptions of new genera, species and subspecies. The Entomologist 68: 65–67; 87–90. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1935. The Genus Potanthus, Scudder (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae). Stylops 4: 100-101. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H., 1935. [New names for Genera of Hesperiidae]. Notes on page 405 of Carpenter, 1935, The Rhopalocera of Abyssinia, etc. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 68(3): 405. Reference page. 

1936

• Evans, W.H., 1936. Description of a new genus of American Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. (B)5(3): 55. Reference page. 

1937

• Evans, W.H. 1937. Indo-Australian Hesperiidae: descriptions of new genera, species and subspecies. The Entomologist 70: 16-19, 38–40; 64–66, 81–83. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1937. A Catalogue of the African Hesperiidae: indicating the classification and nomenclature adopted in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1–212. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H., 1937. A new genus and a new species of South American Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Revista Entomologia de Rio de Janeiro 7: 88-89. Reference page. 

1938

• Evans, W.H. 1938. New African Hesperiidae. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11(1): 312–315. 4 figs. Reference page. 

1939

• Evans, W.H. 1939. Some interesting Malayan Hesperiidae, and an analysis of the genus Sepa. Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums 18(3): 395–405, 1pl. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H., 1939. New species and subspecies of Hesperiidae (Lepdoptera) obtained by Herr H. Hone in China in 1930-1936. Proc. Roy. Ent Soc. Lond. (B)8(8):163-166. Wiley Lib. Reference page. 

1940

• Evans, W.H. 1940. The Type of the Genus Pyrrhopyge (Lepidoptera—Hesperiidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 48: 405–411. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1940. Description of three new Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) from China. The Entomologist 73: 230. Reference page. 

1941

• Evans, W.H. 1941. A List of the Butterflies of Sumatra. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal LXIV Pt.II 64(3): 357–55. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1941. The callineura group of the genus Plastingia (Lep. Hesp.). Annals & Magazine of Natural History (11)8: 66–71. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1941. A revision of the genus Erionota Mabille (Lep.: Hesp.). The Entomologist 74: 158–160. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1941. Changes in nomenclature affecting Malayan Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Entomologist 74: 244–246. Reference page. 

1942

• Evans, W.H. 1942. Spolia Mentawiensis: Rhopalocera Hesperiidae. Annals and Magazine of natural History 11(9): 641–644. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H., 1942. A key to the American species of the genus Pyrgus (Lep. Hesperiidae). Revista de Entomologia Rio de Janeiro 13(3):359-366. Reference page. 

1943

• Evans, W.H., 1943. Revision of the Genus Suastus Moore (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Proceedings of the Royal entomological Society of London (B)12(7/8): 95–96. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1943. Revision of the Genus Aeromachus de N. (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B) 12(7/8): 97–101. Reference page. 

1944

• Evans, W.H. 1944. An analysis of the genus Heliopetes Billberg (Lepidoptera-Hesperiidae) with genitalia drawings. Entomologist 77: 179–185. Reference page. 

1946

• Evans, W.H. 1946. Revisional notes on the African Hesperiidae. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)13: 641–648, ill. PDF.Reference page. 

1949

• Evans, W.H. 1949. A catalogue of the Hesperiidae from Europe, Asia and Australia in the British Museum (Natural History). xix+502pp., 53 pls. BMNH, London. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H., 1949. Some new Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) from Africa. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (12) 2: 54-56, 1 pl. Reference page. 

1951

• Evans, W.H. 1951–55. A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae in the British Museum. Pt.1 (1951): x+92pp, pls.1–9; Pt.2 (1952): v.+178pp, pls.10–25; Pt.3 (1953): v+246pp, pls.26–53; Pt.4 (1955): v+499pp, pls. 54–88. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1951. Revisional notes on African Hesperiidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (12) 4: 1268–1272, 4 figs. web purchase Reference page. 

1952

• Evans, W.H. 1952. Notes on Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) from Madagascar. Naturaliste Malagache 4ː 87-88, 1 fig. Reference page. 

1953

• Evans, W.H. 1953. A note on the Indian species of the genus Lycaenopsis Felder (Lepidoptera–Lycaenidae). J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 51(3): 755. BHL. Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1953. A catalogue of the American Hesperiidae, indicating the classification and nomenclature adopted in the British Museum Natural History. Part III. British Museum, London; 246 pp. BHL Reference page. 

1954

• Evans, W.H. 1954-1955. A revision of the genus Curetis. The Entomologist 87: 190–194, 212–216, 241–247, 13 figs. Reference page. 

1955

• Evans, W.H. 1955. A revision of the genus Tarucus. Entomologist 88: 179–187. Reference page. 

1956

• Evans, W.H. 1956. Revisional notes on African Hesperiidae. Annals and Magazine of natural History 12(8): 881–885. Reference page. 

1957

• Evans, W.H. 1957. A revision of the Arhopala group of oriental lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Entomology 5(3): 85–141. BHL Reference page. 
• Evans, W.H. 1957. Revisional notes on the Hesperiidae of Europe, Asia and Australia. Annals & Magazine of Natural History 12(9):749-752. Reference page. 

References

Links

• Riley, N.D. 1956. Biography of W. H. Evans. The Lepidopterists' News 10(6): 193–199. PDF. Reference page.