Charles W. O'Brien
American entomologist · 1933–2019
78 specimens, collected between 1960 and 1985 on 14 collecting days, now held in 5 departments. Identified 2 specimens for others.
On the labels as O'Brien, C.W., C W O'Brien, C. W. O'Brien, Charles W. O’Brien, C.W. O'Brien, O'Brien.
- Specimens
- 78
- Type specimens
- 55
- Years in the field
- 26
- Islands
- 1
- Species
- 53
- Identifications
- 2
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 3
Specimens by decade
1960s1980s
Earliest: Rhyparus helophoroides, 1960 (Kira Kira). Latest: Eucheuma, 1985.
Named for O'Brien
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name O'Brien. 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: