(30.IX.1860 - 1.V.1930)

American entomologist (Lepidoptera).

Barnes collection is in United States National Museum USNM. The collection is about 1,000,000 butterflies and moths. The U.S. Department of Agriculture bought it for $50,000.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 29 taxon names authored by William Barnes

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1897

• Barnes, W., 1897. Some New Species and Varieties of Lepidoptera from the Western U.S., The Canadian Entomologist 29: 39-42. Reference page. 

1900

• Barnes, W., 1900. New Species and Varieties of North Americn Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist XXXII (2): 42-48. Reference page. 

1910

• Barnes, W. & McDunnough, J.H. 1911. The lasiocampid genus Gloveria and its allies. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 1 (2): 1-17 (with note by H.G. Dyar), pls. I-IV. BHL Reference page. 
• Barnes, W. & McDunnough, J.H. 1912. Revision of the Megathymidae. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 1(3) 1–43, pls1-6. Reference page. 
• Barnes, W. & McDunnough, J.H. 1913. Yponomeutidae. New North American Lepidoptera with notes on described species. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America The Review Press (Decatur, Illinois) 2: 142–144.Reference page. 
• Barnes, W. & McDunnough, J.H., 1916. Notes and New Species. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 3(2): 49-212, Pls. 4-11. Reference page. 
• Barnes, W. & McDunnough, J.H., 1918. Notes and New Species. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4(2): 59-212, pls 11-25.Reference page. 

1920

• Barnes, W. & Busck, A., 1920. Notes and new species. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4(2): 209-278. Reference page. 
• Barnes, W. & Benjamin, F.H., 1923. Notes and New Species (Lycaenidae, Theclinae). Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America 5(2): 62–69. BHL. Reference page. 
• Barnes, W. & Benjamin, F.H., 1924. Notes and New Species (Lycaenidae, Theclinae). Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America 5(3): 99–199. BHL. Reference page. 
• Barnes, W. & Benjamin, F.H., 1926. Notes on Diurnal Lepidoptera, with Additions and Corrections to the recent "List of Diurnal Lepidoptera". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 25(3): 88–98. BHL. Reference page.