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Robert L. Usinger
American entomologist · 1912–1968
1,051 specimens, collected between 1835 and 1965 on 102 collecting days, now held in 4 departments. Identified 177 specimens for others.
On the labels as R. L. Usinger, Usinger, R.L., Robert L. Usinger, Usinger, Robert L., R.L. Usinger, Usinger, R. L., RL Usinger, Usinger, R. and 1 more.
- Specimens
- 1,051
- Type specimens
- 117
- Years in the field
- 131
- Islands
- 7
- Species
- 230
- Identifications
- 177
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 12
Where Usinger collected
Specimens by decade
1830s1960s
Earliest: Lonchoptera bifurcata, 1835 (Humuula). Latest: Oceanides euphorbiae, 1965.
Named for Usinger
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Usinger. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Plagithmysus usingeri Cerambycidae16
- Oceanides usingeri Lygaeidae12
- Micromus usingeri Hemerobiidae2
- Ceresium usingeri Cerambycidae1
- Dictyophorodelphax usingeri Delphacidae1
- Eusandalum usingeri Eupelmidae1
- Melanoxanthus usingeri Elateridae1
- Nesiomiris usingeri Miridae1
- Saicella usingeri Reduviidae1
- Saldula usingeri Saldidae1
- Sarona usingeri Miridae1
- Trigonotylus usingeri Miridae1
From the field
As a determiner
177 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: