Daniel William Coquillett
Encyclopedia
Daniel William Coquillett (23 January 1856 , Pleasant Valley
, Ill. - 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera
. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae
. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 2(3): 97-101 (1894) and many other scientific papers in which he described many new species
and genera of Diptera.
Pleasant Valley Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Pleasant Valley Township is one of twenty-three townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 260.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Pleasant Valley Township covers an area of ....
, Ill. - 7 July 1911 Atlantic City, New Jersey) was an American entomologist who specialised in Diptera
Diptera
Diptera , or true flies, is the order of insects possessing only a single pair of wings on the mesothorax; the metathorax bears a pair of drumstick like structures called the halteres, the remnants of the hind wings. It is a large order, containing an estimated 240,000 species, although under half...
. He wrote Revision of the dipterous family Therevidae
Therevidae
Therevidae are a family of Diptera Asiloidea commonly known as stiletto flies. The family contains about 1,600 described species worldwide, most diverse in arid and semi-arid regions with sandy soils...
. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 2(3): 97-101 (1894) and many other scientific papers in which he described many new species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
and genera of Diptera.