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| '''Cynthia Longfield''' (1896 – 1991) was an expert on the ] and an explorer. She travelled extensively and published ''The Dragonflies of the British Isles'' in 1937. She worked as a research associate at the ], London.<ref>http://www.newnaturalists.com/authors/pages/cynthia-longfield.aspx</ref> Longfield was the expert on the dragonflies at the |
'''Cynthia Longfield''' (1896 – 1991) was an expert on the ] and an explorer. She travelled extensively and published ''The Dragonflies of the British Isles'' in 1937. She worked as a research associate at the ], London.<ref>http://www.newnaturalists.com/authors/pages/cynthia-longfield.aspx</ref> Longfield was the expert on the dragonflies at the museum, researching particularly African species. After retirement from the NHM she returned to Castle Mary, the family estate, in ], ] where she lived until her death. She died on 27 June 1991 and was buried in St. Coleman's Church of Ireland Cathedral, close to her home in Cloyne. | ||
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Cynthia Longfield (1896 – 1991) was an expert on the dragonfly and an explorer. She travelled extensively and published The Dragonflies of the British Isles in 1937. She worked as a research associate at the Natural History Museum, London. Longfield was the expert on the dragonflies at the museum, researching particularly African species. After retirement from the NHM she returned to Castle Mary, the family estate, in Cloyne, County Cork where she lived until her death. She died on 27 June 1991 and was buried in St. Coleman's Church of Ireland Cathedral, close to her home in Cloyne.
Works
- 1936. Studies on African Odonata, with synonymy, and descriptions of new species and subspecies. Trans. R. ent. Soc. London 85(20): 467-498.
- (1936) Contribution à l'étude de la faune du Mozambique. Voyage de M.P. Lesne (1928-1929). 23e note - Odonata. Memórias e Estudos do Museu Zoológico da Universidade de Coimbra, 89: 1-2 . Insecta. C. Longfield.
- (1945) - The Odonata of South Angola. Arquivos do Museu Bocage, 16, Lisboa.
- (1955) - The Odonata of N. Angola. Publicações Culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (Diamang), Lisboa, 27: 11-63. Biologia. Entomologia. Angola.
- (1959) - The Odonata of N. Angola. Publicações Culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (Diamang), Lisboa, 45: 11-42. Entomologia. Angola.
- (1960) Dragonflies Corbet, P.S., Longfield, C.N. and Moore, N.W. New Naturalist No 41, Collins, London.
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