Cyrus R. Crosby

Cyrus R. Crosby

Cyrus Richard Crosby (1879–1937) was an entomologist and arachnologist who taught at Cornell University.[1] Along with Sherman C. Bishop he gave the scientific name to the Spruce-fir moss spider. The Crosbycus, a genus of Ceratolasmatidae is also named for him.[2]

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