Carcasson's African butterflies : an annotated catalogue of the Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea of the Afrotropical region / editors, P.R. Ackery, C.R. Smith & R.I. Vane-Wright.

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Carcasson, R. H. (Robert Herbert)

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0643055614
9780643055612
9780643100787
0643100784

Other title:

African butterflies
Annotated catalogue of the Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea of the Afrotropical region

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Carcasson's African butterflies.DDC classification:

595.7890967 22

LOC classification:

QL557.S7 C37 1995eb

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WQ 6035

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Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; BIOLOGY; GAZETIEER AND LIST OF REGIONAL WORKS; BIOGEOGRAPHY; THE CATALOGUE; ADDENDUM; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

Summary: The result of more than 20 years of research and collaboration by international butterfly experts, this book is the first comprehensive catalogue to the butterfly fauna of any major tropical region and, as such, provides a basic research tool for any worker with an interest in African butterflies. Covering 3593 recognised species in 300 genera, it deals with about 20% of the world butterfly fauna. Included are entries for all genus-group, species-group and infra-subspecific names applicable to the Afrotropical butterflies, a total of about 14 000 names. This work has a more wide-ranging appea.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 677-748) and index.

COVER; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; BIOLOGY; GAZETIEER AND LIST OF REGIONAL WORKS; BIOGEOGRAPHY; THE CATALOGUE; ADDENDUM; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

The result of more than 20 years of research and collaboration by international butterfly experts, this book is the first comprehensive catalogue to the butterfly fauna of any major tropical region and, as such, provides a basic research tool for any worker with an interest in African butterflies. Covering 3593 recognised species in 300 genera, it deals with about 20% of the world butterfly fauna. Included are entries for all genus-group, species-group and infra-subspecific names applicable to the Afrotropical butterflies, a total of about 14 000 names. This work has a more wide-ranging appea.

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