Horace Francis Barnes ( 23 November 1902 - 5 February 1960) was an

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entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

who specialised in

Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

. From 1924 to 1927 he was a

Ministry of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...

Research Scholar at The College of St Gregory and St Martin at Wye in England and

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. From 1927 until his death he worked at

Rothamsted Experimental Station Rothamsted Research, previously known as the Rothamsted Experimental Station and then the Institute of Arable Crops Research, is one of the oldest agricultural research institutions in the world, having been founded in 1843. It is located at Harp ...

. Barnes specialised in

Cecidomyiidae Cecidomyiidae is a family of flies known as gall midges or gall gnats. As the name implies, the larvae of most gall midges feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal plant growths called galls. Cecidomyiidae are very fragile small insects usu ...

. He was also interested in

Tipulidae Crane fly is a common name referring to any member of the insect family (biology), family Tipulidae. Cylindrotominae, Limoniinae, and Pediciinae have been ranked as subfamilies of Tipulidae by most authors, though occasionally elevated to family ...

. His collection is held by the

Natural History Museum, London The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum an ...

Works

* Barnes, H.F. 1946a. ''Gall midges of economic importance''. Vol. I: gall midges of root and vegetable crops. Crosby Lockwood & Son Ltd., London. partial list *Barnes, H.F. 1946b. ''Gall midges of economic importance''. Vol. II: gall midges of fodder crops. Crosby Lockwood & Son Ltd., London. *Barnes, H.F. 1948a. ''Gall midges of economic importance''. Vol. III: gall midges of fruit. Crosby Lockwood & Son Ltd., London. *Barnes, H.F. 1948b. ''Gall midges of economic importance''. Vol. IV: gall midges of ornamental plants and shrubs. Crosby Lockwood & Son Ltd., London. *Barnes, H.F. 1949. ''Gall midges of economic importance''. Vol. VI: gall midges of miscellaneous crops. Crosby Lockwood & Son Ltd., London. *Barnes, H.F. 1951. ''Gall midges of economic importance''. Vol. V: gall midges of trees. Crosby Lockwood & Son Ltd., London. *Barnes, H.F. 1956. ''Gall midges of economic importance''. Vol. VII: gall midges of cereal crops. Crosby Lockwood & Son Ltd., London. 261 p.

References

*Uvarov, B. P. 1961: arnes, H. F. ''Proc. R. Ent. Soc. London'' (C), London 25:50 *Nijvelelt, W. 1960: arnes, H. F. ''Ent. Berichten'', Amsterdam 20:157, Portrait *Margaret K. Arnold Bibliography of H. F. Barnes . ''Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History.'' Volume 4, Page 35-4
DOI 10.3366/jsbnh.1962.4.1.35
ISSN 0260-9541 English entomologists 1960 deaths Dipterists 1902 births People educated at Bedford School 20th-century British zoologists Alumni of Wye College {{UK-entomologist-stub