Alfred Philpott

{{short description|New Zealand museum curator, entomologist, writer and milk factory worker}}

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Alfred Philpott (15 December 1870 – 24 July 1930) was a New Zealand museum curator, entomologist and writer. He was born in Tysoe, Warwickshire, England, on 15 December 1870.{{DNZB|title=Alfred Philpott|first= Brian H.|last= Patrick|id=4p11|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4p11/philpott-alfred|access-date=16 October 2016}} He became the first person to describe Zelleria maculata in 1930.{{Cite web|publisher=Catalogue of Life|year=2008|title=Zelleria maculata|url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2008/show_species_details.php?record_id=946694|access-date=16 June 2014}}