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A Guide to the Breeding Habits and Immature Stages of Diptera Cyclorrhapha (Pt 1-2)

by Ferrar, P.

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Collection : Ken Smith
Publisher : Brill
Published In : Leiden
Illustrations : line drawings

Description:

Original edition. A systematic study of the immature stages of the Diptera Cyclorrhapha, with information on Scope & Distribution, Econonic Importance, Literature, Biology, Immature Stages for each family. Pt 2 contains 418 pages of detailed line drawings.

Condition

2 vols. 'Review copy' ink stamp to title-pages. A very good set from the library of K.G.V. Smith (1929-2017), leading British dipterist at the Natural History Museum, London, and editor of the Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine, with his name to endpapers. Loosely inserted are a copy of Smith's review of the book, published in EMM, and a 2-page typed letter from the author thanking him for the positive review.