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Antiquarian and Collectable Hymenoptera Books

We are delighted to present a list of used and antiquarian hymenoptera titles. Many of these titles are from the library of the retired British hymenoptersist, Michael Archer. The list includes collectable titles such as the rare; Essay on the indigenous fossorial Hymenoptera, 1837 by W.E. Shuckard and Die Bienen Europa's (Apidae europaeae), 1895-1901 by Heinrich Friese. A full list of titles from the Archer collection can be found here


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Species des Hymenopteres d'Europe & d'Algerie. Vol. 1: Les Mouches a Scie

by André, E.

Cat No. : 23592, Published : 1879[-1882], Illustrations : 24 lithographed plates (18 hand-col)

Hardback £195.00

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Volume 1 covers the Symphyta (Sawflies); Tenthredinidae, Cephidae. Jacques Ernest Edmond André (1844-1891) was an eminent French hymenopterologist. Formally a wine merchant, Edmond André later became (more)


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A Monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa I-VI + Supplement

by Arnold, G.

Cat No. : 44955, Published : 1915-1926, Illustrations : 4 plain plates, text figs

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Annals of the South African Museum. Vol. XIV: 1-766: Pt I+II (Ponerinae; Dorylinae); III-V (Myrmicinae); VI (Camponotinae) and Vol. XXIII: 191-275: Pt II (Addenda and Corrigenda, descriptions (more)


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Hyménoptères vespiformes I-III (Faune de France 10, 19, 34)

by Berland, L.

Cat No. : 46828, Published : 1925-1938, Illustrations : 1136 text figs

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I: Sphegidae, Pompilidae, Scoliidae, Sapygidae, Mutillidae; II: Eumenidae, Vespidae, Masaridae, Bethylidae, Dryinidae, Embolemidae; III: Cleptidae, Chrysidae, Trigonalidae. Complete 3-volume set. (more)


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Identification Guide to Ant Genera of the World

by Bolton, B.

Cat No. : 47415, Published : 1997, Illustrations : 531 half tones

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2nd printing (first published 1994). Identification keys to all living ant subfamilies and genera. Over 500 scanning electron microscope photographs. (more)


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Ants (New Naturalist 59)

by Brian, M.V.

Cat No. : 46787, Published : 1977, Illustrations : 2 col + 16 b/w plates

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First edition. (more)


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The World of the Honeybee (New Naturalist 29)

by Butler, C.G.

Cat No. : 46813, Published : 1974, Illustrations : 2 col + 40 b/w plates

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Third edition. (more)


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A Monograph of the British Phytophagous Hymenoptera (Tenthredo, Sirex and Cynips, Linne). Vol. I-IV

by Cameron, P.

Cat No. : 32990, Published : 1882-1893, Illustrations : 38 colour + 27 plain plates

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Complete in 4 volumes. 600 copies of vols I-III and 500 of vol. IV were printed and stocks of vols I-III still held by the Ray Society in 1918 were reduced to 75 copies of each. [Curle, (more)


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The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Poland

by Czechowski, W.; Radchenko, A.; Czechowska, W.

Cat No. : 46254, Published : 2002, Illustrations : 20 pages of line drawings

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Text English. Monographic study of the 98 ant species known from Poland. Systematic Catalogue, with information on distribution and biology. Maps shown Palaearctic and Polish distributions. (more)


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A Contribution to the Biology of North American Vespine Wasps

by Duncan, C.D.

Cat No. : 45965, Published : 1939, Illustrations : 255 figs (line drawings + half tones)

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Stanford University Publications, University Series, Biological Sciences Vol. VIII No. 1.

Scarce. (more)


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Handbook of the Bees of the British Isles. Vol. 1-2

by Else, G.R.; Edwards, M.

Cat No. : 46910, Published : 2018, Illustrations : col photos, line drawings, distribution maps

£100.00 £150.00 (Save £50.00)

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This 2-volume set provides a comprehensive and authoritative account of the current state of knowledge of the British bee fauna. As well as original work, it draws upon a wide range of sources and (more)


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Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland

by Falk, S.J.; Lewington, R. (Illus.)

Cat No. : 46800, Published : 2015, Illustrations : 700+ col photos, 1000+ col & b/w illustrations, 234 col distrib maps

Paperback £45.00

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Comprehensive field guide to bees of Great Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands, with detailed texts for all 275 species, covering field and microscopic characters, similar species, variation, (more)


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Bumblebees (New Naturalist 40)

by Free, J.B.; Butler, C.G.

Cat No. : 46185, Published : 1959, Illustrations : col frontis, 24 b/w plates, 3 text figs

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First edition. Jacket design by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis. (more)


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Die Bienen Europa's (Apidae europaeae) nach ihren Gattungen, Arten und Varietäten. Theil I-VI

by Friese, H.

Cat No. : 46733, Published : 1895-1901, Illustrations : 1 folding plate, 178 text figs

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The rare original edition in six parts: Theil I: Schmarotzerbienen; Theil II-VI: Solitäre Apiden. II: Eucera; III: Podalirius; IV: Eriades, Trachusa, Anthidium; V: (more)


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Fauna insectorum Helvetiae: Hymenoptera Apidae. Vol. I-II

by Frey-Gessner, E.

Cat No. : 46491, Published : 1899-1912

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Vol. I: Gesellig lebende Bienen, Urbienen und Schenkelsammler; Vol. II: Bauchsammler und Schmarotzerbienen.

Text German. Rare. (more)


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Hymenoptera. 1: Die Bienen, Wespen, Grab- und Goldwespen (Die Insekten Mitteleuropas insbesondere Deutschlands. Bd I)

by Friese, H.

Cat No. : 46738, Published : 1914, Illustrations : 8 col plates, numerous text figs

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The Hymenoptera

by Gauld, I.; Bolton, B. (Eds)

Cat No. : 47532, Published : 1996, Illustrations : 10 col plates, 148 text figs

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Reprint. First published by BM(NH), 1988. (more)


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The Biological Significance and Conservation of Hymenoptera in Europe

by Gauld, I.D.; Collins, N.M.; Fitton, M.G.

Cat No. : 46668, Published : 1990, Illustrations : 8 figs

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Nature and Environment Series No.44. (more)


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Vespidae solitaire de France métropolitaine (Hymenoptera: Eumeninae, Masarinae) Faune de France 98

by Gereys, B.

Cat No. : 46702, Published : 2016, Illustrations : 64 figs, 67 photos

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Text French. Bilingual keys (French/English) to all species and subspecies know from France and to all European genera. Covers the Vespidae found in France (29 genera + 122 species of potter wasp and (more)


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Les Guêpes Sociales (Hyemenoptera Vespidae) d'Europe Occidentale et Septentrionale

by Guiglia, D.

Cat No. : 46233, Published : 1972, Illustrations : 3 col plates, 41 text figs

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Text French, with keys to tribes, genera and species also in English.

Faune de l'Europe et du Bassin Mediterraneen 6. (more)


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Social Insects. Vol. I-IV

by Hermann, H.R. (Ed.)

Cat No. : 46791, Published : 1979-1982, Illustrations : 35 text figs

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Complete set of four volumes. An attempt to collate the works of modern researchers working in the field of insect sociobiology. Begins by reviewing known concepts related to insect sociality; Vol. (more)


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Observations on the Natural History of Bees (Huber's Natural History of the Honey Bee)

by Huber, Francis

Cat No. : 37992, Published : 1841, Illustrations : additional engraved title with hand-col vignette, 5 folding engraved plates

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'A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author, Practical Appendix, and Analytical Index.' Additional engraved title alternatively titled, 'Huber's Natural History of the Honey Bee'.

British Bee (more)


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Mutillidae - Myrmosidae (Fauna d'Italia 5)

by Invrea, F.

Cat No. : 46237, Published : 1964, Illustrations : 95 figs

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Text Italian. (more)


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Bee Pollination in Agricultural Ecosystems

by James, R.; Pitts-Singer, T. (Eds)

Cat No. : 46665, Published : 2008, Illustrations : 25 b/w photos + line drawings

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Discusses the interplay among bees, agriculture and the environment. Pollinators include honeybees, managed bumblebees, solitary bees and wild bees. Bees also impact the broader ecosystem, spreading (more)


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Die sozialen Faltenwespen Mitteleuropas

by Kemper, H.; Döring, E.

Cat No. : 47224, Published : 1967, Illustrations : 82 b/w figs

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Text German. (more)


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The Chrysidid Wasps of the World

by Kimsey, L.S; Bohart, R.M

Cat No. : 47540, Published : 1990, Illustrations : 156 text figs

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Monographia Apum Angliae: or an Attempt to divide into their natural Genera and Families, such Species of the Linnean Genus Apis as have been discovered in England

by Kirby, W.

Cat No. : 46490, Published : 1802, Illustrations : 18 plain engraved plates

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First edition. Usually found with 4 plates hand-coloured, all plates in this copy uncoloured. Half-titles and errata leaf present. Text English and Latin.

Nissen ZBI, 2188; British Bee Books, 165; (more)


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Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Vol. 1-3

by Krombein, K.V.; Hurd, P.D.; Smith, D.R.; Burks, B.D.

Cat No. : 8728, Published : 1979

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Vol. 1: Symphyta and Apocrita (Parasitica); vol. 2: Apocrita (Aculeata); vol. 3: Indexes (more)


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Trap-Nesting Wasps and Bees: Life Histories, Nests, and Associates

by Krombein, K.V.

Cat No. : 46163, Published : 1967, Illustrations : 30 plates of b/w photos

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Key to the insects of the Russian Far East. Vol. IV Megaloptera, Raphidioptera, Neuroptera, Mecoptera, Hymenoptera Pt. 1

by Ler, P.A.

Cat No. : 47545, Published : 1995, Illustrations : 253 text figs

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Text Russian. This volume largely treats the Hymenoptera Aculeata of the Russian far east, with keys to families, genera and species. Also includes Proctotrupoidea (Renyxidae), Megaloptera, (more)


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Die Goldwespen der Schweiz

by Linsenmaier, W.

Cat No. : 47553, Published : 1997, Illustrations : 15 col plates, text figs

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Text German. Identification keys to the Swiss species and detailed notes on morphology, biology and distribution. Beautifully illustrated by the author. (more)


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Geologische und biologische Entomoökologie der rezenten Seidenbiene Colletes. Bd. 1 Entomoökologie der Nestbauten und Nistsubstrate der Seidenbiene Colletes daviesanus und anderer rezenter solitärer Wildbienen und Wespen in Buntsandstein, Rotliegend, Keup

by Mader, D.

Cat No. : 45961, Published : 1999, Illustrations : 88 plates with 306 photos, 39 text figs, 45 maps

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Monograph of British Braconidae. Pt I-VIII

by Marshall, T.A.

Cat No. : 36082, Published : 1885-1899, Illustrations : 1 plain and 14 col plates

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Rare monograph on the British species of this family of parasitic wasps. Complete in eight parts, originally published in Transactions of the Entomological Society, London. Chromolithographic plates (more)


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Biology of the Vespine Wasps

by Matsuura, M.; Yamane, S.

Cat No. : 46197, Published : 1990, Illustrations : 104 figs

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Foreword by Shoichi F. Sakagami. Text English. (more)


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Comparative Ethology of the Vespine Wasps

by Matsuura, M.; Yamane, S.

Cat No. : 46664, Published : 1984, Illustrations : 4 col plates, text figs

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Text Japanese with 23-page English summary. (more)


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The Bees of the World

by Michener, C.D.

Cat No. : 46244, Published : 2007, Illustrations : 48 col photos, 40 b/w illus, 434 line drawings

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2nd updated and revised edition of this definitive reference work by the leading authority on bee systematics. With many new facts, classifications, and revisions, this edition provides the most (more)


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Hymenoptera and Conservation

by New, T.R.

Cat No. : 46911, Published : 2012, Illustrations : tables

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A global overview, the first such account for the whole of the Hymenoptera, which discusses a broad range of themes to introduce the insects and their conservation roles and needs, and how their (more)


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Hymenoptera: Sphecidae (Fauna d'Italia 40)

by Pagliano, G.; Negrisolo, E.

Cat No. : 46671, Published : 2005, Illustrations : 557 figs

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Text Italian. (more)


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A Distribution Atlas of Bumblebees in Poland (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombini)

by Pawlikowski, T.

Cat No. : 47226, Published : 2008, Illustrations : col illus

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De Wespen en Mieren van Nederland (Hymenoptera: Aculeata)

by Peeters, T.M.J.; Achterberg, C. van; Heitmans, W.R.B.; Klein, W.F.; Lefeber, V.; Loon, A.J. van; Mabelis, A.A.; Nieuwenhuijsen, H.; Reemer, M.; Rond, J. de; Smit, J.; Velthuis, H.H.W.

Cat No. : 46281, Published : 2004, Illustrations : col photos, line drawings, maps

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Text Dutch. Detailed work on the aculeate wasps and ants of the Netherlands. Account of the 408 wasps and 61 ant species found in the Netherlands. Identification keys to families and genera. Now out (more)


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De Nederlandse Bijen

by Peeters, T.M.J.; Nieuwenhuijsen, H.; Smit, J.; Meer, F. van der; Raemakers, I.P.; Heitmans, W.R.B.; Achterberg, K. van; Kwak, M.; Loonstra, A.J.; Rond, J. de; Roos, M.; Reemer, M.

Cat No. : 46280, Published : 2012, Illustrations : col plates, photos, line drawings, maps

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Text Dutch. Detailed work giving a definitive overview of the 358 species of wild bee found in the Netherlands. Now out of print and scarce. (more)


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Biologie des abeilles primitives

by Plateaux-Quénu, C.

Cat No. : 46939, Published : 1972, Illustrations : 104 text figs

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Text French. Covers the biology of the families, Colletidae, Halictidae and Andrenidae. (more)


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Die Ichneumonen der Forstinsecten in forstlicher und entomologischer Beziehung. Ein Anhang zur Abbildung und Beschreibung der Forstinsecten. [Bd. I-III]

by Ratzeburg, J.T.C.

Cat No. : 23584, Published : 1844-52, Illustrations : 7 plain engraved plates, 7 folding tables, text figs

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Rare. Complete in 3 vols. This work was intended as a supplement to the series on 'Forstinsecten' by the same author. Contains descriptions of many new species.

Julius Theodor Christian (more)


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The Social Wasps of the Americas excluding the Vespinae

by Richards, O.W.

Cat No. : 47542, Published : 1978, Illustrations : 4 col plates, 159 text figs

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Includes Errata et Addenda sheet (1983). Scarce. (more)


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Natural History of Social Wasps and Bees in Equatorial Sumatra

by Sakagami, S.F.; Ohgushi, R.; Roubik, D.W. (Eds)

Cat No. : 46230, Published : 1990, Illustrations : col plates, b/w photos, line drawings + text figs

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Presents a compilation of studies by the entomology group of the Sumatra Nature Study project (SNS). (more)


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The Hymenoptera Aculeata of the British Islands

by Saunders, E.

Cat No. : 47518, Published : 1896, Illustrations : 51 hand-col + 3 plain plates

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Rare large paper edition, with hand coloured plates. Illustrations by R. Morgan; printer Vinc. Brooks, Day & Son. (more)


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The Hymenoptera Aculeata of the British Islands

by Saunders, E.

Cat No. : 46943, Published : 1896, Illustrations : 3 plates

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'Small paper' edition. (more)


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Wisdom of the Hive: The Social Physiology of Honey Bee Colonies

by Seeley, T.D.

Cat No. : 47539, Published : 1996, Illustrations : b/w photos, figs, tabs

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An insight into the inner workings of one of nature's most complex animal societies: the honey bee colony. This book describes and illustrates more than fifteen years of experimental research (more)


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Essay on the indigenous fossorial Hymenoptera; comprising a description of all the British species of burrowing sand wasps contained in the Metropolitan collections; with their habits as far as they have been observed

by Shuckard, W.E.

Cat No. : 46252, Published : 1837, Illustrations : 4 engraved plates (1 with wing veins in colour), folding table

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First edition. Privately published. Rare. Includes descriptions of new species. Small printed slip tipped in facing title offers the author's duplicate specimens of Aculeate Hymenoptera, 'set and in (more)


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Catalogue of British Fossorial Hymenoptera, Formicidae, and Vespidae in the Collection of the British Museum [and] Catalogue of British Hymenoptera in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I: Apidae-Bees

by Smith, F.

Cat No. : 46047, Published : 1858, 1855, Illustrations : 6 + 11 plates

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The Japanese Social Wasps and Bees

by Takamizawa, K.

Cat No. : 46487, Published : 2005, Illustrations : col photos

£120.00

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Text Japanese with scientific names in Latin. Covers Polistinae, Vespinae, Bombini, and Apini. Illustrated with colour photos. Scarce. (more)


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The Biology of Hover Wasps

by Turillazzi, S.

Cat No. : 45959, Published : 2012, Illustrations : 157 illus, 39 in col

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Covers the Stenogastrinae. Looks at the biology of these little-known wasps at the threshold of sociality, presenting a survey of ideas about their evolution and an assessment of the current standing (more)


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