D. Elmo Hardy

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Dilbert Elmo Hardy (September 3, 1914 – October 17, 2002) was an American

Diptera systematics
.

Biography

Hardy was born on September 3, 1914, in

Honolulu, Hawaii. He was married to Agnes Thomas Hardy who played a pivotal role in supporting his education, his career as well as illustrating his scientific articles.[1][2]

Legacy

In over 70 years of research Hardy published 437 articles and notes in which he named and described nearly 2,000

Asia-Pacific
Region in particular.

Works

  • Pipunculidae and Bibionidae[3]
  • Australian/Oceanian Diptera Catalogue Bibionidae[4]
  • "Family Scenopinidae (Omphralidae)." In N. Papavero, (ed.) A Catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas South of the United States, pp. 32.1-32.5, Departamento de Zoologia, Secretaria da Agricultura. São Paulo, Brazil, 1966.
  • "Family Scenopinidae (Omphralidae)" in A. Stone, C.W. Sabrowsky, W.W. Wirth, R.M. Foote & J.R. Caulson (eds), A Catalogue of Diptera of North America, pp. 354–356, Smithsonian Publication, Washington D.C., 1983.
  • (with others) Guide of the insects of Connecticut Part VI. The Diptera or true flies of Connecticut Sixth Fascicle: March flies and gall midges. Bibionidae, Itonididae (Cecidomiidae). Conn. Geol. Nat. Hist. Surv. Bull. 87, 218 pp., 15 pl., 29 figs.
  • "The Bibionidae (Diptera) of Nepal, results of the Austrian and the B.P. Bishop Museum Expeditions, 1961 and 1965." Pacific Insects 9(3): 519–536, 1967.
  • with Delfinado, M.D. "The Bibionidae (Diptera) of the Philippines." Pacific Insects 11(1): 117–154, 1969.

Collections

Notes

  1. ISSN 0524-6431
    .
  2. ^ EVENHUIS, NEAL L. (2004). "Biography of D. Elmo Hardy (1914-2002)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Bulletins in Entomology. 12: 1–11.
  3. ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H.; De Meyer, Marc (2004). "Pipunculidae Research by Elmo Hardy: Another Founding Event on the Hawaiian Islands" (PDF). Bishop Museum Bulletins in Entomology. 12: 13–25. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2007.
  4. ^ Bibionidae at Bishop Museum


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