Brenda May
Born
Brenda Mabel Dansie

(1917-02-17)February 17, 1917
Essex, United Kingdom
DiedOctober 7, 1998(1998-10-07) (aged 81)
Auckland, New Zealand
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology
Institutions

Brenda Mabel May (née Dansie; February 17, 1917 – October 7, 1998) was a New Zealand speleological entomologist known for her contributions to the understanding of weevil larvae biology.[1] Between 1956 and 1980, she worked in the Entomology Division of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR). Afterwards, she became a research associate at Landcare Research, where she completed a systematic overview of New Zealand Curculionoidea, published in 1993.[2][3] In 1998, May was elected as a Fellow of the Entomological Society of New Zealand in recognition of her contributions.[1]

Selected works

  • May, Brenda M. (1966). "Identification of the immature forms of some common soil-inhabiting weevils, with notes on their biology". New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research. 9 (2): 286–316. doi:10.1080/00288233.1966.10420782.
  • May, Brenda M. (1977). "Immature stages of Curculionidae: Larvae of the soil-dwelling weevils of New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 7 (2): 189–228. Bibcode:1977JRSNZ...7..189M. doi:10.1080/03036758.1977.10427160.
  • May, Brenda M. (1993). Larvae of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera): a systematic overview. Lincoln, New Zealand: Manaaki Whenua Press. ISBN 0478045050.

References

  1. 1 2 Early, John (1998). "OBITUARY Brenda May F.E.S.N.Z., 1917-1998". New Zealand Entomologist. 21 (1): 110. doi:10.1080/00779962.1998.9722047.
  2. ↑ Dugdale, John S.; Crosby, Trevor K.; Kuschel, G.; Early, John W. (1998). "Application for the election of Brenda M. May as a Fellow of the Entomological Society of New Zealand". New Zealand Entomologist. 21 (1): 107–109. doi:10.1080/00779962.1998.9722046.
  3. ↑ May, Brenda M. (1993). Larvae of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera): a systematic overview. Lincoln, New Zealand: Manaaki Whenua Press. ISBN 0478045050.


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