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 student in the higher branches of entomology it will be indispensable."— r/ic Entomologist, Decembei 

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Pa<i?ts I, II, III ana lY of 



A NATURAL HISTORY .^. BRITISH BUTTERFLIE! 



Their World-wide Variation and Geographical Distribution. 

 (A. Text-book for Students and Collectors.) 



By J. W. TUTT, F.E.S., \ 



Were published on November 1st, 15th, December 15th, and January 15th. Price Is.' 

 net (post free Is. Id.) each part. 



The book is divisible into two parts— (1) Chapters on the general subject; 

 <2) Systematic and Biological considerations of each family, subfamily, tribe, 

 genus and species. 



Parts I, II and III contain, in the first section, chapters entitled " General! 

 ■observations on Butterflies," "Egglaying of Butterflies," "Eggs of Butterflies,"' 

 " Photographing Butterflies' Eggs," and " Otaining Eggs of Butterflies." Th© 

 second section contains a detailed consideration of the superfamily Urbicolide^ 

 '(Hbspeeiides) or skippers, the family Urbicolid.e, the subfamily Thymelicin^,! 

 the tribe Thymelicidi, the genus AnoPiEA, the species Adopjea lineola, and 

 A. FLAVA (thaumas), the genus Thymelicus acteon, the tribe Urbicolidi, the; 

 genus AuGiADEs, and the species Augiades sylvanus. The species are described 

 uiider the headings of " Synonymy," "Original Description," "Imago," " Sexual 

 Dimorphism," " Gynandromorphism," "Comparison of alhed species," "Varia- 

 tion," " Egglaying," " Ovum," " Comparison of eggs of allied species," "Habits 

 of Larva," "Ontogeny of Larva," "Larva," "Variation of Larva," "Food- 

 plants," " Puparium," " Pupa," " Time of Appearance " {with Hsts of actual dates 

 in given places), "Habitats," "Habits," "British Localities " and "Distribu- 

 tion." Plates illustrating the eggs of the Urbicohds, Chrysophanids, etc., are 

 published with these parts. 



Part IV contains, in addition, the conclusion of the chapter " Obtaining' 

 Eggs of Butterflies" and part of another, " Butterfly Larv^ and their Moult- 

 ings." It also contains the completion of the study of Augiades sylvanus, the 

 genus Urbicola, and the first part of a comprehensive study of the species 

 Urbicola comma, considered under the following headings: "Synonymy," 

 "Original Description," "Imago," "Sexual Dimorphism," "Genital Organs," 

 ■"Variation (including a summary of the forms occurring in the Palsearctic 

 area)," a critical review of the " European " forms, the " Eastern " forms, and 

 the " Southern " forms, etc. A plate illustrating the eggs of Thestorids and 

 Lyc8enids with this number. 



Every entomologist should send for Parts I, II, III and IV (Is. Id. each, post ? 

 free) in order to judge the proposed scope and standard of the work. To'make ' 

 it a real success every entomologist interested in our Butterflies should subscribe. 



It will also be considered an act of great kindness if every entomologist will 

 send information of any British species of which he has special knowledge. 



Every effort will be made to make the book worthy of the best traditions of 

 British entomology and British entomologists. 



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