Animals Named for Richard Archbold: Dedications, Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, Florida, 26 March 2007, Fred E. Lohrer.

Archbold Biological Station founded in 1941 by Richard Archbold

Animals Named for Richard Archbold (1907-1976): Dedications
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Fred E. Lohrer, 26 March 2007

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Introduction. Like many scientific patrons before him, Richard Archbold’s legacy lives on enshrined within the scientific nomenclature of numerous species (5 mosses, 39 flowering plants, 30 invertebrates, and 10 vertebrates) bearing his name as accolade for his support of science and scientists. The list of animals named for Richard Archbold totals 40 species (see annotated list). Of these 40 species, 20 have dedication statement included in the original publication and this list features direct quotations from these 20 publications. The dedication statements are presented in chronologic order within two groups; species from the Old-world Tropics (n=6) and species from Florida (n=14). — Hilary M. Swain and Fred E. Lohrer.

Authors' Dedication Statements for Animals Named for Richard Archbold
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Old World Tropics - Madagascar, New Guinea, & the Philippines (n=6)

1931 Newtonia archboldi Archbold's Newtonia. Delacour and Berlioz (Passeriformes: Vangidae). Archbold’s Newtonia.--(Delacour, J. and J. Berlioz. 1931. Description d'oiseaux nouveaux de Madagascar. Oiseau [L’Oiseau et la Revue Francaise d’Ornithologie] 1:1-2.)

"Nomme en l'honneur de. M[onsieur]. R. Archbold, membre de la mission."

1942 Lanthanusa richardi. A New Guinea dragonfly. (Lieftinck, M.A. 1942. The dragonflies (Odonata) of New Guinea and neighbouring islands. Part VI. Results of the Third Archbold Expedition 1938-’39 ... I. Anisoptera. Treubia 18:441-608.)

"With this species I have associated the name of Richard Archbold, the leader of the Archbold Expedition."

1949 Archboldargia. A genus (2 spp.) of New Guinea damselflies. (Lieftinck, M.A. 1949. The dragonflies (Odonata) of New Guinea and neighboring islands. Part VII. Results of the third Archbold Expedition 1938-1939 and of the Le Roux Expedition 1939 to Netherlands New Guinea (II. Zygoptera). Nova Guinea 5: 1-271.)

"The name I have chosen for this interesting genus, it will be observed, is an allusion to that of Mr. RICHARD ARCHBOLD, the leader of the American-Dutch expedition to the Snow Mountains of New Guinea."

1952 Thrincophora archboldi. A New Guinea moth. (Diakonoff, A. 1952. Microlepidoptera of New Guinea. Results of the third Archbold Expedition. Part I. Verhandelingen der Konklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, afd. Natururkunde 49:1-168.)

"This large and distinct species is dedicated to the leader of the expedition, Mr. RICHARD ARCHBOLD."

1982 Archboldomys luzonensis. Mount Isarog Shrew Rat. (Musser, G.G. 1982. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 110. Crunomys and the small-bodied shrew rats native to the Philippine Islands and Sulawesi (Celebes). Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 174:1-95.)

The genus was named for "The late Mr. Richard Archbold. His interest in adventure and natural history stimulated him to share his resources for expeditions to the Far East and research in museums, usually associated with the New Guinea Area. Richard Archbold, through the auspices of Archbold Expeditions, never imposed geographic limits or a particular focus on his associates. Naming a Philippine endemic after him points up the past breadth of his patronage and commitment to indifferent inquiry of whatever and wherever."

2000 Austrochaperina archboldi. A New Guinea narrowmouthed frog. ( Zweifel, R.G. 2000. Partition of the Australopapuan microhylid frog genus Sphenophryne with descriptions of new species. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 253:1-130.)

"The patronymic honors Richard Archbold, sponsor and early leader of a series of seven expeditions to New Guinea (1933-1964) that contributed immeasurably to knowledge of the biota of that island. Profitable mining of the collections for material of value to systematic biology will doubtless continue for decades."

Florida (n=14)

1944 Formica archboldi. A Florida ant. (Smith, M.R. 1944. Additional ants recorded from Florida with a descriptions of two new species. Fla. Entomol. 27:14-17.) Creighton (1950) elevated this subspecies to a full species.

"This subspecies is named in honor of Richard Archbold, the owner of the Archbold Biological Station, who not only encouraged Dr. Schneirla in a study of the ants of the station but who showed a special interest in the habits of this particular ant."

1959 Tripoxylon tridentatum archboldi. A central Florida larrid wasp. (Krombein, K.V. 1959. Three new wasps from Florida and taxonomic notes on allied forms (Hymenoptera, Aculeata). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 61:145-153.)

"Named for Mr. Richard Archbold in recognition of his courtesy in making available the facilities of the Archbold Biological Station during several all-too-brief visits in 1953, 1954 and 1956, and of his continued interest manifested by sending me periodically the wooden trap nests from which this and many other species of wasps and bees have emerged. The information obtained from such nests has increased substantially our knowledge of the life history, prey preferences, and nesting habits of these insects."

1968 Telamona archboldi. A central Florida treehopper. (Froeschner, R.C. 1968. Telamona archboldi, a new treehopper from Florida. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 70:154-155.)

"The species name is derived from the surname of Mr. Richard Archbold in recognition of his interest in and aid for science, not only through the establishment of this biological station, but also for his generous cooperation in various other scientific ventures."

1979 Dasymutilla archboldi. A central Florida velvet ant. (Schmidt, J.O. and E. Mickel. 1979. A new species of Dasymutilla from Florida (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 81:576-579.)

"We are proud to name this species in honor of Richard Archbold who pioneered in natural history exploration and who established the biological station where the type was collected."

1982 Ephemeroporus archboldi. A Florida water flea. (Frey, D.G. 1982. Relocation of Chydorus barroisi and related species (Cladocera: Chydoridae) to a new genus and description of two new species. Hydrobiologia 86:231-269.)

This species is "Named after Richard Archbold, founder and benefactor of the Archbold Biological Station near Lake Placid, FL."

1987 Photomorphus archboldi. A central Florida mutillid wasp. (Manley, D.G. and M.A. Deyrup. 1987. A new species of Photomorphus (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) from Florida. J. Entomol. Sci. 22:57-60.)

"We name this species in honor of Richard Archbold, naturalist, who established the biological station on which this type was collected."

1991 Admestina archboldi. A Florida jumping spider. (Piel, W.H. 1991. The Nearctic jumping spiders of the genus Admestina (Araneae: Salticidae). Psyche 98:265-282.)

"This species is named after the founder of the Archbold Biological Station where the holotype was collected."

1994 Atrichopogon archboldi. A Florida sand fly. (Wirth, W.W. 1994. The subgenus Atrichopogon (Lophomyidium) with a revision of the Nearctic species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Insecta Mundi 8:17-36.)

"This species is named in honor of Richard Archbold, founder of the Archbold Biological Station. The Station has been my host for several periods of productive ceratopogonid research."

1996 Neotridactylus archboldi. A central Florida pygmy mole cricket. (Deyrup, M and T. Eisner. 1996. Description and natural history of a new pygmy mole cricket from relict xeric uplands of Florida (Orthoptera: Tridactylidae). Mem. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 17:59-67.)

"This paper is dedicated to Karl V. Krombein, and the species is named for the Archbold Biological Station, where Karl conducted, and continues to conduct, so many splendid studies on the natural history of Florida Hymenoptera. The species is also named for Richard Archbold, who worked with Karl on the trap nest project from 1957 to 1961."

1997 Neuroterus archboldi. A central Florida gall wasp. (Melika, G. and W.G. Abrahamson. 1997. Descriptions of four new species of cynipid gall wasps of the genus Neuroterus Hartog (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) with redescriptions of some known species from the eastern United States. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 99:560-573.)

The species is "named in honor of Mr. Richard Archbold, founder of the Archbold Biological Station."

1997 Eumayriella archboldi. A central Florida gall wasp. (Melika, G. and W.G. Abrahamson. 1997. Synonymy of two genera (Eumayria and Trisoleniella) of cynipid gall wasps and description of a new genus, Eumayriella (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 99:666-675.)

"The species is named in honor of Richard Archbold, founder of the Archbold Biological Station."

1998 Pyramica [Smithistruma] archboldi. A northern Florida ant. (Deyrup, M. and S. Cover. 1998. Two new species of Smithistruma Brown (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Florida. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 100:214-221.)

"This species is names for Richard Archbold, who founded the Archbold Biological Station, which has supported a survey of Florida ants for the past decade."

2002 Enaphalodes archboldi. A central Florida longhorned beetle. (Lingafelter, S.W. and J.A. Chemsak. 2002. A new species of Enaphalodes Haldeman from Florida (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) with review of genus, synonymy, and key to species. Coleopterists Bull. 56:569-581.)

"This species name is a Latin genitive patronym in honor of Mr. Richard Archbold, deceased, an enthusiastic naturalist and philanthropist who established the Archbold Biological Station and thus preserved many endemic species."

2007 Bassettia archboldi. A central Florida gall wasp. (Melika, G. and W. G. Abrahamson. 2007. Review of the Nearctic gall-wasp species of the genus Bassettia Ashmead, 1887, with description of new species (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 53:131-148.)

"Named in honor of Mr. Richard Archbold, founder of the Archbold Biological Station."

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