| Author (and author names) | Published between | No. of references | No. of described taxa (valid) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loureiro, M. C. | 1982–1990 | 3 | – |
| Lourenço, W. R. | 1996–2000 | 2 | – |
| Lovejoy, T. E. | 1985 | 1 | – |
| Loveridge R. F. | 2007 | 1 | – |
| Lovis, P. M. | 1989 | 1 | – |
| Lowery, B. B. | 1965–1994 | 4 | 3 |
| Lowman, M. D. | 1995 | 1 | – |
| Lowne, B. T. | 1865 | 2 | 9 |
| Lowrie, D. | 1988 | 2 | – |
| Lozada, P. W. | 1991 | 1 | – |
| Lozano-Zambrano, F. H. | 2008 | 1 | – |
| Lu, C. | 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| Lu, C. W. | 2013 | 1 | – |
| Lu, Y-F. | 2005 | 1 | – |
| Lubbock, J. | 1877–1883 | 5 | 3 |
| Lubertazzi, D. | 2001–2019 | 5 | 6 |
| Lubin, Y. D.; Lubin, Y. | 1984–1985 | 3 | – |
| Lucas, C. | 2002 | 1 | – |
| Lucas, H. | 1849–1873 | 7 | 2 |
| Lucchese, M. E. de P. | 1997–1998 | 2 | – |
| Lucena, D. A. A. | 2018 | 1 | – |
| Luchetti, A. | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| Lucky, A. | 2008–2025 | 13 | 10 |
| Lude, A. | 1996 | 1 | – |
| Lüdicke, M. | 1937 | 1 | – |
| Ludwig, A. | 1907 | 1 | – |
| Luederwaldt, H. | 1918–1926 | 5 | 1 |
| Lugo, D. | 2023–2025 | 2 | – |
| Luis Añó, J. | 2000 | 1 | – |
| Lumbsch, H. T. | 2009 | 1 | – |
| Lumsden, C. J. | 1980 | 1 | – |
| Luna, G. | 2004 | 1 | – |
| Lund, P. W. | 1831 | 2 | 4 |
| Luniak, M. | 1982 | 1 | – |
| Luo, A. R. | 2021 | 1 | – |
| Luo, Y. Y. | 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| Luong, H. | – | – | – |
| Luong, P. H. | – | – | – |
| Luong, P. T. H. | 2016–2023 | 3 | 1 |
| Luque García, G. | 2001–2002 | 3 | – |
| Lush, M. J. | 2008–2011 | 3 | 1 |
| Lutinski, J. A. | 2005 | 1 | – |
| Lutz, H. | 1986–1990 | 2 | 4 |
| Lynch, J. F. | 1981–1988 | 3 | – |
| Lyu, D.; Lyu, D.-P. | 2001–2008 | 8 | 2 |
| Ma, L.-B.; Ma, L. | 2007–2011 | 3 | 3 |
| Maa, T. C. | 1949 | 1 | – |
| Maavara, V. | 1953–1983 | 2 | – |
| Mabelis-Jonkers, J. C. F. | 1978 | 1 | – |
| Mabelis, A. A. | 1978–1987 | 6 | – |
| Macaranas, J. M. | 2001 | 1 | – |
| MacArthur, R. H. | 1967 | 1 | – |
| Macauley, B. J. | 1977–1981 | 3 | – |
| MacConnell, J. G. | 1973–1976 | 2 | – |
| MacDonagh, E. J. | 1935–1939 | 3 | – |
| MacDonald, J. | 1994 | 1 | – |
| MacGown, J. A. | 2005–2023 | 14 | 3 |
| MacGregor Loaeza, R. | 1983 | 1 | – |
| Machar, I. | 2015 | 1 | – |
| Mack, A. L. | 1998 | 1 | – |