Arthur Mills Lea (10 August 1868 – 29 February 1932) was an Australian entomologist. Lea was born in Surry Hills, New South Wales, the second son of Thomas Lea, from Bristol, England, and his wife Cornelia, née Dumbrell, of Sydney. As a child, Lea was interested in insects and studied them in his spare time. He worked for a chartered accountant firm in Sydney for a while, then became an assistant entomologist for the minister of Agriculture at Sydney in 1891.

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  • Arthur Mills Lea (10 August 1868 – 29 February 1932) was an Australian entomologist. Lea was born in Surry Hills, New South Wales, the second son of Thomas Lea, from Bristol, England, and his wife Cornelia, née Dumbrell, of Sydney. As a child, Lea was interested in insects and studied them in his spare time. He worked for a chartered accountant firm in Sydney for a while, then became an assistant entomologist for the minister of Agriculture at Sydney in 1891. In 1895 he became government entomologist in Western Australia. Then in 1899 he was appointed government entomologist in Tasmania, where succeeded in controlling Codling Moth. From 1912 to 1924 Lea taught at University of Adelaide; he specialised in the study of beetles. From 1924 he took a 12-month appointment with the government of Fiji to investigate the coconut moth, a pest attacking copra crops. Lea searched for a fly parasite, eventually finding one in Malaya, of the Tachinidae family. However, the flies died on transport by ship to Fiji. Later on, the same fly species was introduced to Fiji without Lea getting credit. Later Lea collected specimens in New Caledonia. Lea's eyesight began to fail and he relied on his assistant, Norman Tindale to make drawings. Lea decribed 5,432 new beetle species. Lea was a fellow of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, of the Royal Society of South Australia and of the Entomological Society of London.
  • Arthur Mills Lea est un entomologiste australien, né le 10 août 1868 à Sydney et mort le 29 février 1932 à Adélaïde. Il est assistant entomologiste pour le ministère de l’Agriculture à Sydney en 1892. De 1895 à 1898, il est entomologiste pour le gouvernement de l’Australie de l’Ouest puis, de 1899 à 1911 pour celui de la Tasmanie. Enfin, de 1911 à sa mort, il est entomologiste pour le muséum d’Adélaïde tout en continuant une mission de consultant pour le ministère de l’Agriculture. De 1912 à 1924, il donne des cours à l’université d’Adelaïde. Il intervient comme expert en entomologie appliquée pour le compte du gouvernement des îles Fidji. Il récolte des spécimens en Australie et dans différentes îles de la région notamment en Nouvelle-Calédonie.
  • Arthur Mills Lea (ur. 10 sierpnia 1868 w Surry Hills, zm. 29 lutego 1932 w Adelajdzie) – australijski entomolog. Od 1892 roku był rządowym entomologiem w ministerstwie rolnictwa w Sydney. Zajmował się wówczas kontrolą szkodników upraw, wydał podręcznik poświęcony temu zagadnieniu. Później pracował w Zachodniej Australii i Tasmanii. Od 1912 do 1924 roku wykładał na uniwersytecie w Adelajdzie. Zajmował się przede wszystkim systematyką chrząszczy, opisując około 2000 nowych dla nauki gatunków. 13 maja 1896 ożenił się z Nellie Blackmore.
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  • Arthur Mills Lea (10 August 1868 – 29 February 1932) was an Australian entomologist. Lea was born in Surry Hills, New South Wales, the second son of Thomas Lea, from Bristol, England, and his wife Cornelia, née Dumbrell, of Sydney. As a child, Lea was interested in insects and studied them in his spare time. He worked for a chartered accountant firm in Sydney for a while, then became an assistant entomologist for the minister of Agriculture at Sydney in 1891.
  • Arthur Mills Lea est un entomologiste australien, né le 10 août 1868 à Sydney et mort le 29 février 1932 à Adélaïde. Il est assistant entomologiste pour le ministère de l’Agriculture à Sydney en 1892. De 1895 à 1898, il est entomologiste pour le gouvernement de l’Australie de l’Ouest puis, de 1899 à 1911 pour celui de la Tasmanie.
  • Arthur Mills Lea (ur. 10 sierpnia 1868 w Surry Hills, zm. 29 lutego 1932 w Adelajdzie) – australijski entomolog. Od 1892 roku był rządowym entomologiem w ministerstwie rolnictwa w Sydney. Zajmował się wówczas kontrolą szkodników upraw, wydał podręcznik poświęcony temu zagadnieniu. Później pracował w Zachodniej Australii i Tasmanii. Od 1912 do 1924 roku wykładał na uniwersytecie w Adelajdzie.
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