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Henry Smith ( - fl. c. 1704)

Relevant locations: Visited Bay of Bengal, India
Visited Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean
Visited Strait of Malacca, Indonesia
Visited Strait of Malacca, Malaysia
 Relationships: Henry Smith was a associate or acquaintance (general) of James Petiver (c. 1665-Apr 1718)

 References in Documents:
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) 3. Phalæna BENGALENSIS fusco & diaphano mixta. This elegant Moth was caught Decemb. 1701. in the Bay of Bengall, by Mr Henry Smith, a Person I am obliged to for several new and Curious Insects he met with at Sea in that Bay and the Streights of Malacca.
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) 10. Phalæna BENGALENSIS, fulva, maculâ albescente. Mr Henry Smith caught this in the Bay of Bengale, Decemb. 1701. He also observed the same at Malacca the March following.
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) Asiatick Moths, Beetles, &c. 86 211 Its Catterpillar and Coffin 40. 12. 13. 212 Great Chusan Moth 18. 3. 213 Yellow brown-streakt Chusan Moth 16 7. 214 Smith's brown Bengale Moth 41. 10. 215 Smith's greenish Bengale Moth 41. xi. 216 Smith's Bengale Lanthorn Moth 40. 3. 217 White Luzon Moth bloody edged 45. 6. 218 Black golden eyed Luzon Moth 43. 15. 219 Brown and white Luzon Moth 23. 8. 220 Its Coffin and Caterpillar 37. 2. 3. 221 Tricolor marbled Luzon Moth 43. 3. 222 Its Caterpillar and Coffin 43. 4. 5. 223 Luzon Beauty Moth 26. 3. 224 Luzon oval feathered Catterpillar 39. 12. 225 Its Pea like Coffin 39 13. 226 Madrass Ring-Coffin 5. 9. 227 Luzon Gnat 40. 6. 228 Luzon 3 horned Fly 41. 5. 229 Chusan Thorney Cricket 39. 9. 230 Thorn Shouldered Luzon Bugg 40. 7. 231 Green Luzon Bugg 41. 6. 232 Many coloured Luzon Bug 41. 1. 233 Amber Bugg , with black Wings 8. xi. 234 Black Luzon Rhinoceros Beetle 44. 9. 235 Luzon Stag Beetle 47. 15. 236 Luzon Bull Beetle 29. 2. 237 Luzon Elephant Bull Beetle 49. 8. 238 Borneo Elephant Bull Beetle 14. 12. 249 Great Luzon Capricorn 47. 1. 240 Black and golden Luzon Capricorn 28. 5. 241 Staphurst 's Verdigrease spotted Capricorn 4 7. 242 Spotted Chusan Cantharis 50. 5. 243 Luzon House Cock roach 48. 9. 244 Luzon Squil Comber 42 2 245 Speckled Luzon Tree Comber 38. xi. 246 Great Copperith Luzon Comber 28. 3. 247 Dirty speckled Luzon Comber 38. 5. 248 Crack shearh'd Luzon Comber 26. 9. 249 Pale green Luzon Comber 41. 2. 250 Small Luzon Chesnut Comber 38. 6. 251 Green Bengale Carab 20 8. 252 Green yellow spotted Bergale Carab 22. 7. 253 Green Luzon Carab 48. 5. 254 Grey Luzon Chaffer 37. 6. 255 Blew copper spotted Luzon Chaffer 49 7. 256 Broad black Luzon Chaffer 42. 3. 257 Narrow black Luzon Chaffer 37. 12. 258 Luzon Snap-Beetle 27. 10. 259 Ben-