Peter Cameron (entomologist)
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Peter Cameron was an English
England
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 entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. There are over 130,000 recognized species, with many more remaining to be described. The name refers to the heavy wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek ὑμήν : membrane and...

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An artist Cameron worked in the dye
Dye
A dye is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied. The dye is generally applied in an aqueous solution, and requires a mordant to improve the fastness of the dye on the fiber....

 industry and in calico printing. He suffered from poor health and lack of employment.

Works

  • A Monograph of the British Phytophagous Hymenoptera Ray Society (1882–1893)
  • Hymenoptera volumes of the Biologia Centrali-Americana
    Biologia Centrali-Americana
    The Biologia Centrali-Americana is an encyclopedia of the natural history of Mexico and Central America, privately issued in 215 parts from 1879 to 1915 by the editors Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin, of the British Museum in London.This work is still fundamental for the study of...

    , volumes 1-2 (1883–1900) and (1888–1900)Biologia centrali- americana

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