JB
John Colburn Bridwell
U.S. entomologist · 1877–1957
1,446 specimens, collected between 1907 and 1951 on 116 collecting days, now held in 5 departments. Identified 134 specimens for others.
On the labels as J. C. Bridwell, J.C. Bridwell, Bridwell, J. C., Bridwell, Bridwell, J.C., John Colburn Bridwell, JC Bridwell, Bridwell, C. and 1 more.
- Specimens
- 1,446
- Type specimens
- 79
- Years in the field
- 45
- Islands
- 3
- Species
- 319
- Identifications
- 134
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 8
Where Bridwell collected
Specimens by decade
1900s1950s
Earliest: Nesopupa, 1907 (Oʻahu). Latest: Cypraea felina, 1951.
Named for Bridwell
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Bridwell. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
From the field
As a determiner
134 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: