Herbert Edward Andrewes was an English

England

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 entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.

Andrewes' initial training was at the forestry school in Nancy, France now INRA

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique

The Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique is a French public research institute dedicated to scientific studies surrounding the problems of agriculture...

. In 1885 he entered the Indian Forest Service

Indian Forest Service

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. His next post was at the British Museum (Natural History)

Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England . Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road...

 where he specialised in Carabidae. He was a prolific author writing over 120 short scientific papers in addition to catalogues, taxonomic works, faunal monographs and identification manuals. Andrewes was a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society from 1910 until his death (Council 1920-22).The society holds his library.

Selected works

• (1925) A revision of the Oriental species of the genus Tachys. Ann Mus Civ Stor Nat Genova 51: 327-502.
• (1926) A catalogue of Philippines Carabidae. Philippine Journal of Science 31, 345–361.
• (1931) On the Carabidae of Mount Kinabalu
  Mount Kinabalu
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  . Federated Malay Museums, Journ. 16: 431-485, map. 1933. On some new species of Carabidae, chiefly from Java
  Java
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  . Treubia 14: 273-286.
• (1933) A catalogue of the Carabidae of Sumatra
  Sumatra
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  . Tijdschr, v. Ent. 76: 319-382.
• (1929)The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Carabidae 1. Carabinae 431pp. 62 figs 9 pl. Taylor and Francis, London.
• (1935)The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Carabidae 2. Harpalinae 323 pp. 51 figs 5 pl. Taylor and Francis, London.

Collection

Most of Andrewes personal collection is in the Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England . Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road...

, London together with beetles from Sikkim

Sikkim

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 collected by Herbert Stevens.
Further collections including syntypes and a collection from India, Burma, New Guinea

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, Natal

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, Tennessee

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, including syntypes of Martin Jacoby

Martin Jacoby

Martin Jacoby , London was a German musician and entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera, especially Chrysomelidae .-Selected works:...

, Walther Hermann Richard Horn

Walther Hermann Richard Horn

Walther Hermann Richard Horn was a German entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. He was born in Berlin, where he also died.He was first a physician then Director of the German Entomological Institute.-Selected works:...

, and Maurice Auguste Régimbart

Maurice Auguste Régimbart

Maurice Auguste Régimbart was a French entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera , particularly Dytiscidae , Gyrinidae and Hydrophilidae.Regimbart worked on expedition material collected mainly from French ,...

 (1900) is in Oxford University Museum.
Other parts of Andrewes collection are in Natural History Museum of Giacomo Doria

Natural History Museum of Giacomo Doria

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, Genoa.