Adrian Hardy Haworth
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Adrian Hardy Haworth (1767 - 1833) was an English entomologist, botanist and carcinologist.
He was the author of Lepidoptera Britannica (1803-1828), the most authoritative work on British butterflies and moths until Henry Tibbats Stainton's Manual in 1857. He was also a carcinologist, specialising in shrimp. He is responsible for the names of several taxa, including:
- Order Mysida Haworth, 1825
- Family Mysidae Haworth, 1825
- Superfamily Pandaloidea Haworth, 1825
- Family Pandalidae Haworth, 1825
- Superfamily Crangonoidea Haworth, 1825
- Family Crangonidae Haworth, 1825
- Family Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825
The plant genus Haworthia is named after Adrian Hardy Haworth.
Categories: Biologist stubs | British people stubs | Botanists with author abbreviations | English botanists | Entomologists | Carcinologists | 1767 births | 1833 deaths
