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December 2014 Newsletter - New Books on Entomology & other natural history
This newsletter highlights a selection of new and forthcoming books on entomology and other natural history.
Highlights include:
***Volume 5 of 'Moths of Great Britain and Ireland - Tortricidae' in two volumes, publication expected in December***
***New, revised edition of the British Wildlife 'Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland'***
***The long-awaited African Queens and their Kin: a forty-year Darwinian Odyssey - is now in stock and on special offer***
***Die Wasserwanzen Deutschlands*** just published, providing keys to identify the waterbugs (Heteroptera: Nepo- and Gerromorpha) found in Germany***
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by Brooks, S.; Cham, S.; Lewington, R. (Illus)
Cat No. : 26835, Published : 2014, Illustrations : 235+ col illustrations, 50 col photos
Paperback £16.95
£18.95 (Save £2.00)
3rd updated edition. Keys to adults and larvae; full descriptions, ecological notes and distribution maps for the 38 resident species and nine migrants; fine colour illustrations by Richard Lewington...(more)
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by Dijkstra, K.-D.; Clausnitzer, V.
Cat No. : 25017, Published : 2014, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £23.50
Few animal groups can represent the greatest (insects) and most threatened (freshwater) biodiversity on earth as well as dragonflies, perhaps the best-known and most colourful of all aquatic insects....(more)
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by Strauß, G.; Niedringhaus, R.
Cat No. : 26020, Published : 2014, Illustrations : 300+ col photos, 50+ line drawings
Paperback £16.50
Text German. Identification keys to the water bugs (Nepo- and Gerromorpha) of Germany. Introductory section includes information on occurrence in Germany, habitat preference, protection and use as...(more)
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by Smith, David A.S.
Cat No. : 25650, Published : 2014, Illustrations : col photos, figs
Hardback £76.50
£90.00 (Save £13.50)
The African Queen, Danaus chrysippus, is one of the world's commonest butterflies, principally in Africa and Asia. This book looks at its lifecycle and ecology, behaviour, genetics, host preferences,...(more)
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by Turlin, B.
Cat No. : 28073, Published : 2014, Illustrations : 14 col plates
Paperback £20.00
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by Schaeffler, O.; Rumbucher, K.; Dufek, T.
Cat No. : 28074, Published : 2014, Illustrations : 36 col plates
Paperback £28.00
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by Kimura, Y.; Aoki, T.; Yamaguchi, S.; Uemura, Y.; Saito, T.
Cat No. : 23502, Published : 2014, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £75.00
Text Japanese/English. Based on Yunosuke Kimura Collection...(more)
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by Sondhi, S.; Kunte, K.
Cat No. : 28041, Published : 2014, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £15.99
A well illustrated field guide to butterflies and moths of the Pakke Tiger Reserve in East Kameng District of Arunchal Pradesh, northeast India. Descriptions and photographs of 284 butterfly species,...(more)
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by Sondhi, S.; Kunte, K.; Agavekar, G.; Lovalekar, R.; Tokekar, K.
Cat No. : 28040, Published : 2013, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £15.99
Covers 320 species of butterflies from the Garo Hills in Meghalaya, northeastern Idia. Includes photos of all species, key features for identification in the field, notes on similar species....(more)
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by Ronkay, G.; Ronkay, L.; Laszlo, G.M. et al.
Cat No. : 28023, Published : 2014, Illustrations : 53 col plates
Hardback £79.00
The second volume of the Fibigeriana Supplement includes 9 individual papers dealing with different groups of the families Noctuidae and Nolidae. The papers of the second volume include the...(more)
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by Zilli, A. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 28011, Published : 2014, Illustrations : 26 col plates, 40 figs
Hardback £49.00
Text English. Special volume dedicated to faunistically important areas. Contribution on areas with high biodiversity potential in Italy (Vol. 1) cover the Macrolepidoptera of Mt Subasio (Umbria),...(more)
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by Hewish, M.; Marriott, P.; Edwards, T.; Kallies, A.; Williams, S.
Cat No. : 28022, Published : 2014, Illustrations : col photos
£12.50
Includes a CD with over 400 additional pdf pages with further photos and information...(more)
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by Bouchard, P.
Cat No. : 27812, Published : 2014, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £24.99
£29.99 (Save £5.00)
More than one fifth of all known life forms on this planet are beetles. They are extraordinarily visually diverse: renowned British geneticist JBS Haldane, when asked what could be inferred about God...(more)
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by Lingafelter. S.W.; Nearns, E.H.; Tavakilian, G.L.; Monne, M.A.; Biondi, M.
Cat No. : 27707, Published : 2014, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £38.50
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In terms of quantity and breadth, the Smithsonian Institution’s collection of longhorned woodboring beetles is one of the most important in the world. The effort to establish and describe this...(more)
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by Winkelman, J.
Cat No. : 27861, Published : 2014, Illustrations : col photos + line drawings
Paperback £15.00
Text Dutch. Illustrated key to the leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) of the Netherlands...(more)
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by Borowiec, L.
Cat No. : 27963, Published : 2014
Paperback £35.00
Text English. Catalogue of the 1261 species of ants recorded from the region, with country data, list of synonyms and comments. (No. of species: Europe, 622; North Africa, 441; Middle East, 256;...(more)
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by Gess, K.G.; Gess, F.W.
Cat No. : 27407, Published : 2014
Paperback £35.00
In this book the authors have compiled all that is known for southern Africa of the biology of wasps and bees, important pollinators and predators, and have shown how agricultural land use and...(more)
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by Harten, A. van (Ed.)
Cat No. : 27981, Published : 2014, Illustrations : col photos, b/w figs, b/w distribution maps
Hardback £45.00
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by Koivunen, A.; Malinen, P.; Ormio, H.; Terhivuo, J.; Valovirta, I.
Cat No. : 27973, Published : 2014, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £44.00
Text Finnish. A guide to the 94 species of terrestrial snails and slugs found in Finland. Detailed species descriptions. Includes information on natural history, habitats, reproduction and threats....(more)
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by Akeroyd, J.R.; Farrer, A. (Illus.)
Cat No. : 27980, Published : 2014, Illustrations : b/w illus, maps
Paperback £17.50
New edition, revised and rewritten, with additional treatments of many unrecorded hybrids and adventives, new distribution maps and keys, and 67 specially drawn illustrations by Anne Farrer. Allows...(more)
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by Rackham, O.
Cat No. : 27901, Published : 2014
Hardback £15.00
Ash is one of the commonest trees in the British Isles. Poets write of oak, yew, elm, willow, rarely ash. No books have been written about ash trees before. Yet ash is one of the most productive...(more)
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by Tison, J.-M.; de Foucault, B. (Eds)
Cat No. : 27841, Published : 2014, Illustrations : c. 1500 line drawings
Paperback £79.00
Text French. Contains identification keys to all species of native, naturalised or commonly cultivated pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms found in France, including Corsica. The keys are...(more)
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by Lake, S.; Liley, D.; Still, R.; Swash, A.
Cat No. : 27979, Published : 2014, Illustrations : 685 col photos, 6 col illus, 80 maps
Hardback £22.50
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A photographic guide to habitats, this lavishly illustrated book provides a comprehensive overview of the natural history and conservation landscape of Britain and Ireland. In essence a field guide,...(more)
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by Hilbers, D.; Woutersen, K.
Cat No. : 27930, Published : 2014, Illustrations : col illus
Paperback £19.95
Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, the two easternmost Canary Islands, are very different from the rest of the archipelago. With their odd cross of volcanic and Saharan-style landscapes, they form a...(more)
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by Bland, K.P. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 13461, Published : 2014, Illustrations : col plates, text figs, maps
Hardback £180.00
£200.00 (Save £20.00)
A comprehensive account of the British Tortricidae sensu lato. For ease of handling, the work is divided into two volumes: Vol. 1: Tortricinae & Chlidanotinae, and Vol. 2: Olethreutinae. Each volume...(more)
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by Manley, C.
Cat No. : 27914, Published : FEB 2015, Illustrations : 3200+ col photos
Paperback £35.00
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Revised 2nd edition. This photographic guide is the most comprehensive collection of British moth images ever published. Over 3?200 photographs create a visual feast that not only showcases the...(more)
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by Quicke, D.L.J.
Cat No. : 27091, Published : JAN 2015
Hardback £130.00
The Ichneumonoidea is a vast and important superfamily of parasitic wasps, with some 60,000 described species and estimated numbers far higher. Comprises the two families Braconidae and...(more)
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by Brock, P.D.
Cat No. : 23490, Published : 2014, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £24.95
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This is the most complete guide to insects of Britain and Ireland ever produced with over 2500 species photographed, illustrated in full colour throughout, with fully comprehensive sections on all...(more)
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by Stubbs, A.; Drake, M.
Cat No. : 19602, Published : 2014, Illustrations : colour plates, numerous line drawings
Hardback £35.00
2nd edition. Covers the larger Brachycera; families: Acroceridae, Asilidae, Anthericidae, Bombyliidae, Rhagionidae, Scenopinidae, Stratiomyidae, Tabanidae, Therevidae, Xylomyidae, Xylophagidae. ...(more)
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by Archer, M.E.
Cat No. : 27002, Published : 2014, Illustrations : 61 col plates, line drawings
Paperback £25.50
A general introduction to the natural history and external morphology for the following families of the Vespoidea: Tiphiidae, Mutillidae, Sapygidae, Scoliidae and Vespidae including the subfamilies...(more)
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by Cham, S.; Nelson, B.; Prentice, S.; Smallshire, S.; Taylor, P.
Cat No. : 26441, Published : 2014, Illustrations : col photos, dist. maps
Hardback £32.00
Although many species of dragonfly and damselfly are doing well, almost a third of British and Irish species are in decline and in need of conservation effort. This atlas shows the distribution and...(more)
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by May, P. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 27079, Published : 2014, Illustrations : 16 col plates, 41 b/w figs
Hardback £22.50
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3rd edition. Incorporates the huge advances in the study of Lepidoptera since the last edition was published in 1992. Topics covered include: Field Equipment, Field Methods, Moth Trapping, Breeding...(more)
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by Howse, P.
Cat No. : 27813, Published : 2014, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £13.59
£16.99 (Save £3.40)
See butterflies with new eyes through the author's fascinating text and superb imagery. Understand the colours and designs on their wings, and the varied and fascinating strategies of behaviour,...(more)
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by Thomas, J.; Lewington, R.
Cat No. : 26747, Published : 2014, Illustrations : colour illus, maps
Paperback £16.95
£18.95 (Save £2.00)
Revised 3rd edition of the classic book on British and Irish butterflies with fine colour illustrations of the life stages of all species by Richard Lewington. Includes updated distribution maps and...(more)
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New catalogue in preparationOur 2015 catalogue will be ready for distribution soon. This will be sent to customers who have ordered from us in the last two years. This will also be made available on our website when published. If would like to receive a printed copy please let us know.
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