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Edward Philpott Mumford
New Zealand museum curator, entomologist, and writer · 1870–1930
2,137 specimens, collected between 1922 and 1930 on 128 collecting days, now held in 6 departments.
On the labels as Mumford, E.P., Mumford, Edward Philpott Mumford, E P Mumford, Edward P. Mumford, E.P. Mumford.
- Specimens
- 2,137
- Type specimens
- 276
- Years in the field
- 9
- Islands
- 10
- Species
- 519
- Identifications
- 0
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 19
Where Mumford collected
Specimens by decade
1920s1930s
Earliest: Spondias dulcis, 1922 (Hiva Oa). Latest: Haplopteris elongata, 1930.
Named for Mumford
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Mumford. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Mendana mumfordi Euconulidae10
- Psychotria mumfordiana Rubiaceae4
- Lamellidea mumfordi Achatinellidae2
- Scheloribates mumfordi Scheloribatidae2
- Aethessa mumfordi Anthribidae1
- Anagyrus mumfordi Encyrtidae1
- Aphis mumfordi Aphididae1
- Calliphora mumfordi Calliphoridae1
- Gonomyia mumfordi Limoniidae1
- Hemicordulia mumfordi Corduliidae1
- Heterolepisma mumfordi Lepismatidae1
- Lallemandana mumfordi Aphrophoridae1
- Platygaster mumfordi Platygastridae1
- Proterhinus mumfordi Belidae1
- Rhyncogonus mumfordi Curculionidae1
- Scaptomyza mumfordi Drosophilidae1
- Simulium mumfordi Simuliidae1
- Tahitina mumfordi Trigonidiidae1
- Xyleborus mumfordi Curculionidae1
From the field
