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Glen W. Russ

Physician and medical entomologist · 1872–1950

5,329 specimens, collected between 1908 and 1982 on 392 collecting days, now held in 2 departments.

On the labels as Russ, Glen W., Glen W. Russ, Russ, Russ, G.W., G. Russ, G.W. Russ, Russ, G..

Specimens
5,329
Type specimens
31
Years in the field
75
Islands
5
Species
566
Identifications
0
In the Library
0
Named after
1

Where Russ collected

Specimens by decade

1900s1980s

Earliest: Achatinella mustelina, 1908 (Oʻahu). Latest: Psilotum nudum, 1982.

Named for Russ

Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Russ. 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

TornatellidesPartulina mighelsianaTornatellariaAchatinellaAmastra rubensThaumatodonAdenophorus hymenophylloidesThaumatodonLeptachatinaThaumatodonAchatinella abbreviataAmastra cylindrica