Sawfly Book 1885, 4P - 5K

Related Titles

Contained In: Harrison G. Dyar Sawfly Note books, Department of Entomology, 1891-1902

Series: SIA Acc. 13-295

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

1894-1896

Notes

English

The field book documents collecting rearing of sawflies by Harrison G. Dyar, 1894 - 1896. Entries are headed with an assigned identifier and include a combination of information such as type, host plant, location, date, followed by physical descriptions per stage of development. Descriptions cover details about anatomy, color, texture, measurements (sometimes in a series headed with "calc" and "found"). Some include sketches. In the center of the volume is a "general index to spring 1895 (including the first two seasons' collecting)." The index lists index, letter, bred, name and authority. Locations include Plattsburgh and Keene Valley, New York.

Subjects

Entomology , Field notes , Keene Valley , New York , Plattsburgh , Sawflies , Sketches , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.96226