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Atlas d'entomologie France et d'Europe (Belgique, Suisse, Italie du Nord). Diptères 1-2, Lépidoptères (2-3), Hymenoptères (1-2), Coléoptères (1-2), Neuroptères, Hémiptères, Larves d'insectes, Paléontologie et peuplement de la terre, Initiation a l'Entomologie.
1976-1995 Nine volumes bound in 13 (of 15). Numerous plates and maps (of which many coloured), uniform cloth with matching full colour dust jackets. Important French contributions to the insect fauna of western Europe by Villiers, Seguy, Paulian, Chopard, Jeannel, and others. Very well illustrated with coloured and plain plates after water-colours of Seguy, Prechac, Moreau, and others. The introduction with chapters on faunal provinces and the evolutionary history of the insects is excellent. The part on Hemiptera includes Thysanoptera. Only the first part of the Lepidoptera and the volume on orthoptères are lacking. Scarce, good clean set.
Cerambycidae Dorcasominae de Madagascar.
2011 385 p., 631 figures, 7 (6 coloured) plates, 1 map, paperbound. Library stamps, else a very good copy.This handbooks deals with the taxonomic study of Coleoptera Cerambycidae Dorcasominae of Madagascar and Comoros. All 78 genera and 257 species are endemic to this area. The introduction presents the morphology, immature stages, ecology, systematics, zoogeography of these beetles and the environmental risks to their prefered habitats. Identification keys are provided for all genera and species. 33 genera are illustrated in color pictures and nearly all species are illustrated in black and white drawings.
