Matthew M. Ross
Entomologist · 1929–2019
813 specimens, collected between 1949 and 2026 on 181 collecting days, now held in 4 departments. Identified 11 specimens for others.
On the labels as Ross, M., Ross, M.C., Mike Ross, M. Ross, Ross, M.K., M Ross, Matthew M. Ross, Ross, M.M. and 1 more.
- Specimens
- 813
- Type specimens
- 3
- Years in the field
- 78
- Islands
- 3
- Species
- 438
- Identifications
- 11
- In the Library
- 1
- Named after
- 8
Where Ross collected
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Sarcolobus retusus, 1949 (Yap). Latest: Campyloneurum phyllitidis, 2026.
In the Library
Publications in the Library whose author line carries this name.
2025
Notes, nuances, and novelties in the Hawaiian flora from Herbarium PacificumFaccenda, K., Arthur, K., Thomas, M.K., Oppenheimer, H., Ross, M.C., Starr, F., Starr, K., Tribble, C.M. & Starmer, J. · In: Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.), Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2025. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 163: 149-228.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
Named for Ross
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Ross. 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
11 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: