H. G. Dyar bluebook 901 - 1122

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Contained In: Harrison G. Dyar Note books, Department of Entomology, 1882 - 1925

Series: SIA Acc. 12-447

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Dyar, Harrison G. (Harrison Gray), 1866-1929

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1900-1902

Notes

English

The notebook documents Harrison G. Dyar's observations of collected insects and related rearing data for 1900 - 1902. Entries are organized by specimen numbers 901 - 1122. Pages are numbered. Entries begin with name, collector if other than Dyar, vegetation, date, followed by descriptions of appearance and behavior relating to phases of development. Descriptions cover sex, appearance, colors, measurements and related dates with changes in appearance. Sometimes includes references to catalog numbers. Labeled Harrison G. Dyar, U.S. Natl. Museum, Washington DC, Apr 30, 1900. July 9, 1902, Mosquitoes, Page 189, 199. (1902). Includes sketches of specimen anatomy sometimes with leaves, loose inserts and sometimes a second specimen number. Locations in Washington, DC, specify neighborhoods. Locations are in District of Columbia; Virginia (Stony Man); New Mexico (Las Vegas Hot Springs [Hot Springs]); Texas (Coryell county); Illinois (Lily Lake); Colorado (Denver, Platte Canyon); New York (Bellport); Florida (Daytona, Rockledge); New Hampshire (Center Harbor); Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh).

Subjects

Colorado , District of Columbia , Entomology , Field notes , Florida , Illinois , New Hampshire , New Mexico , New York , Pennsylvania , Sketches , Texas , United States , Virginia

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.96183