Person
Monteith, Geoffrey B. (Geoff) (1942 - 2024)
- Born
- 12 January 1942
Wondai, Queenland, Australia - Died
- 23 October 2024
- Occupation
- Entomologist
Summary
Geoff Monteith is an entomologist who has made significant contributions to the survey and collection of invertebrates in rainforest areas both in Australia and overseas. His particular interest in the family Aradidae (flat bugs), on which he has published prolifically. The Queensland Museum holds thousands of his collections. Over 220 genera and species have been named in his honour. Monteith retired in 2008 as Senior Curator of Entomology at the Queensland Museum. He is an active participant in natural history societies, holding office as President of the Entomological Society of Queensland (and serving on Council for 19 years) and the Queensland Naturalists' Club. From 1982 to 1991 he was Editor of the news bulletin of the Australian Entomological Society, of which he is an Honorary member.
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Chronology
- 1962 - 1981
- Career position - Member, Entomological Society of Queensland
- 1974
- Career position - President, Entomological Society of Queensland
- 1978 - 2008
- Career position - Entomologist (later Senior Curator of Entomology), Queensland Museum
- 1980 - 1985
- Career position - Member of Council, Queensland Naturalists' Club
- 1982 - 1991
- Career position - Editor, Myrmecia, Australian Entomological Society
- 1984
- Career position - President, Queensland Naturalists' Club
- 1992
- Award - Whitely Award (for The butterfly man of Kuranda), Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
- 1997
- Award - Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria
- 1998
- Award - Queensland Natural Hstory Award, Queensland Naturalists' Clib
- 2007
- Award - Queensland Museum Medal
- 2008 - 2024
- Award - Honorary Member, Australian Entomological Society
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Monteith, Geoff, The Butterfly Man of Kuranda: Frederick Parkhurst Dodd (South Brisbane: Queensland Museum, 1992), 34 pp. Details
- Monteith, Geoff, The Dodd Collection of Butterfly and Insect Cases (Brisbane: Queensland Museum, 2010), 30 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'The Queensland Natural History Award, 1998 [awarded to Geoff Monteith]', Queensland naturalist, 36 (1/3) (1998), 1-2. Details
- Davies, Rosemary and Monteith, Geoff, 'Obituary: Valerie Ethel (Todd) Davies (1920 - 2012)', Australasian arachnology, 85 (2013), 8-13. Details
- Fay, Harry; and Monteith, Geoff, 'Ian Cameron Cunningham 22 May 1939 - 19 March 2017', Entomological Society of Queensland newsletter, 45 (7) (2017), 128-31. https://doi.org/10/1111/cxo.12866. Details
- Fletcher, Murray, 'Grey area [Peter Allsopp and Geoff Monteith]', Myrmecia, 58 (3) (2022), 53-5. Details
- Fletcher, Murray J.; and Monteith, Geoff B., 'History of the Australian Entomological Society', Austral Entomology, 55 (2016), 121-31. Details
- Monteith, G. B., 'History of biological collecting at Cape York, Queensland', Queensland Naturalist, 28 (1/4) (1987), 42-51. Details
- Monteith, G. B., 'Elizabeth Nesta Marks - her other life as society activist, conservationist, historian and biographer', Australian Entomologist, 33 (2006), 171-7. Details
- Monteith, G. B., 'Barry Philip Moore, 1925 - 2015, coleopterist, chemist and natural historian', Australian Entomologist, 45 (4) (2018), 325-52. Details
- Monteith, G. B. and Wright, Susan, 'Origin and history of the scientific journal, The Australian entomologist', Australian entomologist, 50 (4) (2023), 385-402. Details
- Monteith, Geoff, 'Australian native dung beetles', Entomological Society of Queensland news bulletin, 43 (2) (2015), 24-32. Details
- Monteith, Geoff, 'Dr Max S. Moulds, Honorary Member nomination', Entomological Society of Queensland News Bulletin, 43 (6) (2015), 109-10. Details
- Monteith, Geoff, 'Barry Philip Moore 2 May 1925 - 21 November 2015', Myrmecia: News Bulletin of the Australian Entomological Society, 52 (1) (2016), 2-3. Details
- Monteith, Geoff, 'Obituary: Barry Philip Moore 2 May 1925 - 21 November 2015', Entomological Society of Queensland News Bulletin, 44 (2) (2016), 39. Details
- Monteith, Geoff, 'Obituary: Edgar Frederick Riek 1920 - 9 February 2016', Entomological Society of Queensland News Bulletin, 44 (2) (2016), 39-40. Details
- Orr, Bert (Albert), ' Remembering Geoff: fond memories of Geoff, from velvet worms to giant worms', News bulletin of the Entoological Society of Queensland, 52 (9) (2025), 160-2. Details
- Thompson, Geoff, 'Obituary: Geoff Monteith 12 January 1942 - 23 October 2024', Myrmecia, 61 (1) (2025), 6-9. Details
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Created: 27 May 2022, Last modified: 8 April 2025