Cameron, Peter (1847-1912)

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
passed away: 01.12.1912 in New Hill, Derbyshire

Peter Cameron (1847-1 December 1912, New Hill, Derbyshire) was an English entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera.

An artist Cameron worked in the dye industry and in calico printing. He suffered from poor health and lack of employment.

PUBLICATIONS

 * Cameron, P. 1886. On a new species of Strumigenys (S. lewisi) from Japan. Proc. Manch. Lit. Philos. Soc. 25: 229-232


 * Cameron, P. 1891. Appendix. Hym. Formicidae. Pp. 89-95 in: Whymper, E. Travels amongst the Great Andes. London: J. Murray, xxii + 147 pp.


 * Cameron, P. 1892. Synonymical notes on Cynipidae and Formicidae. Entomol. Mon. Mag. 28: 67


 * Cameron, P. 1898. Notes on a collection of Hymenoptera from Greymouth, New Zealand, with descriptions of new species. Mem. Proc. Manch. Lit. Philos. Soc. 42(1 1: 1-53

REFERENCE
Subba Rao, B.R. 1998. History of Entomology in India. 168pp. Bangalore, pp. 218-219.