British Butterflies. 



■ . (Illustrated. Crown 8vo., Cloth, Gilt. Price 5/-). 



This book consists of 476 pages, contains 10 full-page illustrations, and 45 wood-cuts. 

 There are figures of every British butterfly. Sometimes three or four figures of the same 

 butterfly to illustrate the. two sexes, underside and variation are given. The^full-paga 

 illustrations and most of the wood-cuts have been drawn by the well-known entomological 

 artist, Mr. VV. A. Pearce. 



Each British butterfly is described under the following heads :— (1) Synonymy, (2) 

 Imago, (3) Variation, with summarised diagnoses of all described forms, British and Con- 

 tinental, (4) Egg, (5) Larva, (6) Pupa, (7) Time of appearance, (8) Habitat and Distribution. 

 Besides these, there are extended remarks on each of the Tribes, Subfamilies, Families, 

 Divisions, and Superfamihes. The descriptions of the " Larvae " and " Pupae " are mostly 

 original. There are 282 aberrations and varieties diagnosed, of which 111 are described 

 for the first time. 



At the end of each chapter is a brief summary giving the following information, in 

 tabular form, for each species : — I. Dates for finding (1) the ovum, (2) the larva, (3) the 

 pupa (4) the imago. II. The Method of Pupation. III. Food-plants. 



The preliminary chapters consist of a series on the structure of the Egg, Larva, 

 Pupa, &c. ; also others on practical work — Collecting, Pinnmg, Setting, Storing, Label- 

 ling, &c. 



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