Mr Max Barclay

Senior Curator in Charge, Coleoptera

Department: Life Sciences

Division: LS Insects Division

Specialisms: Coleoptera, Taxonomy, Zoological Nomenclature, Neotropical Coleoptera, Collections Management, History of Collecting, History of Museums, Ripiphoridae, Tenebrionoidea, Curculionoidea, British Coleoptera, Historic Type material

Email: m.barclay@nhm.ac.uk

Phone: 2079425911

Highlighted publications

Ferreira VS, Barclay MVL, Ivie MA (2018) Redescription of Aporrhipis Pascoe, 1887 (Coleoptera: Lycidae), with a Discussion of its Tribal Placement. The Coleopterists Bulletin, (2) Coleopterists Society : 371 - 371. doi: 10.1649/0010-065x-72.2.371
Prathapan KD, Pethiyagoda R, Bawa KS, Raven PH, Rajan PD (2018) When the cure kills—CBD limits biodiversity research. Science, (6396) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) : 1405 - 1406. doi: 10.1126/science.aat9844
Barclay MVL, Notton DG (2015) A new record of Oxythyrea funesta (Poda) (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) from the London area, with a summary of recent and historical British records of this species. The Coleopterist, : 113 - 116.
Barclay MVL (2015) Ivierhipidius, an enigmatic new Neotropical genus of Ripiphoridae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) with four new species. ACTA ENTOMOLOGICA MUSEI NATIONALIS PRAGAE, (2) : 691 - 701.
Barclay MVL, Garner BH, Booth RG, Geiser MF, Taylor CE (2015) The Coleoptera Collections of the Natural History Museum, London.
Morris MG, Barclay MVL (2015) On the nomenclature of Microplontus melanostigma (Marsham, 1802), the weevil formerly referred to as Microplontus rugulosus (Herbst, 1795) (Curculionidae) and its synonyms, with lectotype and neotype designations. The Coleopterist, : 133 - 140.
Ramsey A, Houston TF, Ball AD, Goral T, Barclay MVL, Cox JPL (2015) The Anatomical Record, (9) Wiley : 1519 - 1534. doi: 10.1002/ar.23188
YUN HSIAO, DARREN A. POLLOCK , Barclay MVL (2015) Two new species of Cyanopenthe Nikitsky from Taiwan (Coleoptera, Tetratomidae, Penthinae).. Zootaxa, (4) Magnolia Press : 578 - 588.
BARCLAY MVL (2014) Bruchidius siliquastri Delobel, 2007 (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) new to Britain. The Coleopterist, (2) : 41 - 44.
BARCLAY MVL (2014) Rhyzobius forestieri (Mulsant, 1853) (Coccinellidae), a Australian ladybird new to Britain, from the Wildlife Garden of the Natural History Museum, London. The Coleopterist, (2) : 81 - 83.
Murray D, Murray C, BARCLAY MVL, THOMSON RT, MORRIS MG (2014) Achopera alternata Lea, 1910 (Curculionidae, Cryptorhynchinae), an Australian weevil new to the Northern Hemisphere, breeding out of doors in Britain. The Coleopterist, (2) : 45 - 48.
Rocha LA, Aleixo A, Allen G, Almeda F, Baldwin CC, Barclay MVL, Bates JM, Bauer AM, Benzoni F, Berns CM, Berumen ML, Blackburn DC, Blum S, Bolaños F, Bowie RCK, Britz R, Brown RM, Cadena CD, Carpenter K, Ceríaco LM, Chakrabarty P, Chaves G, Choat JH, Clements KD, Collette BB, Collins A, Coyne J, Cracraft J, Daniel T, De Carvalho MR, De Queiroz K, Di Dario F, Drewes R, Dumbacher JP, Engilis A, Erdmann MV, Eschmeyer W, Feldman CR, Fisher BL, Fjeldså J, Fritsch PW, Fuchs J, Getahun A, Gill A, Gomon M, Gosliner T, Graves GR, Griswold CE, Guralnick R, Hartel K, Helgen KM, Ho H, Iskandar DT, Iwamoto T, Jaafar Z, James HF, Johnson D, Kavanaugh D, Knowlton N, Lacey E, Larson HK, Last P, Leis JM, Lessios H, Liebherr J, Lowman M, Mahler DL, Mamonekene V, Matsuura K, Mayer GC, Mays H, McCosker J, McDiarmid RW, McGuire J, Miller MJ, Mooi R, Mooi RD, Moritz C, Myers P, Nachman MW, Nussbaum RA, Foighil DÓ, Parenti LR, Parham JF, Paul E, Paulay G, Pérez-Emán J, Pérez-Matus A, Poe S, Pogonoski J, Rabosky DL, Randall JE, Reimer JD, Robertson DR, Rödel M-O, Rodrigues MT, Roopnarine P, Rüber L, Ryan MJ, Sheldon F, Shinohara G, Short A, Simison WB, Smith-Vaniz WF, Springer VG, Stiassny M, Tello JG, Thompson CW, Trnski T, Tucker P, Valqui T, Vecchione M, Verheyen E, Wainwright PC, Wheeler TA, White WT, Will K, Williams JT, Williams G, Wilson EO, Winker K, Winterbottom R, Witt CC (2014) Specimen collection: An essential tool. Science, (6186) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) : 814 - 815. doi: 10.1126/science.344.6186.814
Fikacek M, Barclay MVL, Perkins PD (2011) Two new species of the Epimetopus mendeli species group and notes on its adult and larval morphology (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea: Epimetopidae). ACTA ENTOMOLOGICA MUSEI NATIONALIS PRAGAE, (2) : 477 - 504.
Ivie MA, Barclay MVL (2011) The Coleopterists Bulletin, (2) Coleopterists Society : 167 - 172. doi: 10.1649/072.065.0216
NEARNS EH, BARCLAY MVL, TAVAKILIAN GL Onciderini Thomson, 1860 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) types of The Natural History Museum (BMNH). Zootaxa, (2) Magnolia Pressdoi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.2.6

Highlighted publications

Ferreira VS, Barclay MVL, Ivie MA (2018) Redescription of Aporrhipis Pascoe, 1887 (Coleoptera: Lycidae), with a Discussion of its Tribal Placement. The Coleopterists Bulletin, (2) Coleopterists Society : 371 - 371. doi: 10.1649/0010-065x-72.2.371
Prathapan KD, Pethiyagoda R, Bawa KS, Raven PH, Rajan PD (2018) When the cure kills—CBD limits biodiversity research. Science, (6396) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) : 1405 - 1406. doi: 10.1126/science.aat9844
Barclay MVL, Notton DG (2015) A new record of Oxythyrea funesta (Poda) (Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) from the London area, with a summary of recent and historical British records of this species. The Coleopterist, : 113 - 116.
Barclay MVL (2015) Ivierhipidius, an enigmatic new Neotropical genus of Ripiphoridae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) with four new species. ACTA ENTOMOLOGICA MUSEI NATIONALIS PRAGAE, (2) : 691 - 701.
Barclay MVL, Garner BH, Booth RG, Geiser MF, Taylor CE (2015) The Coleoptera Collections of the Natural History Museum, London.
Morris MG, Barclay MVL (2015) On the nomenclature of Microplontus melanostigma (Marsham, 1802), the weevil formerly referred to as Microplontus rugulosus (Herbst, 1795) (Curculionidae) and its synonyms, with lectotype and neotype designations. The Coleopterist, : 133 - 140.
Ramsey A, Houston TF, Ball AD, Goral T, Barclay MVL, Cox JPL (2015) The Anatomical Record, (9) Wiley : 1519 - 1534. doi: 10.1002/ar.23188
YUN HSIAO, DARREN A. POLLOCK , Barclay MVL (2015) Two new species of Cyanopenthe Nikitsky from Taiwan (Coleoptera, Tetratomidae, Penthinae).. Zootaxa, (4) Magnolia Press : 578 - 588.
BARCLAY MVL (2014) Bruchidius siliquastri Delobel, 2007 (Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) new to Britain. The Coleopterist, (2) : 41 - 44.
BARCLAY MVL (2014) Rhyzobius forestieri (Mulsant, 1853) (Coccinellidae), a Australian ladybird new to Britain, from the Wildlife Garden of the Natural History Museum, London. The Coleopterist, (2) : 81 - 83.
Murray D, Murray C, BARCLAY MVL, THOMSON RT, MORRIS MG (2014) Achopera alternata Lea, 1910 (Curculionidae, Cryptorhynchinae), an Australian weevil new to the Northern Hemisphere, breeding out of doors in Britain. The Coleopterist, (2) : 45 - 48.
Rocha LA, Aleixo A, Allen G, Almeda F, Baldwin CC, Barclay MVL, Bates JM, Bauer AM, Benzoni F, Berns CM, Berumen ML, Blackburn DC, Blum S, Bolaños F, Bowie RCK, Britz R, Brown RM, Cadena CD, Carpenter K, Ceríaco LM, Chakrabarty P, Chaves G, Choat JH, Clements KD, Collette BB, Collins A, Coyne J, Cracraft J, Daniel T, De Carvalho MR, De Queiroz K, Di Dario F, Drewes R, Dumbacher JP, Engilis A, Erdmann MV, Eschmeyer W, Feldman CR, Fisher BL, Fjeldså J, Fritsch PW, Fuchs J, Getahun A, Gill A, Gomon M, Gosliner T, Graves GR, Griswold CE, Guralnick R, Hartel K, Helgen KM, Ho H, Iskandar DT, Iwamoto T, Jaafar Z, James HF, Johnson D, Kavanaugh D, Knowlton N, Lacey E, Larson HK, Last P, Leis JM, Lessios H, Liebherr J, Lowman M, Mahler DL, Mamonekene V, Matsuura K, Mayer GC, Mays H, McCosker J, McDiarmid RW, McGuire J, Miller MJ, Mooi R, Mooi RD, Moritz C, Myers P, Nachman MW, Nussbaum RA, Foighil DÓ, Parenti LR, Parham JF, Paul E, Paulay G, Pérez-Emán J, Pérez-Matus A, Poe S, Pogonoski J, Rabosky DL, Randall JE, Reimer JD, Robertson DR, Rödel M-O, Rodrigues MT, Roopnarine P, Rüber L, Ryan MJ, Sheldon F, Shinohara G, Short A, Simison WB, Smith-Vaniz WF, Springer VG, Stiassny M, Tello JG, Thompson CW, Trnski T, Tucker P, Valqui T, Vecchione M, Verheyen E, Wainwright PC, Wheeler TA, White WT, Will K, Williams JT, Williams G, Wilson EO, Winker K, Winterbottom R, Witt CC (2014) Specimen collection: An essential tool. Science, (6186) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) : 814 - 815. doi: 10.1126/science.344.6186.814
Fikacek M, Barclay MVL, Perkins PD (2011) Two new species of the Epimetopus mendeli species group and notes on its adult and larval morphology (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea: Epimetopidae). ACTA ENTOMOLOGICA MUSEI NATIONALIS PRAGAE, (2) : 477 - 504.
Ivie MA, Barclay MVL (2011) The Coleopterists Bulletin, (2) Coleopterists Society : 167 - 172. doi: 10.1649/072.065.0216
NEARNS EH, BARCLAY MVL, TAVAKILIAN GL Onciderini Thomson, 1860 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) types of The Natural History Museum (BMNH). Zootaxa, (2) Magnolia Pressdoi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.2.6

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