Robert L. Usinger

Robert Leslie Usinger (October 24, 1912, Fort Bragg, California – October 1, 1968, San Francisco) was an American entomologist and professor at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Davis. A fellow of the Linnaean Society of London, he served as president of the Entomological Society of America in 1965-1966. Prior to his appointment as their president, he was their fellow, starting from 1951.[1] He produced over 250 publications, including several popular books, and was known as an expert on the Hemiptera, the "true bugs".[2][3][4][5]

References
  1. "List of ESA Fellows". Entomological Society of America. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  2. Linsley, E. Gorton; Smith, Ray F. (1969). "Robert Leslie Usinger (1912-1968)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 62 (5): 1218–1219. doi:10.1093/aesa/62.5.1218.
  3. Eakin, R.M.; Jensen, D. D., D. D.; Smith, R. F.; Storer, T. I. "Robert Leslie Usinger, Entomology: Berkeley and Davis". University of California: In Memoriam, December 1970. University of California Academic Senate. pp. 95–96.
  4. "U.C. Entomologist Dies". Oakland Tribune. October 1, 1968. p. 15E – via NewspaperArchive.com.
  5. Linsley, E. Gorton (1969). "Robert Leslie Usinger, 1912-1968". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 45: 167–184.


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