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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-06-23 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-08 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007035b.htm person Mound Laurence Alfred AO AACR2 22 April 1934 Place of Birth Willesden, United Kingdom Entomologist Museum curator Laurence Mound is noted as a world authority on the taxonomy, phylogeny and biology of thrips (Thysanoptera). After six years working as an entomologist in Africa he joined the Natural History Museum, London, ultimately being Keeper of the Department of Entomology from 1981 to 1992. He migrated to Australia in 1994 and became Honorary Fellow with CSIRO in Canberra. Mound made research trips to many countries, and published widely on the Thysanoptera fauna of those countries. He worked on a catalog of Australian Thysanoptera for the Australian Biological Resources Study. From 1999 to 2004 he was Editor of Myrmecia, the newsletter of the Australian Entomological Society, becoming an Honorary Member of the Society in 2018. 1957 1957 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of London 1958 1958 Education - Diploma in Economic Entomology, Imperial College, London 1959 1959 Education - Diploma of Tropical Agriculture, I.C.T.A., Trinidad 1959 1961 Career position - Research Scientist, Federal Department of Agricultural Research, Nigeria 1961 1964 Career position - Research Scientist, Empire Cotton Growing Corporation, Sudan 1964 1975 Career position - Research Scientist, Natural History Museum, London 1975 1975 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of London 1975 1981 Career position - Deputy Keeper, Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, London 1976 1988 Career position - Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, International Congress of Entomology 1976 1990 Career position - Consultant Director, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux International Institute of Entomology, London 1981 1992 Career position - Keeper, Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, London 1992 1992 Life event - Retired 1992 1994 Career position - Research contract, Natural History Museum, London 1994 1994 Life event - Migrated to Australia 1995 1996 Career position - McMaster Fellow, CSIRO Division of Entomology 1996 2014 Career position - Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO 1999 2004 Career position - Editor, Myrmecia, Australian Entomological Society 2018 Award - Honorary Member, Australian Entomological Society 2021 Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal Emtomological Society, United Kingdom 2025 2025 Award - Officer of the Order o Australia (AO) for distinguished service to scientific research into the identification and biology of plant feeding insects CSIRO Division of Entomology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - )

McMaster Fellow 1995 - 1996

 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Commonwealth of Australia (1949 - )

Honorary Research Fellow 1996 - 2014

 Australian Entomological Society Inc (1965 - )

Honorary Member 2018 -

 Myrmecia: news bulletin of the Australian Entomological Society (1989 - )

Editor 1999 - 2004

 'Mound, Laurence Alfred', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Mound, Laurence Alfred Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Evolution of ecological and behavioural diversity: Australian acacia thrips as model organisms Crespi, B. J.; Morris, D. C.; and Mound, L. A.; with botanical annexe by B.R. Maslin Evolution of ecological and behavioural diversity: Australian acacia thrips as model organisms Canberra Australian Biological Resources Study ; Australian National Insect Collection 2004 Journal Article: Austral Thysanoptera 100 years of progress Mound, L. Austral Thysanoptera 100 years of progress 2014 Austral Entomology 53 18-25 Resource Section: Dr Laurence Alfred Mound: Officer of the Order of Australia Dr Laurence Alfred Mound: Officer of the Order of Australia Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet 2025 It's an Honour Australian Awards and Honours Secretariat Journal Article: Royal Entomological Society award for Laurence Mound Cranston, Peter Royal Entomological Society award for Laurence Mound 2021 ANICdotes 19 5 Journal Article: Laurence Alfred Mound and his contributions to our knowledge of the Thysanoptera Funderburk, Joe; and Hoddle, Mark Laurence Alfred Mound and his contributions to our knowledge of the Thysanoptera 2011 Zootaxa 2896 1 9-36 Journal Article: Laurence Mound honoured by Royal Entomological Society Cranston, Peter Laurence Mound honoured by Royal Entomological Society 2021 Myrmecia 57 4 14-5