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Oscar Ling Cartwright

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Oscar Ling Cartwright
BornApril 12, 1900
DiedMarch 21, 1983(1983-03-21) (aged 82)
NationalityAmerican
Education
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology

Oscar Ling Cartwright (April 12, 1900 – March 21, 1983) was an American entomologist who specialized in scarab beetles.[1] He is commemorated in the scarab genus Cartwrightia as well as 16 insect species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Oscar Ling Cartwright at the SIA archives.
  2. ^ Spangler, Paul J. (1985). "Oscar Ling Cartwright: 1900–1983". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 87 (3): 690–692.