Colin Johnson

Colin Johnson (1943–2021), British entomologist.

• Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
• colin.johnson[at]man.ac.uk

(List may be incomplete)

• 149 taxon names authored by Colin Johnson

(List may be incomplete)

• 1962. The scarabaeoid (Coleoptera) fauna of Lancashire and Cheshire and its apparent changes over the last 100 years. Entomologist 95: 153–165. Reference page. 

• 1963. Rhizophagus parvulus Payk. (Col. Rhizophagidae): an addition to the British list. Entomologist's monthly magazine 98: 231. Reference page. 

• 1964. Chrysolina americana (L.) (Col., Chrysomelidae) in Britain. Entomologist's monthly magazine 99: 228–229. Reference page. 
• 1964. New Coleoptera records for Lancashire and Cheshire, 1963. Entomologist 97: 97–105. Reference page. 
• 1964. Some Coleoptera, recently re-discovered in Cheshire, associated with old woodlands. Entomologist 97: 11–14. Reference page. 
• 1964. The British species of the genus Rhizophagus Herbst (Coleoptera, Rhizophagidae). Proceedings and transactions, Manchester Entomological Society 1961-1963: 3–9. Reference page. 

• 1965. Taxonomic notes on British Coleoptera. No. 2-Sharp's species of the genus Ernobius (Anobiidae). Entomologist 98: 175–180. Reference page. 

• 1966. Two species of Acrotrichis new to Britain (Col., Ptiliidae). Entomologist 99: 152–154. Reference page. 
• 1966. The British species of the genus Byrrhus L., including B. arietinus Steffahny (Col., Byrrhidae) new to the British list. Entomologist's monthly magazine 101: 111–115. Reference page. 
• 1966. The Fennoscandian, Danish and British species of the genus Ernobius Thomson (Col. Anobiidae). Opuscula entomologica 31(1–2): 81–92. Reference page. 
• 1966. The Stephensian species of the family Clambidae (Col.), together with a revised British list of the family. Entomologist's monthly magazine 101: 185–188. Reference page. 

• 1967 A revised and annotated British list of Acrotrichis (Col., Ptiliidae). Entomologist 100: 132–136. [not seen] Reference page. 
• 1967. Studies on Ethiopian Ptiliidae. 1. Africoptilium gen. n. from Central Africa. Entomologist 100: 288–292. [not seen] Reference page. 

• & Strand, A. 1968. Notes on some species of Atomaria s. str. (Col., Cryptophagidae) with descriptions of two species new to science. Norsk Entomologisk Tidsskrift 15(2): 93–96. Full issue (PDF). Reference page. 
• 1968. Some new synonymy in the Ptiliidae (Col.) Entomologist 101: 76–79. Reference page. 
• 1968. Some interesting species of Atomaria Stephens (Col., Cryptophagidae) in the British Musuem [Museum.] Entomologist 101: 228–232. Reference page. 

• 1969. The genus Acrotrichis Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae) in the Ethiopian Region (Studies on Ethiopian Ptiliidae, No 2). Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines 79(3–4): 213–260, plates I–VII. Reference page. 
• 1969. A new genus and species of Ptiliidae (Col.) from Tamana Cave, Trinidad. Entomologist 102: 145–148. Reference page. 

• 1970. Insular species of Ptenidium (Col., Ptiliidae) from the Indian Ocean. Journal of natural history 4(3): 447–454. DOI: 10.1080/00222937000770421 Reference page. 
• 1970. The Atomaria species (Col. Cryptophagidae) of Madeira and the Canary Islands including data on the Wollaston collections and lectotype designations for his species. Entomologica scandinavica 1(2): 145–160. DOI: 10.1163/187631270X00186 Reference page. 
• 1970. Three new species of Ptiliidae (Col.) from Nepal. Journal of natural history 4(4): 535–538. DOI: 10.1080/00222937000770501 Reference page. 
• 1970. Two new species of Ptenidium (Col., Ptiliidae) from Szechuan, China. Entomologist 103: 84–86. [Not seen] Reference page. 
• 1970. Two interesting new species of Ptenidium (Col., Ptiliidae) from Sikkim. Entomologist 103: 90–92. [Not seen] Reference page. 

• 1971. Atomariinae (Col., Cryptophagidae) from the northern parts of the Indian sub-continent with descriptions of seven new species. Entomologist's monthly magazine 107: 224–232. Reference page. 
• 1971. Some Ptiliidae from the Philippine, Bismarck and Solomon Islands (Insecta, Coleoptera) (Noona Dan papers no. 119). Steenstrupia 2(4): 39–47. Google books (Snippet view) Reference page. 

• 1972. Fam. Ptiliidae. Annales de Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (8) 192: 91–96. [La faune terrestre de l'île de Saint-Hélène, Deuxième partie] Reference page. 
• 1972. Some members of the genera Corticarina Reitter and Melanophthalma Motschulsky (Col., Lathridiidae) from India and Nepal. Entomologist 105: 97–110. Reference page. 
• 1972. Some new or little-known species of Ptenidium Erichson (Col., Ptiliidae). Entomologist 105: 113–117. [Not seen] Reference page. 

• 1975. Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) from the Kermadec Islands. New Zealand Entomologist 6(1): 56–58. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.1975.9723100 Reference page. 
• 1975. Cortinicara, a new genus of Corticariinae (Coleoptera: Lathridiidae). Entomologica Scandinavica 6(3): 283–285. DOI: 10.1163/187631275X00127 Reference page. 
• 1975. Arthropoda of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. 8. Coleoptera: Ptiliidae. New Zealand journal of zoology 2(1): 9–14. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1975.9517858 Reference page. 
• 1975. Five species of Ptiliidae (Col.) new to Britain, and corrections to the British list of the family. Entomologist's gazette 26: 211–223. Reference page. 
• 1975. Mission entomologique du Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale aux Monts Uluguru, Tanzanie (L. Berger, N. Leleup et J. Debecker, V–VIII.1971). 5. Coleoptera: Ptiliidae. Revue de Zoologie Africaine 89(3–4): 719–722. Google books (Snippet view). Reference page. 

• 1977. Ergebnisse der Bhutan-Expedition 1972 des Naturhistorischen Museums in Basel. Coleoptera: fain Lathridiidae subfam Corticariinae. Entomologica basiliensia 2: 329–335. [not seen] Reference page. 
• 1977. A third immigrant species of Ptinella Motschulsky (Col., Ptiliidae) new to the British fauna. Entomologist's Gazette 28: 43–44. Reference page. 

• 1978. New or little-known species of Atomaria (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae) from Northern and Central Europe. Entomologica scandinavica 9(1): 26–30. DOI: 10.1163/187631278X00179 Reference page. 
• 1978. Notes on Byrrhidae (Col.); with special reference to, and a species new to, the British fauna. Entomologist's record and journal of variation 90(5): 141–147. Reference page. 

• 1981. Results of the Czechoslovak-Iranian entomological expeditions to Iran. Coleoptera: Ptilidae [Ptiliidae]. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 40: 313–315. Reference page. 

• 1982. An introduction to the Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) of New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology 9(3): 333–376. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1982.10423865 Google books. Reference page. 
• 1982. Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) from the Galapagos and Cocos Islands. Brenesia 19–20: 189–199. Google books (snippet view). Reference page. 

• 1984. New data on Afrotropical Acrotrichis Motschulsky with descriptions of seven new species (Coleoptera, Ptiliidae). Revue de zoologie Africaine 98(1): 197–210. Reference page. 

• 1985. Revision of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) occurring in the Mascarenes, Seychelles and neighbouring islands. Entomologica basiliensia 10: 159–237. Google books (Snippet view). Reference page. 

• 1986. Studies on Baeocrara Thomson (Col., Ptiliidae). Entomologist's monthly magazine 122: 79–84. Reference page. 

• 1987. A revised checklist of British Acrotrichis Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae). Entomologist's Gazette 38: 229–242. [not seen] Reference page. 

• 1988. Revision of Sri Lankan Acrotrichines (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae). Revue suisse de zoologie 95(1): 257–275. BHL Reference page. 

• 1989. Ptiliidae (Coleoptera) of the Arabian Peninsula. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 10: 103–107. ISBN 3-7234-0009-4Google books (snippet view). [Not seen] Reference page. 

• 1990. The feather-wing beetles of Yorkshire (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae). Naturalist 115: 57–71. [not seen] Reference page. 
• 1990. New observations on Canadian Ptiliidae (Coleoptera). The Coleopterists Bulletin 44(3): 267–268. JSTOR Reference page. 
• 1990. New exotic species of Corticariinae (Col.: Latridiidae). Entomologist's record and journal of variation 102: 11–16. BHL Reference page. 

• 1992. Additions and corrections to the British list of Coleoptera. Entomologist's record and journal of variation 104: 305–310. BHL Reference page. 

• 1993. Ptiliidae (Col.) from the Yap Islands. Entomologist's record and journal of variation 105: 79–83. BHL Reference page. 

• 1997. Ten new species of Corticarina Reitter (Col.: Latridiidae) from Central and South America. Entomologist's record and journal of variation 109(5–6): 115–124. BHL Reference page. 

• 2001. Notes on Palaearctic Ptiliidae (Coleoptera). Entomologist's Gazette 52(2): 129–137. Reference page. 

• 2003. Further notes on Palaearctic and other Ptiliidae (Coleoptera). Entomologist's Gazette 54: 55–70. [not seen] Reference page. 

• Sörensson, M. & 2004. The first European records of the pantropical genus Bambara Vuillet, and a review of the immigrant featherwing beetles in Europe (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae). Koleopterologische rundschau 74: 287–302. Abstract. Reference page. 

• & Skidmore, P. 2005. A new saproxylic species of Ptinellodes Matthews (Col., Ptiliidae) from Malawi. Entomologist's monthly magazine 141: 121–124. [not seen] Reference page. 

• 2006. Notes on Palaearctic Cryptophagidae (Coleoptera), including lectotype designations and new synonyms. Entomologist's Gazette 57(1): 51–68. [not seen] Reference page. 

• 2007. Studies on Ptiliidae (Col.) from the Solomon Islands, 1. Entomologist's monthly magazine 143: 213–226. Reference page. 
• 2007. A review of Migneauxia Jacquelin du Val, 1859 (Col. Latridiidae) from the Indian subcontinent. Latridiidae 5: 4–6. Reference page. 

• 2008. Studies on Ptiliidae (Col.) from the Solomon Islands, 2. Entomologist's monthly magazine 144: 199–209. Reference page. 
• & Pal, T.K. 2008. Latridiidae (Coleoptera) from Mizoram, India. Latridiidae 6: 4–7. [not seen] Reference page. 

• 2010. Two changes in nomenclature within the genus Acrotrichis Motschulsky (Col.: Ptiliidae) from Sri Lanka and Panama. Entomologist's record and journal of variation 122(1): 43–44. Reference page. 
• Majka, C.G., & Langor, D.W. 2010. Contributions towards an understanding of the Atomariinae (Coleoptera, Cryptophagidae) of Atlantic Canada. ZooKeys 35: 37–63. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.35.318 . Reference page. 
• Otero, J.C. & 2010. Micrambe micoae sp n. (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae) from the Iberian Peninsula. Entomologica Fennica 21(1): 58–60. Abstract. Reference page. 
• & Otero, J.C. 2010. Description of a new Monotoma (Monotomina) species (Coleoptera: Monotomidae) from the Iberian Peninsula. Entomologica Fennica 21(2): 104–106. [not seen] Reference page. 

• Darby, M.D. & 2011. A review of Chilean Smicrus (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae) with nine new species. Entomologist's monthly magazine 147: 133–154. Reference page. 

• 2012. New records and data on notable British Ptiliidae (Coleoptera). Entomologist's Gazette 63(1): 63–68. [not seen] Reference page. 
• 2012. Peter Skidmore obituary. Entomologist's monthly magazine 148(1772): 63–79. [not seen] Reference page. 
• 2012. A new Himalayan Sternodea species, together with notes and corrections on Palaearctic Cryptophagidae (Coleoptera). Entomologist's Gazette 63(4): 267–272. [not seen] Reference page. 

• Otero, J.C. & 2013. Species of Cryptophagus Herbst, 1792, belonging to the “dentatus group” (Coleopera [Coleoptera]: Cryptophagidae) from the Western Palearctic region. Entomologica Fennica 24(2): 81–93. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

• Logunov, D.V. 2012. British Entomology Collections of the Manchester Museum. Journal of the Lancashire & Cheshire Entomological Society 133 & 134 (2009 & 2010): 20–44. (ResearchGate) Reference page.