RL
R.E. Leech
Arachnologist · 1937–2016
133 specimens, collected between 1959 and 1961 on 13 collecting days, now held in 6 departments. Identified 2 specimens for others.
On the labels as Leech, R.E., R E Leech, R.E. Leech, Leech, R. E., R. Leech, R L Leech, R. E. Leech, R.C. Leech and 1 more.
- Specimens
- 133
- Type specimens
- 21
- Years in the field
- 3
- Islands
- 8
- Species
- 67
- Identifications
- 2
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 1
Where Leech collected
Specimens by decade
1950s1960s
Earliest: Stator pruininus, 1959 (Waianae Mts.). Latest: Poaceae, 1961.
Named for Leech
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Leech. 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
2 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: