John Braithwaite Wallis (1877–1961) was a Canadian

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 ...

, a graduate of the University of Manitoba. The J.B. Wallis Museum of Entomology at the university was named in his honour. He was also a

coleopterologist Coleopterology (from Coleoptera and Greek , ''-logia'') is the scientific study of beetles, a branch of entomology. Practitioners are termed coleopterists and form groups of amateurs and professionals for business and pleasure. Among these is Th ...

, having described many beetle species including

Haliplus leechi ''Haliplus leechi'' is a species of Haliplus ''Haliplus'' is a genus of crawling water beetles in the family Haliplidae. There are at least 180 described species in ''Haliplus''. They are found worldwide, except for Antarctica, living among ...

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* 1877 births 1961 deaths Canadian entomologists University of Manitoba alumni {{entomologist-stub