Derek Lott

Dr Derek Arthur Lott F.E.S. was a British entomologist and museum curator, known for his studies of Coleoptera and biodiversity recording.

Lott was born on 28 September 1953 in Middlesex, England. He was educated at Hampton Grammar School and went on to study chemistry at Balliol College, Oxford. After attaining a P.G.C.E. from Warwick University in 1977 Lott first worked as an assistant Keeper of Entomology at Leicester Museum, rising through promotions to become the Curator of Natural Life in 1999.

Lott's special interest areas in Coleoptera studies were Carabidae (ground beetles), Staphylinidae (rove beetles), and regional recording of species, especially from the U.K. and Ireland. Lott, D.A.: Notes on Aromia moschata (L.) (Col., Cerambycidae) in Leicestershire. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 123: p. 222 (1987) Durden, L.A.; Lott, D.A. & Ingram, B.: Fleas (Siphonaptera) from a dormouse nest in Devon. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 124: p. 156. (1988) Foster, G.N. & Lott, D.A.: Modern Records of Upland Aquatic Coleoptera (Dytiscidae) in Ireland, The Irish Naturalists' Journal, volume 23, number 2, pp. 72–73 (April 1989) Lott, D. A.: The role of local museums in taxonomic support, British journal of entomology and natural history, volume 7, pp. 58–60 (1994) Eyre, Michael D.; Lott, Derek A. & Garside, Adam: Assessing the potential for environmental monitoring using ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) with riverside and Scottish data, Annales Zoologici Fennici, volume 33, number 1, pp. 157–163 (1996) Lott, D.A.: A review of Staphylinidae doubtfully recorded from the British Isles. Coleopterist 11: pp. 33–38 (2002) Lott, D.A.: Riparian beetles from four river catchments in Northumberland and Durham. Coleopterist 15: pp. 35–42 (2006) Lott, Derek: The Leicestershire Coleopterists: 200 Years of Beetle Hunting (Loughborough Naturalists' Club) (2009)