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Zustand: Fine. 400, 600 col photos, 185 maps. 260x210mm. HB. Fine in d/w (owner's name neatly inscribed to reverse of front flap). All published. (Only the first of a planned 5 volumes was published). [9781919766034].

Zustand: Fine. 400, 600 col photos, 185 maps. 260x210mm. HB + Slipcase. Large 4to, orig. cloth. Fine in d/w + slipcase (edges of slipcase slightly faded). All published. (Five volumes were originally planned, but this is the only volume which was published). [9781919766034].

The predominantly Afrotropical lasiocampid genus Bombycopsis C. & R. Felder, 1874 is revised. All accessible primary types were examined. The genus is redined and a subdivision into two subgenera, Bombycopsis (Bombycopsis) and Bombycopsis (Bufoidea) Wiltshire & Legrain, 1997 stat. nov., is proposed, based mainly on characters of the male and female genitalia. 68 species are described as new. Pretoria. Transvaal Museum. 192 pp., 476 figs, hardback 4. …

The book deals with the biology, ecology and conservation of Hesperiidae, Papilionidae and Pieridae of Southern Africa. The book covers in detail the feeding habits, food material, reproduction and distribution of the above species. The feature of the book is that the specimens illustrated are all living butterflies, not pinned specimens. 397 pp., 600 color photos, 185 distribution maps, cloth bound folio [23.7 x 31 cm, in a solig slip case] [very nice colour photographs of adults taken in the wild, and often caterpillar and pupae] [like new].…