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List Of The Specimens Of Lepidopterous Insects In The Collection Of The British Museum: XXXIII,3 - Softcover

Francis Walker; John Edward Gray

 
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List Of The Specimens Of Lepidopterous Insects In The Collection Of The British Museum: XXXIII,3 by Francis Walker and John Edward Gray. This mid-19th-century museum catalog entry documents Lepidoptera Heterocera (moths) newly received or described since earlier parts of the series. Organized by family and genus, it presents specimen-by-specimen entries that record species names (with author citations when provided), detailed morphology, sex, and precise locality data. The catalogue notes how specimens were obtained and provenance, with individual entries often marked by letters (a, b, C, etc.) after species names to indicate collected items versus desiderata. Coverage spans numerous genera and families (including Noctuidae, Orthosidae/Orthosiidae, Cosmida, Hadena, among many others) and a global geographic scope that ranges from Java, Borneo, Tasmania, New Zealand, and North America to China, India, Sri Lanka, Africa, and beyond. Descriptions emphasize diagnostic wing patterns, color terminology, measurements in lines, venation hints, and taxonomic distinctions, reflecting 19th-century curatorial practices and the historical study of moth taxonomy.

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