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General illustration of entomology: part I. An epitome of the insects of Asia, elucidated in one hundred and fifty plates; with occasional observations, and descriptions after the Linnaean and Fabrician manner

Publication Type:Book
Year of Publication:1805
Authors:E. Donovan
Number of Pages:[96] + [ii]
Publisher:F.C. & J. Rivington
City:London
Other Numbers:Papyrus 1059
Keywords:AUSTRALIA, CATALOGUE, COEQUOSA, SPHINGIDAE
Abstract:

Full title: General illustration of entomology: part I. An epitome of the insects of Asia, elucidated in one hundred and fifty plates; with occasional observations, and descriptions after the Linnaean and Fabrician manner. In three volumes. An epitome of the natural history of the insects of New Holland, New Zealand, New Guinea, Otaheite, and other islands in the Indian, Southern and Pacific Oceans: including the figures and descriptions of one hundred and fifty-three species of the more splendid, beautiful, and interesting insects, hitherto discovered in those countries, and which for the most part have not appeared in the works of any preceding author. The figures are correctly delineated from specimens of the insects; and with the descriptions are arranged according to the Linnaean system, with reference to the writings of Fabricius and other entomologists.

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