Francis David Morice

Who was Francis David Morice?

Francis David Morice was an English entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera.

The Reverend Francis David Morice was a noted theologist and linguist who wrote Stories in Attic Greek, still in print.

His work in entomology involved extensive travel. Morice made collecting expeditions to Egypt, Algeria, Asia Minor, Mesopotamia and Persia.

Morice was President of the Royal Entomological Society.

Insects named in his honour include

Ceratina moricei Friese, 1899

Colletes moricei Saunders, 1904

Hedychridium moricei

Hylaeus moricei

Mesoleptidea moricei

Metadrosus moricei