Robert L. Usinger

Robert Leslie Usinger (October 24, 1912, Fort Bragg, California – October 1, 1968, San Francisco) was an American entomologist and professor at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Davis. A fellow of the Linnaean Society of London, he served as president of the Entomological Society of America in 1965-1966. He produced over 250 publications, including several popular books, and was known as an expert on the Hemiptera, the "true bugs".[1] [2][3][4]

References

  1. Linsley, E. Gorton; Smith, Ray F. (1969). "Robert Leslie Usinger (1912-1968)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 62 (5): 1218–1219. doi:10.1093/aesa/62.5.1218.
  2. Eakin, R. M.; Jensen, D. D.; Smith, R. F.; Storer, T. I. "Robert Leslie Usinger, Entomology: Berkeley and Davis". University of California: In Memoriam, December 1970. University of California Academic Senate. pp. 95–96.
  3. "U.C. Entomologist Dies". Oakland Tribune. October 1, 1968. p. 15E via NewspaperArchive.com.
  4. Linsley, E. Gorton (1969). "Robert Leslie Usinger, 1912-1968". Pan-Pacific Entomologist 45: 167–184.
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