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New Natural History Books March 2019
Offered here is a selection of new natural history books,
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SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Two new works on Indian Lepidoptera: A Guide to Butterflies of Western Ghats and Birdwing Field Guide to Indian Moths.
Now available in English, Ants of Central and Northern Europe.
A fascinating work, Edible Insects and Human Evolution which traces evidence that humans have consumed insects throughout the entire course of human evolution.
Much acclaimed new edition of Stace's New Flora of the British Isles.
ANNOUNCEMENT
NEW SERIES OF BOOKS ON ECOLOGY & BIOGEOGRAPHY OF BUTTERFLIES FROM World natural History Publications
The first volumes in this series are now about to be published which aim to cover the biology, biogeography and speciation of butterflies worldwide.
A separate complimentary sub-series, 'Field Guides - Plus', will act as field guides with much additional information, see below for further information.
All forthcoming books listed below are available to order now, and will be sent as soon as published.
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by Bhakare, M.; Ogale, H.
Cat No. : 36484, Published : 2018, Illustrations : col photos, map
Hardback £69.95
The butterfly fauna of the Western Ghats, a biodiversity hotspot in peninsular India, is unique because it is diverse and yet exhibits low levels of endemism. The butterfly assemblage in the Western (more)
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by Shubhalaxmi, V.
Cat No. : 36485, Published : 2018, Illustrations : 156 plates (1000+ col photos)
Paperback £69.50
Features descriptions of 773 species from 37 micro and macro moth families depicted in 156 colour plates. More than 1000 colour photographs of moths have been used. The species description includes (more)
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by Miller, J.S.; Wagner, D.L.; Opler, P.A.; Lafontaine, J.D.
Cat No. : 36602, Published : 2018, Illustrations : 20 col + 23 b/w plates
Hardback £95.00
This is the first of two volumes treating North American Notodontidae. This volume also includes North American Doidae. Seven subfamilies of Notodontidae are revised: Pygaerinae, Notodontinae, (more)
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by Finney, V.
Cat No. : 36923, Published : 2018, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £32.50
The fascinating story of the Scott sisters, who transformed nature into art in their extraordinary paintings of butterflies and moths. With their collecting boxes, notebooks and paintbrushes, (more)
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by Albouy, V.; Richard, D.
Cat No. : 37191, Published : 2018, Illustrations : 165 col plates
Hardback £34.99
Text Dutch. A field guide to beetles of Europe. There are more then 15,000 beetle species known from Europe. It would be impossible to cover all of these within a single guide. This beetle guide (more)
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by Moravec, J.
Cat No. : 37413, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 298 col plates
Hardback £120.00
Vol. 1 provides a complete taxonomic and nomenclatorial revision of the 15 Neotropical genera of the newly defined subtribe Odontocheilina W. Horn, 1899 sensu Moravec. The results are based on a (more)
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by Bot, S.; Meutter, F. van de
Cat No. : 37100, Published : FEB 2019, Illustrations : 1600+ col photos
Hardback £30.99
Text Dutch. This comprehensive field guide describes all 382 species which occur, or could be recorded from Belgium and the Nethelands. More than 1.600 colour photos of living insects. Species (more)
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by Harbach, R.E.
Cat No. : 36372, Published : 2018
Hardback £175.00
Mosquitoes are undeniably one of the most studied groups of insects due to their great impact on human health as the agents that transmit the pathogens which cause malaria, filariasis and numerous (more)
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by Westrich, P.
Cat No. : 36248, Published : 2018, Illustrations : 1700 col photos, 17 text figs, 14 tables
Hardback £95.00
Text German. Comprehensive treatment of the wild bees of Germany. The author describes the habits, brood care and nests, predators and parasites, relationship between bees and flowers, threats and (more)
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by Seifert, B.
Cat No. : 36766, Published : 2018, Illustrations : 581 col photos + line drawings
Hardback £59.00
Text English. Originally published in German, this book is now available in a significantly enlarged English edition, describing 190 species (compared to 121 in the original German edition). The book (more)
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by Lesnik, J.J.
Cat No. : 37464, Published : 2018, Illustrations : 22 b/w illus, 2 maps
Paperback £27.50
Cat No. : 37463, Published : 2018, Illustrations : 22 b/w illus, 2 maps
Hardback £87.50
Researchers who study ancient human diets tend to focus on meat eating, since the practice of butchery is very apparent in the archaeological record. In this volume, Julie Lesnik brings a different (more)
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by Brochard, C.; Robert, P.-A.
Cat No. : 36260, Published : DEC 2018, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £79.95
Paul-André Robert (1901-1977) was a Swiss artist and naturalist. In Europe Robert is best known for his book Les Libellules (‘Dragonflies’), which appeared in 1958. Less well-known is the fact that (more)
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by Crofts, S.M.
Cat No. : 37049, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 35 col photos + line drawings
Paperback £27.95
The British caddisflies (Trichoptera) are often viewed as a difficult group. While the larvae can be found in most freshwater habitats, the adults are a different matter, with some species only on (more)
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by Hua, Baozhen
Cat No. : 37290, Published : 2018, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £145.00
Text Chinese and English. Includes a total of 170 species in 10 genera found in China. Includes information on taxonomic status, a brief history of research, classification systems, geographical (more)
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by Paulson, D.
Cat No. : 37460, Published : MAR 2019, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £19.95
£25.00 (Save £5.05)
Dragonflies are often called birdwatchers’ insects. They are large, brightly coloured, active in the daytime, and with complex and interesting behavior. Like butterflies, they appeal even to people (more)
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by Archer-Thomson, J.; Cremona, J.
Cat No. : 36300, Published : 2019, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £26.50
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This book explores the species, communities and landscape of the narrow strip of land along our coastline. Limited in extent it may be, but no other habitat in Britain is as extreme and dynamic. As (more)
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by Parapar Vegas, J.
Cat No. : 37266, Published : 2018, Illustrations : line drawings
Hardback £58.00
Text Spanish. Detailed study of families Aberrantidae, Arenicolidae, Calamyzidae, Stauronereidae, Fauveliopsidae, Ichthyotomidae, Lumbrineridae, Maldanidae, Myzostomidae, Oenonidae, Parergodrilidae, (more)
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by Smit, H.
Cat No. : 37248, Published : 2018, Illustrations : col photos + line drawings
Paperback £19.99
Text Dutch. Illustrated key to the watermites (Acari) of the Netherlands (more)
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by Poland, J.
Cat No. : 36708, Published : 2018, Illustrations : col photos, line drawings
Paperback £19.95
Offers a new approach to identifying over 400 trees, shrubs and woody climbers to be found wild or planted in the British Isles. It allows any diligent enthusiast to reliably name a woody plant, (more)
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by Stace, C.A.
Cat No. : 37104, Published : FEB 2019, Illustrations : line drawings
Hardback £49.99
£53.00 (Save £3.01)
4th edition. In the nine years since the appearance of the 3rd edition, many new data and ideas relating to our wild flora have become available. More than 200 species and hybrids have been added to (more)
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by Anstey, F.
Cat No. : 37456, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 100 col photos
Paperback £7.50
Following the popularity of Start to Identify Grasses, this new book uses similar methods, using field characters rather than microscopes and complex keys, to show you how to identify the common (more)
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by Payne, M.
Cat No. : 36762, Published : JUNE 2019, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £85.00
This book is the first ever written on the butterflies of Cabo Verde (formerly known as the Cape Verde Islands), an archipelago of ten volcanic islands and some islets which lies hundreds of (more)
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by Payne, M.
Cat No. : 36765, Published : JUNE 2019, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £50.00
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by Payne, M.
Cat No. : 36761, Published : JUNE 2019, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £85.00
This book is the first ever written on the butterflies of the Azores, which is one of the remotest chain of islands in the world. Largely mountainous,of volcanic origin, the Azores has undergone (more)
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by Payne, M.
Cat No. : 36767, Published : JUNE 2019, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £50.00
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by Payne, M.
Cat No. : 36770, Published : JUNE 2019, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £50.00
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by Payne, M.
Cat No. : 36763, Published : JUNE 2019, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £85.00
This book is the first ever written on the butterflies of the Canary Islands as an integrated whole, and it examines in considerable detail and depth the butterfly species to be found in this (more)
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by Payne, M.
Cat No. : 36764, Published : JUNE 2019, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £85.00
The Madeiras is a group of oceanic volcanic-origin island archipelagos, which are much more extensive than the well-known vacation destination of Madeira. Close to Madeira lies Porto Santo, and (more)
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by Payne, M.
Cat No. : 36768, Published : JUNE 2019, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £50.00
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by White, A.E. Holt
Cat No. : 36880, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 4 col plates
Hardback £50.00
A facsimile edition of this scarce and delightful work, first published by L. Reeve in 1894, written and produced by Agnes Holt White and with editorial input from her husband. It is very much a book (more)
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by Butterfly Conservation
Cat No. : 36369, Published : JUNE 2019, Illustrations : col photos, distribution maps
Hardback £29.50
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Around 25 million moth records from Butterfly Conservation's National Moth Recording Scheme and MothsIreland have been combined to produce this landmark publication – the first ever atlas of all (more)
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by Haahtela, T.; Saarinen, K.; Ojalainen, P.; Aarnio, H.
Cat No. : 37351, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 450 col photos, text figs, distribution maps
Paperback £14.99
£18.99 (Save £4.00)
2nd edition. An authoritative photographic guide to the butterflies of Europe. Detailed coverage of the 482 species of European butterflies (42 more species compared to the first edition). Also with (more)
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by Fourés, J.-L.
Cat No. : 37243, Published : 2019, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £79.00
Compte rendu d'inventaire élémentaire des papillons diurnes des Pyrénées. Tome 1: Papilionidae et Nymphalidae; Tome 2: Pieridae, Lycaenidae et Hesperiidae. Text French. The two volumes include 196 (more)
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by Marren, P.
Cat No. : 37168, Published : MAY 2019, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £25.00
£30.00 (Save £5.00)
**A LIMITED NUMBER OF SIGNED COPIES WILL BE AVAILABLE - PLEASE ORDER NOW TO RESERVE A COPY** Many have remarked on the poetic names of our butterflies and moths. Their beauty fires our (more)
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by Byrne, M.; Lunn, H.
Cat No. : 37434, Published : APR 2019
Paperback £35.95
In this sweeping history of more than 3,000 years, beginning with Ancient Egypt, scientist Marcus Byrne and writer, Helen Lunn capture the diversity of dung beetles and their unique behaviour (more)
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by Molina, C.; Bartomeus, I.
Cat No. : 37244, Published : MAR 2019, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £32.00
Text Spanish. Despite the recent interest in the decline of bees, and being one of the most familiar groups of insects in our environment, there is a great lack of knowledge about their diversity and (more)
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by Tennessen, K.
Cat No. : 36644, Published : APR 2019, Illustrations : 928 illus (8 in color)
Hardback £199.99
* New, fully illustrated characters provide for definite identification of North American dragonfly nymphs to family, genus and species levels * Once a users make an identification, follow-up (more)
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by Coulson, J.C.
Cat No. : 36735, Published : 2019, Illustrations : col photos, col illus
Hardback £47.50
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Cat No. : 36734, Published : 2018, Illustrations : col photos, col illus
Paperback £27.50
£35.00 (Save £7.50)
The gull is a familiar sight by the seaside, and one of the most recognisable bird species, but most people know surprisingly little about the lives and habits of these seafaring birds. Professor (more)
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by Kuehn, R.; Pederson, H.; Cribb, P.
Cat No. : 37138, Published : MAY 2019, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £24.99
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Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean is a comprehensive photographic guide to the orchids of the region written by leading experts, who between them have decades of orchid field (more)
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by Gardner, C.M.; Gardner, B.G.
Cat No. : 37455, Published : MAR 2019, Illustrations : 600+ col photos
Hardback £32.00
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The Silk Road - a name that has enchanted for centuries. Yet a well kept secret, even today, is that this fabled route linking Europe with Asia is also the most spectacular floral region on earth. (more)
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by Taylor, M.; Tuttle, M.D. (Illus)
Cat No. : 37451, Published : APR 2019, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £22.50
£28.00 (Save £5.50)
This book looks in detail at the more than 1,300 species known today. Nocturnal, fast-flying and secretive, they are endlessly fascinating, yet extremely difficult to observe and catalogue. The (more)
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