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Nationality
  
British

Name
  
Dennis Leston

Fields
  
Entomology


Born
  
17 February 1917 London, United Kingdom (
1917-02-17
)

Institutions
  
Tertiary education: Imperial College London

Died
  
October 7, 1981, Florida, United States

Dennis Leston


Dennis Leston, (2 February 1917 – 7 October 1981) was an English entomologist best known for his contributions to the study of Heteroptera.

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Prior to his academic work Leston served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War II where he developed his fascination with insects.

Leston was a member of the South London Entomological Society and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society in 1949. After gaining a D.I.C. by research from Imperial College in the early 1960s Leston studied and worked at a number of universities, including the University of Ghana.

Dennis Leston was the older brother of racing driver Les Leston.

Works (selection)

  • Leston, Pendergrast & Southwood. 1954. Classification of the Terrestrial Heteroptera (Geocorisae). Nature. 174: 91-92.
  • Southwood & Leston. 1959. Land and water bugs of the British Isles. Warne, London.
  • Leston. 1973. The Ant Mosaic - Tropical Tree Crops and the Limiting of Pests and Diseases. PANS Pest Articles & News Summaries. 19 (3): 311-341

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