Daniel William Coquillett

American entomologist (1856–1911)

Daniel William Coquillett

Coquillett c. 1896

Born| (1856-01-23)January 23, 1856

Pleasant Valley, Illinois, United States

Died| July 7, 1911(1911-07-07) (aged 55)

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

Nationality| American
Occupation| Entomology
Known for| Wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae

Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856 – 7 July 1911) was an American entomologist who specialised in flies.[1] He wrote a revision of the dipterous family Therevidae[2] and many other scientific papers in which he described many new species and genera of flies. Coquillett was also the first to attempt fumigation with hydrocyanic acid as a means for controlling citrus scale insects. He experimented in the Wolfskill orange groves where he was supported by the foreman and later quarantine entomologist Alexander Craw in 1888–89.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Carpenter, M.M. 1945. Bibliography of biographies of entomologists. The American Midland Naturalist 33: 1–116.
2. ^ Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 2(3): 97–101 (1894)
3. ^ Coquillett, D.W. (1888). Report on the gas treatment for scale-insects. Commissioner of Agriculture, Washington. p. 123.

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* Archive Digitised Coquillett, D. W. Report on the locusts of the San Joaquin valley, Cal. Anaheim, Calif.Date 1886
* Archive Digitised Coquillet, D. W. (Diptera) Papers from the Hopkins-Stanford Galapagos expedition, 1898–1899 Volumes 14, 15, 16, 17 Washington, D.C., The Academy.
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