| Daniel William Coquillett | |
|---|---|
 Coquillett c. 1896 | |
| Born | (1856-01-23)January 23, 1856 Pleasant Valley, Illinois, United States |
| Died | July 7, 1911(1911-07-07) (aged 55) Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Entomology |
| Known for | Wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae |
Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856 – 7 July 1911) was an American entomologist who specialised in flies. He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae and many other scientific papers in which he described many new species and genera of flies. Coquillett was also the first to attempt fumigation with hydrocyanic acid as a means for controlling citrus scale insects. He experimented in the Wolfskill orange groves where he was supported by the foreman and later quarantine entomologist Alexander Craw in 1888–89.
References
- Carpenter, M.M. 1945. Bibliography of biographies of entomologists. The American Midland Naturalist 33: 1–116.
- Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 2(3): 97–101 (1894)
- Coquillett, D.W. (1888). Report on the gas treatment for scale-insects. Commissioner of Agriculture, Washington. p. 123.
External links
- Archive Digitised Coquillett, D. W. Report on the locusts of the San Joaquin valley, Cal. Anaheim, Calif.Date 1886
- Archive Digitised Coquillet, D. W. (Diptera) Papers from the Hopkins-Stanford Galapagos expedition, 1898–1899 Volumes 14, 15, 16, 17 Washington, D.C., The Academy.
- Portrait
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