Person

Monteith, Geoffrey B. (Geoff)

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
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

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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 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, 'Obituary: Edgar Frederick Riek 1920 - 9 February 2016', Entomological Society of Queensland News Bulletin, 44 (2) (2016), 39-40. 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, 'Barry Philip Moore 2 May 1925 - 21 November 2015', Myrmecia: News Bulletin of the Australian Entomological Society, 52 (1) (2016), 2-3. Details

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