Arthur Wilson Stelfox

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Arthur Wilson Stelfox (1883-1972) was an Irish architect and naturalist. He wrote many papers on Botany, Malacology and entomology.

Arthur Wilson Stelfox was born in Belfast. He is best known for his work on Hymenoptera, on vertebrate bones from caves and on non-marine Mollusca especially the genus Pisidium. Stelfox was a Member of the Royal Irish Academy (from1912). He worked on the Clare Island Survey 1909 and 1911.

Stelfox described many new species of Braconidae and Ichneumonidae.

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  • Graham, M.W.R. de V. 1973 Stelfox - entomologist. Irish Naturalists' Journal 17: 291-292
  • Heal, H.G. 1973 Stelfox - an appreciation. Irish Naturalists' Journal 17: 294-295
  • Cook, L.M. 1970 Genetical studies on Helix aspersa and other helicid snails: a review of work by A.W. Stelfox. Irish Naturalists' Journal 16: 249-252
  • Kertland, M.P.H. 1972 Editorial Arthur Stelfox. Irish Naturalists' Journal 17: 249
  • Krombein, K.V. 1967 A.W. Stelfox collection of Irish Hymenoptera donated to Smithsonian Institution. Irish Naturalists' Journal 15: 298-299

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