Charles Howard Curran
Canadian entomologist (1894-1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Howard Curran (20 March 1894 – 23 January 1972) was a Canadian entomologist who specialized in Diptera. Curran's main taxonomic interests were in brachyceran flies, particularly the flower flies Syrphidae, in which he described 723 species. He described 2,648 species over his career. He was active in the study of insect control. His 1934 work The Families and Genera of North American Diptera was an important and comprehensive work on the topic of North American fly genera.
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Charles Howard Curran | |
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Born | 20 March 1894 |
Died | 23 January 1972(1972-01-23) (aged 77) Leesburg, Florida, United States |
Occupation | Entomologist |
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