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Chris Alexander
American entomologist · 1889–1981
185 specimens, collected between 1931 and 2012 on 8 collecting days, now held in 3 departments. Identified 3 specimens for others.
On the labels as H.C. Alexander, C Alexander, Alexander, C., Chris Alexander.
- Specimens
- 185
- Type specimens
- 1
- Years in the field
- 82
- Islands
- 2
- Species
- 135
- Identifications
- 3
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 4
Where Alexander collected
Specimens by decade
1930s2010s
Earliest: Neritina vespertina, 1931 (Oʻahu). Latest: Habenaria rodeiensis, 2012.
Named for Alexander
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Alexander. 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
3 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: