Stephen J. Brooks

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(born before 1976) is a British entomologist working at 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 ...

. He attended the

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, by whom he was awarded BSc in zoology (1976) and MSc in public health engineering (1977). In 1979, he was appointed Assistant Scientific Officer in the Department of Entomology at the Natural History Museum. He was subsequently promoted to Scientific Officer (1985), Higher Scientific Officer (1989), Senior Scientific Officer (1995), and to Research Entomologist (2001) in the Life Sciences Department (Insects). His research interests include freshwater biology, palaeoecology,

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Chironomidae The Chironomidae (informally known as chironomids, nonbiting midges, or lake flies) comprise a family of nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. Many species ...

'' (nonbiting midges) and ''

Odonata Odonata is an order of flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies. Members of the group first appeared during the Triassic, though members of their total group, Odonatoptera, first appeared in Late Carboniferous. The two comm ...

'' (dragonflies and damselflies). The 2002 edition of his book ''Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland'' was shortlisted for the Natural World Book Prize. He is a member of the

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(BDS), and has been editor of the BDS Journal and a member of the BDS Conservation Group.

Bibliography

* 1994: ''Bulletin of the Natural History Museum: Entomology v.63''. Intercept Ltd, Andover, UK. * 2000: ''Guidelines for Entomological Surveys''. Amateur Entomologists' Society. * 2003: ''Dragonflies''. Natural History Museum. * 2008: ''Dragonflies'' (with Philip Corbet).

New Naturalist The New Naturalist Library (also known as ''The New Naturalists'') is a series of books published by Collins in the United Kingdom, on a variety of natural history topics relevant to the British Isles. The aim of the series at the start was: "To ...

#108. Harper Collins. (HB) and (PB) * 2014: ''Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland'' (with Steve Cham and Richard Lewington (illustrator)). British Wildlife Publishing Ltd.

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