Rothney, George Alexander James (1849-1922)

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
The manuscript collection of George Alexander James Rothney (1849-1922) comprises a manuscript on Aculeate Hymenoptera collected in Barrakpore Park, India, 1872-1886, 1893.

George Alexander James Rothney (1849-1922) formed an extensive collection of Oriental Hymenoptera during his travels in India. His library and collection was donated to the Hope Entomological Collections, Oxford.

Bibliographic Reference(s): Text of "Collection History" taken from A Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Entomology Library of The Natural History Museum, London.

TAXONOMIC PUBLICATIONS

 * [[Media:Rothney 1889.pdf|Rothney, G. A. J. 1889. Notes on Indian ants. Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 1889: 347-374 PDF]]


 * [[Media:Rothney G 1903.pdf|Rothney, G. A. J. 1903. The aculeate Hymenoptera of Barrackpore, Bengal. Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 1903: 93-116.]]

REFERENCE

 * Subba, Rao, B.R. 1998. History of Entomology in India. 168pp. Bangalore. pp. 21-22.