David Sharp (1840–1922) A bibliography and a catalogue of his insect names by Hans Fery NEF > SUPPLEMENT 4, 2013 < NEF Skörvnöpparn, Umeå Supplement 4, 2013: 1-114 David Sharp (1840–1922) A bibliography and a catalogue of his insect names HANS FERY Contents example, discussions which arose in sessions of the 1. Introduction and general matters ................... 1 Entomological Society of London in which Sharp took part. Such contributions were published mostly in the 1.1. Notes on the Proceedings of the Entomological Proceedings of that society. Also included are Sharp’s Society of London and other journals ................ 1 few publications having a non-entomological content, 1.2. The Zoological Record and the Index Zoolo- dealing with e.g. social problems. gicus................................................................... 4 2. Bibliography–Sharp’s contributions to science ..4 Abbreviations 3. Sharp’s taxa .................................................... 22 The following abbreviations are used: 3.1. General remarks ............................................ 22 BHL .................. Biodiversity Heritage Library 3.2. Sharp’s early treatment of zoological names 23 BZN .................. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 3.3. Catalogue of the HYDRADEPHAGA (COL.) ........ 24 (Opinions of the ICZN; not expli- citly cited in section Secondary 3.3.1. DYTISCIDAE ............................................ 25 literature) 3.3.2. GYRINIDAE .............................................. 34 CambEntSoc .... Cambridge Entomological and Natural 3.3.3. HALIPLIDAE ............................................ 34 History Society 3.3.4. NOTERIDAE ............................................. 34 EMM ................ Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine EntSocLondon . Entomological Society of London 3.4. Catalogue of the other INSECTA ...................... 35 ProcEntSoc ...... Proceedings of the Entomological 3.4.1. COLEOPTERA (other than HYDRADEPHAGA) .... 37 Society of London (and other 3.4.2. DIPTERA ..................................................... 111 versions of that journal’s title) TransEntSoc..... The Transactions of the Entomological 3.4.3. HEMIPTERA ................................................. 111 Society of London 3.4.4. HYMENOPTERA ............................................ 111 ZoolRec ............ The Zoological Record 3.4.5. PHASMIDA ................................................... 111 The other abbreviations used are easily recognised. 4. Secondary literature ..................................... 111 I will be grateful if readers will bring to my attention 5. Acknowledgements ....................................... 114 any mistakes, in particular overlooked papers or taxa. 1. Introduction and general matters 1.1. Notes on the Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London and other journals The aim of my investigations was to give a complete overview of David Sharp’s (Figs 1 & 2) scientific work, Sharp’s contributions in the ProcEntSoc are of special and for this to bring together as many as possible of interest. While the name of the TransEntSoc has been his published contributions to science. In connection unchanged, the title of the Proceedings has changed with this work, a biography of Sharp is planned to be slightly during the period in which Sharp’s contri- published separately. butions were published: Beside the small bibliographies provided in 1863............. Journal of the Proceedings of the Entomo- obituaries, the main sources for my studies were HORN logical Society of London & SCHENCKLING (1929), DERKSEN & SCHEIDING (1963), 1864–1867... Journal of Proceedings of the Entomo- DERKSEN & SCHEIDING-GÖLLNER (1972), and GAEDIKE logical Society of London & SMETANA (1984). These were complemented by 1868............ The Proceedings of the Entomological references in publications which deal with particular Society of London families (e.g. HERMAN 2001b) and by a privately 1869–1889.... Proceedings of the Entomological Society compiled bibliography which A.F. Newton (Chicago, of London USA) kindly placed at my disposal. However, I have 1890–1920... The Proceedings of the Entomological not only included “normal publications”, but also, for Society of London 2 Hans Fery The ProcEntSoc as well as the TransEntSoc have been called “Exhibitions”, “Paper read”, “Discussion”, etc. published as unnumbered volumes in the period 1868– (some others have been characterised by myself as 1925 (for details see under ProcEntSoc 2012 in section “Note” or “Remark”). I have hesitated to provide all Secondary literature). In 1926 they were numbered of these contributions, however, since some of them consecutively from the beginning (1834) until 1925 include interesting details and even nomenclatural acts, with numbers 1–73. I have not adopted this new I had decided at first to give only these interesting numbering because it seems to be unknown to most ones. But what is a contribution with “interesting entomologists, for example not being used by DERKSEN details”? This depends certainly on the view of the & SCHEIDING-GÖLLNER (1972). Usually, the unnum- respective reader, and thus, finally, I included them bered volumes of the ProcEntSoc as well as those of all—at least those which I have found. Several of these the TransEntSoc are cited by adding the “year of the contributions in the ProcEntSoc could only be found volume” instead of a volume number at the end of the by studying intensively all issues published (on paper) respective reference, which is in most cases identical in the period from 1863 until 1924. This was with the year of publication. In a few cases, however, complemented by searches in digitised versions which parts of a volume were published only in the following are available via BHL, but not all of Sharp’s year, and this has been noted—if necessary—in square contributions—due to inexact digitisation—could be brackets at the end of the reference. found by this means. The ProcEntSoc contains several sometimes Another problem is that the “real” author (in the relatively unimportant and rather short notes in sections sense of “writer”) of such contributions in the ProcEntSoc is not necessarily Sharp, but in almost all cases an unknown secretary or whatever. Furthermore, in contributions such as “Exhibitions” and “Discus- sions” Sharp is often not the single named “contri- butor” and by no means always the one who contributed most. This is why I have consequently omitted the “other contributors”, named only Sharp as author and added “[with others]” at the end of the reference. In some cases Sharp has “read” the paper of a colleague, but doubtlessly not given any own contribution—such ones have not been included in the Bibliography. When Sharp was the president, chairman or secretary of a session of the EntSocLondon he sometimes gave a short comment. However, in many sessions it is not clear who the chairman or secretary was. In several such cases DERKSEN & SCHEIDING (1963) and DERKSEN & SCHEIDING-GÖLLNER (1972) attributed the respective contributions to Sharp, nevertheless. I included all these contributions in the Bibliography and added a note at the end of the reference. However, I am not sure that I have traced all of such “anony- mous” notes which are due to Sharp. Some of Sharp’s contributions in other journals than the ProcEntLondon are difficult to recognise as such because they are only signed with “D.S.” or with “Secretary” if he was acting secretary of a session of any society. A related problem concerns Sharp’s contributions in The Entomologist, the EMM, The Entomologist’s Record and Journal of Variation, and in The Zoologist. Fig. 1. David Sharp as young man (1869); photo found Many (but not all) of the contributions in the in the archives of the Senckenberg Deutsches ProcEntSoc are repeated in these journals, often with Entomologisches Institut (SDEI); provided with the exactly the same text. The former journals were permission of E. Groll (Müncheberg, Germany). published monthly, and, thus, often more up-to-date David Sharp – bibliography and catalogue of insect names 3 than the ProcEntSoc which were published only four Autalia puncticollis SHARP, 1864f is the only or five times a year for periods longer than only one problematic name; it is an available name and treated month. In particular several sessions of December and as valid in LÖBL & SMETANA (2004: 420). It was given also sometimes those of November have been by Sharp on the session of the EntSocLondon of published in the ProcEntSoc in the year after that in October 3, 1864 and was published November 28, which the session had taken place. It also happened 1864 in the ProcEntSoc. The same text was given in that Sharp was mentioned as a participant of a The Zoologist (1864, vol. 22, p. 9335). I was not able particular discussion in one of the journals but not in to find the exact publishing date of the respective issue the other(s) (eventually because different persons made of The Zoologist, but some observations (which here the reports). Then the contribution in which Sharp’s shall not be given in detail) let me assume that it was name is mentioned is included in the Bibliography also published in November 1864, and, thus, very and not the other(s). likely before being published in the ProcEntSoc. The There are only eight names which can be treated as Entomologist (1864–1865) published that name as a published in the ProcEntSoc or in reports of the other nomen nudum in December 1864 (vol. 2, No. 9, p. journals mentioned above,