John Obadiah Westwood

John Obadiah Westwood (December 22, 1805 – January 2, 1893), British entomologist and archaeologist.

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377 taxon names authored by John Obadiah Westwood

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4 eponyms of John Obadiah Westwood

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1827

Westwood, J.O. 1827. Entomology. 24 March. Lit. Gaz.: 185.

1831

Westwood, J.A. 1831. Mémoire pour servir à l'histoire naturelle de la famille des Cicindélites. Annales des sciences naturelles 22: 299–317. BHL Reference page.

1832

Westwood, J.O. 1832. Description of several British forms amongst the parasitic hymenopterous insects. London & Edinburgh Philos. Mag. J. Sci. 1: 127–129.
Westwood, J.O. 1832. In: Griffith, E. & Pidgeon, E. (eds.) The class Insecta arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary additions to each order. And notices of new genera and species by George Gray, Esq. Volume the second. Whittaker, Treacher and Co., London. 796 pp. BHL.

1833

Westwood, J.O. 1833. Descriptions of several new British forms amongst the parasitic hymenopterous insects. London and Edinburgh philosophical magazine and journal of science (3) 2(12): 443–445. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1833. Descriptions of several new British forms amongst the parasitic hymenopterous insects. London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science (3)3: 342-344. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1833. On the Paussidae, a family of coleopterous insects. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 16: 607–684. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1833. On the probable Number of Species of Insects in the Creation; together with Descriptions of several minute Hymenoptera. Magazine of Natural History 6: 116–123.
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Westwood, J.O. 1833. Further notices of the British parasitic hymenopterous insects; together with the "Transactions of a fly with a long tail," observed by Mr. E.W. Lewis; and additional observations. Magazine of Natural History 6: 414–421. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1833. Notice of the Habits of a Cynipideous Insect, parasitic upon the Rose Louse (Aphis rosae); with Descriptions of several other parasitic Hymenoptera. Magazine of Natural History 6: 491–497. BHL Reference page.

1835

Westwood, J.O. 1835. Insectorum Arachnoidumque novorum Decades duo. The Zoological Journal 5[1834]: 440–453. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1835. De genere Ozaena et affinitatibus suis. Magasin de zoologie 5: plate 132, 1–4. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1835. "...Hymenopterous Insects, which Mr Westwood regarded as new to science." Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 3: 68–72.
Westwood, J.O. 1835. Characters of new genera and species of hymenopterous insects.... Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 3: 51–72.

1837

Westwood, J.O., 1837. Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, with remarks by Dru Drury. Vols 1-3. H.G. Bohn, London. BHL1, BHL2, BHL3. Reference page.
Westwood, J.O., 1837. Notes upon subaquatic insects, with the description of a new genus of British Staphylinidae. Magazine of Zoology and Botany 2: 124–132, pl. 4.
Westwood, J.O., 1837. In: Hope, F.W. A Catalogue of Hemiptera in the Collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope, M. A. with Short Latin Diagnoses of the New Species. London. Pt. 1: 1–46. BHL. Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1837. Descriptions of some new species of Exotic Coleopterous Insects from the Collection of Sir Patrick Walker. Magazine of Zoology and Botany 1(3): 251–257. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1837. Descriptions of several new species of exotic Hemipterous insects. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 2(1): 18–24. BHL Reference page.

1838

Westwood, J.O. 1838: Lucanidarum novarum exoticarum Descriptiones, cum Monographia Generum Nigidii et Figuli. Entomological magazine 5: 259-268. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1838. Descriptions of some new or but imperfectly known Species belonging to the Coleopterous Family Paussidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 2(2): 84–98. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1838. Characters of new insects from Manilla collected by Mr. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 5: 127–130. BHL
Westwood, J.O. 1838. Descriptions of some new species of the Coleopterous genus Centrapterus. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 1: 75. BHL

1839

Westwood, J.O. 1838 ["1839"]. An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families. Vol. 1. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London. 462 pp. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1839. An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families. Volume 2. Part XI. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans, pp. 193–224.

1840

Westwood, J.O. 1839–1840 ["1840"]. An introduction to the modern classification of insects; founded on the natural habits and corresponding organisation of the different families. Vol. 2. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London. 587 pp. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1840. Illustrations of the relationships existing amongst natural objects, usually termed affinity and analogy, selected from the class of insects. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 18(3): 409–421. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1840. Observations on the genus Typhlopone, with descriptions of several exotic species of ants. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6: 81–89.
Westwood, J.O. 1838–1840. Synopsis of the genera of British Insects. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London. 158 pp. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1840b. Observations on the species of spiders which inhabit cylindrical tubes covered by a moveable trap-door. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 3: 170-182. Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1840. Descriptions of insects, pp. 129–136. In: F.W. Hope, On the entomology of the Himalayas and of India. Madras Journal of Literature and Science 12: 105–136.

1841

Westwood, J.O. 1841. Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects. London: William Smith, 1841–1845. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1841. [Descriptions of five exotic hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Sphegidae]. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7: 151–152. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1841. On the Evaniidae and some allied genera of hymenopterous insects. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1)7: 535–538. BHL
Humphreys, H.N. & Westwood, J.O. 1841. British Butterflies and Their Transformations. London: William Smith. 138pp, 42 Pls. Reference page.

1842

Westwood, J.O. 1842. Descriptions of some new exotic genera belonging to the family of the sacred beetles. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London 1841: 58–59. Google books Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Natural history of the insects of India… a new edition [of Donovan, E. 1800–1804], 102 pp., 58 pls. London. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Description of a new subgenus of exotic Hemipterous Insects. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 3: 28–31. Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1842b. Description of some coleopterous insect from Tropical Africa, belonging to the section Heteromera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 10: 117-123. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Synopsis of a Coleopterous family Paussidae, with descriptions of a new genus and some new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 1 (12) [1841]: 110–115. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. On the scaritideous beetles of New Holland. Arcana Entomologica 1(6): 81–90. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Insectorum novorum Centuria. Decadis primae Coleopterorum Synopsis. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8(49): 123–125. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Descriptions of some new Species of exotic Coleopterous Insects. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (ser. 1) 3: 69–71. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. On the Goliathideous Cetoniidae of Asia. Arcana Entomologica (1842-1845) 1: 129–141 Plates 33–36.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. On the Goliathideous Cetoniidae of Africa. Part 1 & Part 2. Arcana Entomologica (1842-1845) 1: 163–188 Plate 42–46.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Monograph of the hymenopterous group, Dorylides. Arcana Entomologica 1(5): 73–80.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Descriptions of some new species of Cetoniidae, from Australia, Asia, and the Asiatic Islands. Arcana Entomologica (1842-1845) 1: 103–104 Plate 28.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. On the Goliathideous Cetoniidae of Asia. Arcana Entomologica (1842-1845) 1: 113–122 Plates 29–30.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Illustrations of some species of Cetoniidae from Madagascar. Arcana Entomologica (1842-1845) 1: 125–128 Plate 32.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Notice of a hitherto undescribed character distinctive of the sexes in certain Lucanidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8: 121–123.
Westwood, J. O. 1842. Entomological intelligence, notices of new works, &c. No. X. Arcana entomologica, or, Illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects 1(10): 155–160. BHL
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Insectorum novorum Centuria. Decadis secundae, ex ordine Coleopterorum Synopsis. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1841) (2)8: 203–205.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Notice of a hitherto unobserved Character distinctive of the Sexes in certain Cetoniidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (1841) (2)8: 338–341. BHL
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Descriptions of some Dynastidae in the Collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope, illustrating the natural relations of the genus Cryptodus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8: 454–455.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Maechidius MacL., a genus of Lamellicorn beetles, with descriptions and figures of some new genera belonging to the same tribe. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8: 457–458.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Description of a genus of lamellicorn beetles allied to Pachypus. Transactions of the Entomological Society London Proceedings (1841): 66.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Natural History of the Insects of India, containing upwards of two hundred and twenty figures and descriptions. E. Donovan, new edition: 1–99.
Westwood, J.O. 1842. Natural History of the Insects of China, containing upwards of two hundred and twenty figures and descriptions. E. Donovan, new edition: 1–90.

1843

Westwood, J.O. 1843. Descriptions of some new exotic genera belonging to the family of the sacred beetles. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11: 61–62 BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1843. Descriptions of Some African Longicorn Beetles. Arcana Entomologica 2(15): 57–58. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1843. On the Mutillae of New Holland. Arcana Entomologica 2(14): 17–22.
Westwood, J.O. 1843. On Evania and some allied genera of hymenopterous insects. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 3(4): 237–278.

1844

Westwood, J.O. 1844. Continuation of a memoir containing descriptions of new exotic Lucanidae. Journal of proceedings of the Entomological Society of London 1844: 106. Google books Reference page.

1845

Hope, F.W. & Westwood, J.O. 1845. A catalogue of the lucanoid Coleoptera, in the collection of the Rev. F. W. Hope [...] together with descriptions of the new species therein contained. J.C. Bridgewater, London. 31 pp. Online. Reference page.
Humphreys, H.N. & Westwood, J.O. 1845. British moths and their transformations. Vol. 2. William Smith, London. 268 pp. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1845. Description of a new species of the hymenopterous genus Aenictus, belonging to the Dorylidae. Journal of Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London 1840–1846: 85.
Westwood, J. O., 1845. Arcana entomologica. Illustrations of New, Rare, and Interesting Insects Vol.1: 192pp. pls 1-48; Vol.2: 192pp. pls 49-95. BHL1, BHL2. Reference page.

1846

Doubleday, E. & Westwood, J.O. 1846–1850. The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera Vol.1, 2-250, Pls. 1-30. London. Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1846. Description of a new genus of exotic Cimicidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 17: 284. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1846. Description of a new Genus of Longicorn Beetles. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 4(3): 224, pl. 13, fig. 5. BHL
Westwood, J.O. 1846. Descriptions of two new genera of Carabidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 18: 354.

1847

Westwood, J.O. 1847. Description of a new dorylideous insect from South Africa, belonging to the genus Aenictus. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 4: 237–238.
Westwood, J.O. 1847: On the sectional characters of the genus Lucanus, with descriptions of some new species of Lucanidae. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 4(4): 271–277. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1847.tb01368.x
Westwood, J.O. 1847. Description of the "Driver" ants, described in the preceding article. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 5: 16–18.

1848

Westwood, J.O. 1848. The cabinet of Oriental entomology, being a selection of some of the rarer and more beautiful species of insects, natives of India and the adjacent islands, the greater portion of which are now for the first time described and figured. W. Smith, London. 88 pp., 42 pls. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1848. Descriptions of some new exotic species of Acroceridae (Vesiculosa, Latr.), a family of dipterous insects. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 5: 91–98. BHL.

1849

Westwood, J.O. 1849. Description of some new Exotic Coleoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 5: 202–214. BHL Reference page.

1851

Westwood, J.O. 1851. Descriptions of three new genera of exotic Coleoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London(n.s.) 1: 167–172, plate XIII. Internet Archive BHL
Westwood, J.O. 1851. Descriptions of some new species of exotic Hymenoptera belonging to Evania and the allied genera, being a supplement to a memoir on those insects published in the third volume of the Transactions of the Entomological Society. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (2)1: 213–234.
Westwood, J.O. [1851]. In Doubleday, E. & Westwood, J. O., 1850–1852: The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera Vol.2. pp.251–534, pls. 31–80 + Suppl.pl. London. BHL Plates Reference page.

1852

Westwood, J. O., 1852. Descriptions of new species of Cleridae, from Asia, Africa and Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 20: 34–55. Reference page.

1853

Westwood, J.O. 1853. Descriptions of some new Species of Coleoptera from China and Ceylon. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (ser. 2) 2: 232–241, pl. XII. BHL Reference page.

1854

Westwood, J.O. 1854. Contributions to fossil entomology. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 10: 378–396. BHL Reference page.

1855

Westwood, J.O. 1855. Descriptions of some new species of exotic Lucanidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 3: 197–221.

1856

Westwood, J.O. 1856. Descriptions of various species of the Coleopterous family Pselaphidae, natives of New South Wales and South America. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 3: 268–280, plates 16–17.

1859

Westwood, J.O. 1859. Description of a new Genus of Carabideous Insects from the Upper Amazon River, Brazil. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (ser. 2) 5: 170–173. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1859. Catalogue of the orthopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part I. Phasmidae. London. 195 pp. BHL Reference page.

1861

Bate, C.S. & Westwood, J.O. 1861–1863. A History of the British Sessile-eyed Crustacea. Vol. 1. John Van Voorst, London. 507 pp. BHL Reference page.

1863

Westwood, J.O. 1863. Description of a new Species of Longicorn Beetle. The Journal of Entomology descriptive and geographical 2(9): 117–121 + 1 Tab.
Westwood, J.O. 1863. Descriptions of some new species of exotic Longicorn Beetles. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (3)1: 625–636 + 2 Tab.

1864

Westwood, J. O. 1864. Untitled Note. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (3)2(proc): 31. BHL Reference page.

1866

Westwood, J.O. 1866. Exhibitions. 1 January 1866. [three new exotic Longicorn beetles]. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London (3rd serie) 2: 133–134. BHL Reference page.

1869

Westwood, J.O. 1869. Notice of a new order of hexapod insects. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 6: 118-119. BHL

1870

Westwood, J.O. 1870. Descriptions of twelve new exotic species of the coleopterous family Pselaphidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1870: 125–132.

1874

Westwood, J.O. 1874. Thesaurus entomologicus oxoniensis; or, illustrations of new, rare, and interesting insects, for the most part contained in the collections presented to the University of Oxford by the Rev. F.W. Hope, M.A., D.C.L., R.R.S., &c. with forty plates from drawings by the author. Claredon Press, Oxford. 205 pp. BHL Reference page.

1875

Westwood, J.O. 1875. Descriptions of some new species of short-tongued bees belonging to the genus Nomia. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1875: 207–222.

1876

Westwood, J.O. 1876. Notae dipterologicae. No. 3. - Descriptions of new genera and species of the family Acroceridae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1876: 507–518, plates V-VI. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1876.tb01927.x . BHL. Reference page.

1879

Westwood, J.O. 1879. Observations on the Uraniidae, a Family of Lepidopterous Insects, with a Synopsis of the Family and a Monograph of Coronidia, one of the Genera of which it is composed. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 10: 507–542. BHL Reference page.

1881

Westwood, J. O., 1881. Entomology. In: Oates, F. Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. Entomology. [1st edition]: 331–365. London. BHL Reference page.
Westwood, J.O. 1881. Descriptions of some new Exotic Species of Moths. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1881: 141–145. BHL Reference page.

1888

Westwood, J. O. 1888. List of Diurnal Lepidoptera collected in Northern Celebes by Dr. Hickson. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1888: 467–474. BHL. Reference page.

1889

Westwood, J.O. 1889. Revisio insectorum familiae mantidarum, speciebus novis aut minus cognitis descriptis et delineates. London: Gurney & Jackson; p. 54 + III, 14 pl. Google Books.