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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Papilionidae--Africa, East.
- Papilionidae.
- Papilionidae--Catalogs and collections.
- Hesperiidae--Africa, East.
- Hesperiidae.
- Hesperiidae--Catalogs and collections.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (816 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- East Melbourne, Victoria : CSIRO Australia, 1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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
- Contents:
- COVER; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; BIOLOGY; GAZETIEER AND LIST OF REGIONAL WORKS; BIOGEOGRAPHY; THE CATALOGUE; ADDENDUM; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613156556
- 9780643102453
- 0643102450
- 9781283156554
- 1283156555
- 9780643100787
- 0643100784
- OCLC:
- 700057312
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