Brenda May
New Zealand entomologist (1917–1998)
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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]
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| Born | Brenda Mabel Dansie February 17, 1917 |
| Died | October 7, 1998 (aged 81) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology |
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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. Bibcode:1966NZJAR...9..286M. 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.
