Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (1866–1948) was an entomologist and systematic biologist who published nearly 4,000 papers, some of them only a few lines long. Cockerell's speciality was the insect order Hymenoptera, an area of study where he described specimens from the United States, the West Indies, Honduras, the Philippines, Africa, and Asia. Cockerell named at least 5,500 species and varieties of bees and almost 150 genera and subgenera, representing over a quarter of all species of bees known during his lifetime. In addition to his extensive studies of bees, he published papers on scale insects, slugs, moths, fish scales, fungi, roses and other flowers, mollusks, and a wide variety of other plants and animals.
Anthidium porterae is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bees. This bee was named in honour of Wilmatte Porter Cockerell.
Felimare porterae is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chromodorididae. It was named by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in honor of his wife Wilmatte Porter Cockerell.
Megachile chilopsidis is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1900.
Megachile lippiae is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1900.
Megachile newberryae is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1900.
Megachile prosopidis is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1900.
Megachile soledadensis is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1900.
Wilmatte Porter Cockerell was an American entomologist and high school biology teacher who discovered and collected a large number of insect specimens and other organisms. She participated in numerous research and collecting field trips including the Cockerell-Mackie-Ogilvie expedition. She wrote several scientific articles in her own right, co-authored more with her husband, Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell, and assisted him with his prolific scientific output. She discovered and cultivated red sunflowers, eventually selling the seeds to commercial seed companies. Her husband and her entomological colleagues named a number of taxa in her honor.
The shiny-blue sculptured miner bee is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America.
Andrena astragali, the death camas miner bee or death camas bee, is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America. It specializes in feeding on the highly poisonous Toxicoscordion venenosum, the meadow deathcamas, and close relatives. It is quite likely the only bee that can tolerate the deathcamas toxin, zygacine.
The dotted miner bee is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. Another common name for this species is Cresson's andrena. It is found in North America.
Calliopsis puellae is a species of bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Andrena carlini, the Carlinville miner bee, is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America.
Andrena pertristis, also known as the sad miner bee, is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America.
The Morrison's miner bee is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America.
The Rehn's miner bee is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America.
The Robertson's miner bee is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America.
Hylaeus lactiferus, also known as Pharohylaeus lactiferus or the cloaked bee, is a rare species of bee native to tropical and subtropical forests in northeast Australia. The species is an example of a Lazarus taxon, with no reliable records published between 1923 and its rediscovery in 2008.
