William Elford Leach
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William Elford Leach (1791–1836), English naturalist and zoologist.
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1813
[edit]- Leach, W.E. 1813–1814. Crustaceology. In: Brewsler D. (ed) The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia 7: 383–437.
1814
[edit]- Leach, W.E., 1814. The Zoological Miscellany: being descriptions of new, or interesting animals. Illustrated with coloured figures drawn from nature by R.P. Nodder. Vol. I. 144 pp. + 60 tt. London, E. Nodder & son. BHL Reference page.
- Leach, W.E. 1814. Crustaceology in Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh. 7(2): 385–437, 765–766. BHL Reference page.
1815
[edit]- Leach, W.E. 1815. An Essay on the British Species of the Genus Melöe, with Descriptions of two exotic Species. Transactions of The Linnean Society of London 11: 35–49. BioStor.
- Leach, W.E. 1815. Further Observations on the Genus Melöe, with Descriptions of Six Exotic Species. Transactions of The Linnean Society of London 11: 242–251. BioStor.
- Leach, W.E. 1815. A tabular View of the external Characters of Four Classes of Animals, which Linné arranged under Insecta; with the Distribution of the Genera composing Three of these Classes into Orders, &c. and Descriptions of several New Genera and Species. Transactions of The Linnean Society of London 11: 306–400. BioStor. BHL
- Leach, W.E. 1815. Entomology [pp. 57–172]. In: Brewster, D. (Ed). Brewster’s Edinburgh Encyclopedia. Volume IX [part I]. W. Blackwood, J. Waugh, etc., Edinburgh, 764 pp. BHL Reference page.
- Leach, W.E. 1815. The Zoological Miscellany; Being Descriptions of New, or Interesting Animals. Vol. II. 2: 1–154, pls. 61–120. BHL Reference page.
1816
[edit]- Leach, W.E. 1816 [1815]. XXXI. A tabular view of the external characters of four classes of animals, which Linné arranged under Insecta; with the distribution of the genera composing three of these classes into orders, &c and descriptions of several new genera and species. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 11: 306–400. BHL Reference page.
- Leach, W.E. 1816. Annulosa. Supplement to the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions of the Encyclopedia Britannica 401–453. PDF Reference page.
- Leach, W.E. 1816. XXIII. Further Observations on the Genus Melöe, with Descriptions of Six Exotic Species. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.
- Leach, W.E. 1816. A general notice of the animals taken by Mr. John Cranch, during the expedition to explore the source of the River Zaire, p. 407–419 in Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816 under the direction of Captain J.K. Tuckey R.N..
- Leach, W.E. 1816. Vermes Polychaeta. Encyclopedia Britannica.
- Leach, W.E. 1816. Atya. Encyclopaedia Britannica, supplement to the fourth edition.
- Leach, W.E. 1816. Annulosa, Classe I - Crustacea. Encyclopedia Britannica, Suppl. ed.
- Leach, W.E. 1816. Systematic catalogue of the specimens of the indigenous Mammalia and Birds that are preserved at the British Museum. BHL
- Leach, W.E. 1816. Tuckey's narrative of an expedition to explore the River Zaire. London, Appendix.
1817
[edit]- Leach, W.E. 1817. Distribution systematique de la class Cirripedes. Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts 85: 67–69. Reference page.
- Leach, W.E. 1817. The Zoological Miscellany, being descriptions of new or interesting animals. Vol. III. London: R.P. Nodder, v + [1] + 151 pp., pls. 121–150. BHL
- Leach, W.E. 1817. XIX. Synopsis of the stirpes and genera of the family Dyticidea. Pp. 68–73. In: The zoological miscellany; being descriptions of new or interesting animals. Vol. 3. London: E. Nodder & Son, v + 151 pp. + pls 121–150. BHL
- Leach, W.E. 1817. On the Rhipiptera of Latreille, an Order of Insects named by Kirby Strepsiptera. Zoological Miscellany 3: 133–136. BHL.
1818
[edit]- Leach, W.E. 1818. On the Classification of the Natural Tribe of Insects Notonectides, with Descriptions of the British Species. Transactions of The Linnean Society of London 12: 10–18. BioStor.
- Leach, W.E. 1818. Notes on the insect Aphis lanigera. Transactions of the horticultural Society of London 3: 60 Reference page.
- Leach, W.E. 1818. Cirripedes. Supplement to the Fourth and Fifth Editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Co.): 168–171. Reference page.
- Leach, W.E. 1818. Appendix No. IV. A general Notice of the Animals taken by Mr. John Cranch, during the Expedition to find the Source of the River Zaire. Pp. 407–419 In Tuckey & Smith. Narrative of an expedition to explore the river Zaire, usually called the Congo, in South Africa, in 1816. J. Murray: London. BHL Reference page.
1819
[edit]- Leach, W.E. 1819. [new genera]. In: Samouelle G.: The entomologist’s useful compendium; or an introduction to the knowledge of British insects comprising the best means of obtaining and preserving them, and a description of the apparatus generally used; together with the genera of Linné, and the modern method of arranging the classes Crustacea, Myriapoda, spiders, mites and insects from their affinities and structure, according to the views of Dr. Leach. Also an explanation of the terms used in entomology: a calendar of the times of appearance, and usual situations of near 3000 species of British insects; with instructions for collecting and fitting up objects for the microscope. London: Thomas Boys, 496 pp. BHL Reference page.
- Leach, W.E. 1819. Appendix IV. Dr. Leach’s notice of reptiles, insects, &c. pp. 493–496 In: Bowdich, T.E. (Ed.). Mission of Fregate Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee. John Murray: London. BHL Reference page.
- Leach, W.E. 1819. Entomostraca. 524–543. In F. Levrault (ed.) Dictionaire des science naturelles. Levrault & Schoell, Paris. Reference page.
- Leach, W.E. 1819. Descriptions des nouvelles espèces d'Animaux découvertes par le vaisseau Isabelle dans un voyage au pôle boréal. Journal de Physique, de Chimie, d'Histoire Naturelle et des Arts. 88: 462–467. BHL. Reference page.
1820
[edit]- Leach, W.E. 1820. Synopsis of the Contents of the British Museum: Eleventh Room. British Museum. London. 17th edition: 65–70. (Although the name of the author is not specified in the document, Leach was the Keeper of Zoology at the time). BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.144385 Reference page.
1821
[edit]- Leach, W.E. 1821. Characters of a new Genus of Coleopterous Insects of the Family Byrrhidœ. Transactions of The Linnean Society of London 13: 41. BioStor.
- Leach, W.E. 1821. The Characters of three new Genera of Bats without foliaceous Appendages to the Nose. The Transactions of the Linnaean Society of London 13: 69–72. BHL Reference page.
- Leach, W.E. 1821. The Characters of seven Genera of Bats with foliaceous Appendages to the Nose. The Transactions of the Linnaean Society of London 13: 73–82. BHL Reference page.
- Leach, W.E. 1821. Descriptions of three Species of the Genus Glarcola. Transactions of The Linnean Society of London 13: 131–132. BioStor.
1822
[edit]- Leach, W.E. 1822. Characters of a new genus of coleopterous insects of the family Byrrhidae. The Transactions of the Linnaean Society of London 13: 41. Reference page.
1824
[edit]- Leach, W.E. 1824. Cirripedes. Pp 168–171, pl. 57 In: Encyclopedia Brittanica, supplement to editions 4–6, 3(1). Hathitrust Reference page.
1825
[edit]- Leach, W.E. 1825. A tabular view of the genera composing the class cirripedes, with descriptions of the species of Otion, Cineras, and Clyptra. The Zoological Journal 2(6): 208–215, Article XXIII. (Latin) BHL Reference page.
1826
[edit]- Leach, W.E. 1826. On the stirpes and genera composing the family Pselaphidae; with descriptions of some new species. Zoological Journal 2: 445–453.