BLANDFORD, Walter Fielding Holloway

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Little seems to be known about Blandford although he published some forty articles on beetles, particuarly Scolytidae from Japan, Africa, Ceylon, etc.. He also published, with David Sharp, on the weevils of Japan (Trans.EntSoc.Lond., 1889-1896, in four parts). His first article ‘Gyrinus minutus in the South' appeared in Ent.mon.Mag., 25, 1889, 325. He also assisted in the preparation of the supplementary volume of the Library catalogue of the RES published in 1900.

FES 1889-1907, Vice President 1896, Hon. Secretary 1897-98, Council 1894-95 and 1899. FZS. (MD 10/01)

Dates
28 December 1874 - 23 January 1952