This issue of Giornale Italiano di Entomologia is dedicated to the memory of William F. (Bill) Barr (20 October 1920 - 17 December 2011), noted coleopterist from the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A., shown above in a 2005 photo with his wife, Audrey. Bill, who specialized in the families Buprestidae and Cleridae, was a colleague, mentor and friend to many entomologists, some of which pay special tribute to him in the writings to follow. The lead article includes memories from a dozen such people and includes lists of Bill’s publications and described taxa, and patronyms described in his honor. This is followed by submitted papers dedicated to Bill by some of these plus other colleagues.
