Biography
John Rhys Williams, English-born Mauritian entomologist and helminthologist (19 March 1925 – Curepipe 29 September 2017)
DESCRIBED NEW TAXA
Insecta
Hemiptera, Homoptera
Genera
Aethocauda 1976
Aethomyctus 1981
Alticeps 1977
Cernea 1977
Cocottea 1977
Cuneoceps 1981
Cyrtomycta 1981
Deltometopus 1977
Idiomyctus 1981
Pseudoclardea 1981
Thectoceps 1977
Trypanor 1980 with Fennah
Species
Achaemenes synavei 1975
Aethocauda decora 1976
Aethocauda fusca 1976
Aethocauda rubella 1976
Aethocauda serrapicis 1976
Aethomyctus viridis 1981
Alticeps vigilis 1977
Aselgeoides paludaris 1975
Brixia broussei 1975
Brixia decepta 1983
Brixia denticulata 1975
Brixia discolor 1975
Brixia flavida 1975
Brixia fuscata 1983
Brixia fuscomarginata 1975
Brixia lalouettei 1975
Brixia mauritiensis 1975
Brixia nigripennis 1975
Brixia pilosa 1975
Brixia sundara 1975
Brixia uvidensis 1975
Brixia variolata 1975
Brixia vaughani 1975
Brixia venulosa 1975
Brixia virgulata 1975
Cernea insularis 1977
Cocottea lineata 1977
Cocottea seclusa 1977
Cocottea verecunda 1977
Cyrtomycta perisema 1981
Diprora lineata 1976
Diproroda mauritiana 1976
Idiomyctus simus 1981
Muirileguatia acuminata 1976
Muirileguatia borbonica 1976
Muirileguatia mauritiensis 1976
Oliarus borbonicus 1975
Oliarus courtoisi 1975
Oliarus mauritiensis 1975
Parahypia pallidifrons 1977
Parahypia picta 1977
Parahypia planifrons 1977
Thectoceps mauritiensis 1977
Trypanor cicatricosus 1980 with Fennah
Tylana nigromaculata 1982
Tylana rodriguensis 1982
Williamsus maculatus 1977
Williamsus paryphiceps 1977
Coleoptera (2000)
Species
Syzygops acuminatus
Syzygops globosus
Syzygops insignis
Syzygops ornatus
Syzygops petilus
Syzygops robustus
Syzygops similis
Vermis (Nematoda)
Genera
Aetholaimus 1962
Species
Aetholaimus bucculentus 1962
Aporcelaimus mamillatus 1959
Axonchium bulbosum
Axonchium caudatum 1958
Axonchium mauritiense
Bitylenchus brevilineatus
Bitylenchus crassicaudatus
Bitylenchulus curvus
Criconemoides mauritiense
Discocriconemella mauritiensis 1960
Dorylaimellus clavicaudatus
Dorylaimus flagellatus 1959
Dorylaimus sylphoides 1959
Eudorylaimus sundarus 1964
Longidorus laevicapitatus 1959
Mononchus longicaudatus 1958
Rotylenchulus parvus 1960
Thornenema mauritianum 1959
Thornenema viriosum 1964
Willinema parvum 1959
HONORS
Willinema Baqri & Jairajpuri 1967 (Nematoda)
Williamsus Ozdikmen & Demir 2007 (Hemiptera)