| Dr. Brian Nelson |  | ||
| Curator of Freshwater Invertebrates | |||
| Department of Zoology | |||
| National Museums Northern Ireland | |||
| 153 Bangor Road | |||
| Cultra | |||
| Holywood | |||
| Co. Down, BT18 0EU | |||
| Telephone: (44)(0)28 9039 5265 | |||
| Email: | |||
| Responsible for: | |||
| The collections of freshwater invertebrates | |||
| Deals with enquiries regarding: | |||
| Freshwater invertebrates, insects, birds and general natural history | |||
| Research interests: | |||
| Distribution and conservation of Irish insects especially water beetles (Coleoptera), bugs (Heteroptera), dragonflies (Odonata) and bees and wasps (Hymenoptera). The taxonomy and status of the two wood white butterfly species Leptidea sinapis and L. reali in Ireland. | |||
| Publications: | |||
| Foster, G. N., Nelson, B. H., Bilton, D.T., Lott, D.A., Merritt, R., Weyl, R.S. and Eyre, M. D. 1992. A classification and evaluation of Irish water beetle assemblages. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 2, 185-208. | |||
| Nelson, B. 1995. The distribution of the aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera in Northern Ireland. Bull. Ir. biogeog. Soc. 18, 66-131. | |||
| Nelson, B., Thompson, R. and Morrow, C. 2000. DragonflyIreland http://www.ulstermuseum.org.uk/dragonflyireland | |||
| Nelson, B., Hughes, M., Nash, R. and Warren, M. 2001. Leptidea reali Reissinger 1989 (Lep.: Pieridae): a butterfly new to Britain and Ireland. Entomologist's Record & Journal of Variation. Rec. 113, 97-101. | |||
| Nelson, B., Thompson, R. and McFerran, D. 2001. Guide to the Dragonflies of Ireland. MAGNI Publication No 005, Ulster Museum, MAGNI, Belfast. | |||
| Thompson R., and Nelson, B. 2002. The Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland. http://www.habitas.org.uk/moths | |||
| Nelson, B. 2002 The distribution, status, habitat of the Marsh Fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Northern Ireland Irish Naturalists’ Journal 27: 129-139 | |||
| Nelson, B., Ronayne, C., Nash, R. and O’Connor, J.P 2002 Additions and changes to the Irish aculeate Hymenoptera checklist. Irish Naturalists’ Journal 26: 464-466 | |||
| Nelson, B., Ronayne, C. & Thompson, R. 2003. Colonization and changing status of four Odonata species, Anax imperator, Anax parthenope, Aeshna mixta and Sympetrum fonscolombii, in Ireland 2000-2002. Irish Naturalists’ Journal 27: 266-272. | |||
| Nelson, B. & Thompson, R. 2004 The Natural History of Ireland’s Dragonflies. MAGNI Publication No 013. NMGNI, Belfast | |||
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