Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America

John Richardson

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Altri dati

Formato:
Paperback
Editore:
Cambridge Library Collection
Anno di pubblicazione
2012
Lingua:
Inglese
Pagine:
380
Dimensioni:
297 X 210
Codice EAN:
9781108041706
Generi:
Science & Nature, Biology & Life Sciences Science & Nature, Science-Reference
Altre informazioni:
8 b/w illus.
Curatore:
William Kirby, William Swainson
Prezzo di copertina:
$ 38,00

I contenuti

Sir John Richardson (1787-1865), surgeon, naturalist and Arctic explorer, went on Sir John Franklin's first two Arctic expeditions as ship's doctor and naturalist, and made observations and collected a large number of plant and animal specimens from the Canadian Arctic. On his return to England after the second expedition he began to write this four-volume work of natural history, first published between 1829 and 1837. A volume is dedicated to each of the classes of mammal, bird, fish and insect, which are found in the Canadian Arctic. This work is an interesting example of pre-Darwinian natural history, full of detailed descriptions of the appearance, anatomy and behaviour of the different species. Volume 4 was first published in 1837 and was written by distinguished entomologist William Kirby (1759-1850) using Richardson's specimens from the second expedition. It focuses on the species of insect found in the Canadian Arctic.

Indice

Introduction; Subclass Mandibulata: Order Coleoptera: 1. Adephaga; 2. Brachelytra; 3. Entaphia; 4. Necrophaga; 5. Philhydrida; 6. Lamellicornia; 7. Sternoxa; 8. Xylophaga; 9. Rhyncophora; 10. Phytophaga; 11. Aphidiphaga; 12. Heteromera; 13. Malacoderma; Order Orthoptera: 1. Saltatoria; Order Neuroptera: 1. Libellulina; 2. Perlina; Order Trichoptera: Order Hymenoptera: 1. Terebrantia; 2. Urocerata; 3. Parasita; 4. Aculeata; Subclass Haustellata: Order Hemiptera: 1. Geocorisa; 2. Hydrocorisa; Order Homoptera; Order Lepidoptera: 1. Diurna; 2. Crepuscularia; 3. Nocturna; Order Diptera: 1. Nemocera; 2. Tanystoma; 3. Athericera; Order Homaloptera; Order Aphaniptera.