Harley Proctor Brown (Jan 13, 1921 - June 6, 2008) was an American biologist and an expert in certain types of aquatic beetles. He described over forty new species in his career.
Background and Education He was born in Uniontown, Alabama and showed an early interest in insects. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees (1942) from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio . His thesis involved the lifecycle of the species Climacia areolaris of the family Sisyridae . He received a PhD from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 1945. His dissertation studied the flagellum of the protozoan with the electron microscope .
Brown taught at the following institutions:
University of Idaho (Moscow ), 1945-1947Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (Charleston ), 1946Queens College (Flushing, New York), 1947–1948 University of Oklahoma (Norman ), 1948–1984
Taxa described by Brown include:
Dryopidae Elmoparnus mexicanus (1970)Elmidae Austrelmis (1984)Elsianus shoemakei (1971); synonym of Macrelmis by Motschulsky (1860)Heterelmis comalensis Heterelmis stephani Hispaniolara 1981 (1981)Hispaniolara farri (1981)Huleechius (1981)Huleechius carolus (1981)Huleechius marroni (1981)Hydora annectens (1981); with SpangleHydora lenta (1981); with SpangleLeptelmis philomina (1984); with ThobiasNeocylloepus arringtoni (1970)Neocylloepus boeseli (1970)Neocylloepus (1970)Neocylloepus hintoni]] (1970) Neocylloepus petersoni (1970)Neocylloepus sandersoni (1970)Ovolara (1981)Parapotamophilus (1981)Parapotamophilus gressitti (1981)Pseudodisersus (1981)Pseudodisersus coquereli (1981); synonym of P. goudotii by Guérin-Méneville (1843)Stenelmis cheryl (1987)Stenelmis gammoni Stenelmis lignicola (1992); with SchmudeStenelmis occidentalis (1991); with SchmudeSuzevia (1992); subgenus of Zaitzevia by Champion (1923)Xenelmis sandersoni (1985)Zaitzevia posthonia (1985)Lutrochidae Lutrochus arizonicus (1970); with MurvoshPsephenidae Alabameubria (1980); synonym of Dicranopselaphus by Guérin-Méneville (1861)Alabameubria starki (1980); synonym of Dicranopselaphus variegatus by Horn (1880)Mataeopsephus taiwanicus (1990); with Lee & YangPsephenus arizonensis (1974); with MurvoshPsephenus montanus (1974); with MurvoshPsephenus murvoshi (1970)Psephenus texanus (1967); with ArringtonSchinostethus flabellatus (1993) with Lee & YangSchinostethus junghuaensis (1993) with Lee & Yang; synonym of S. satoi by Lee, Yang & Brown (1993)Schinostethus minutus (1993); with Lee & YangSchinostethus niger (1993); with Lee & YangSchinostethus satoi (1993); with Lee & YangTaxa named in honor of Schwartz include:
Elmidae Austrolimnius browni Dubiraphia browni Dubiraphia harleyi Hexanchorus browni Optioservus browni Hydraenidae Hydraena browni Ochthebius browni Limnichidae Limnichites browni Psephenidae Psephenopalpus browni Brown authored and co-authored dozens of scientific papers from 1941-2001.
Aquatic Dryopoid Beetles (Coleoptera) Of The United States [Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual No. 6] (1972) A catalog of the Coleoptera of America north of Mexico: Family : Dryopidae (Agriculture handbook) (1983) 