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The Tertiary insects of North America.

Scudder, S.H. · 1890

€55.00 ($60.62 | £45.88 | ¥9,682)

1890 734 p., 1 map and 28 tinted lithographed plates, 4to, original brown blindstamped cloth with gilt title on spine. This work deals with usually well-preserved arachnides, Nemoptera, Orthoptera, Hemiptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, and Hymenoptera. It gives a system...

Forstinsekten der Türkei und ihre Umwelt. Grundlagen der türkischen Forstentomologie.

Schimitschek, E. · 1944

€30.80 ($33.95 | £25.69 | ¥5,422)

1944 xvi, 371 p., 240 figs, publisher's half cloth. Very well-illustrated with maps, and detailed photos of insects and their effect upon leaves, branches, etc. Most pages have a light water-stain on the top right corner. Otherwise a good, clean copy.

Nova Caledonia. Forschungen in Neu-Caledonien und auf den Loyalty-Inseln - Recherches scientifiques en Nouvelle-Calédonie et aux Iles Loyalty. A. Zoologie. Volume III, Lieferung I.

Sarasin, F. & J. Roux (eds.) · 1923

€99.00 ($109.12 | £82.58 | ¥17,427)

1923 156 p., numerous illustrations, 4to, paperbound (original printed covers). This is volume 3, part 1 of a rare series on the natural history of New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands (or ̀les Loyaut̩) which are associated with France. Nowadays they are regarded as biologi...

A revision of the termites of the genus Macrotermes from the Ethiopian region (Isoptera: Termitidae).

Ruelle, J.E. · 1970

€38.50 ($42.43 | £32.11 | ¥6,777)

1970 80 p., 12 maps, 152 text figures, paperbound. With several taxonomical changes. A very good clean copy.

Paleozoic insects of the Kuznetz Bassin.

Rodendorf, B.B. et al. · 1961

€110.00 ($121.24 | £91.76 | ¥19,363)

1961 705 p., 40 plates, publishers half cloth over printed boards. On Paleogene insects, with the descriptions and illustrations of many new species. In Russian with Latin nomenclature. Small cancelled stamp on title page, otherwise a very good clean copy. Scarce.

Vergleichende Studien über das FlügelgeÃñder der Insecten.

Redtenbacher, J. · 1886

€82.50 ($90.93 | £68.82 | ¥14,522)

1886 79 pp., 12 lithographed plates, new red cloth with title on spine. On the taxonomic importance of wing veins. Stamp on front pastedown, otherwise a good copy. Rare.

Nomina Insecta Nearctica. A checklist of the insects of North America volume 2: Hymenoptera, Mecoptera, Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Raphidioptera, Trichoptera.

Poole, R. & P. Gentili (eds.) · 1996

€88.00 ($96.99 | £73.40 | ¥15,491)

1996 791 p., 4to, paperbound. Part of a series of four basic taxonomical lists of the insects from Canada and Alaska to the Mexican border, including synonyms, misspellings, etc. A clean "as new" copy.

Mélanges exotico-entomologiques 31, 37, 61, 64, 68.

Pic, M. · 1919

€132.00 ($145.49 | £110.11 | ¥23,236)

1919-1936 Five issues in five. Original near uniform printed wrappers. Rare single issues, privately published by the author and now quite rare. One issue with the top edge uncut. Fine clean copies.

Contribution à l'étude de la morphologie de l'armure génitale des insectes.

Peytoureau, S. · 1895

€49.50 ($54.56 | £41.29 | ¥8,713)

1895 248 p., 43 text figs., 22 lithographed plates (some tinted, 1 photographic), slightly later half calf with gilt title on spine. This is the thesis, also published in the: Revue Biologique du Nord. With library stamp on front paste-down, some repairs to the spine, otherw...

Molecular approaches to fundamental and applied entomology.

Oakeshott, J. & M.J. Witten (eds.) · 1993

€55.00 ($60.62 | £45.88 | ¥9,682)

1993 xv, 498 p., 59 text figures, hardbound. With 12 contributions by 26 entomologists. Published in the series, "Springer series in experimental entomology". Stamp on half title, title page (cancelled), and front flyleaf. Otherwise a very good clean copy.

Beitrag zur Lepidopterenfauna Galiziens.

Nowicki, M. · 1865

€22.00 ($24.25 | £18.35 | ¥3,873)

1865 28 p., disbound (no covers). On the Lepidoptera of Galicia (Poland, not Spain), with notes on their occurence in mountainous regions. A clean copy. Rare.

Insect hormones.

Novák, V.J.A. · 1975

€11.00 ($12.12 | £9.18 | ¥1,936)

1975 (4th ed.) xxii, 600 p., 37 plates, hardbound. With the prefaces of all four editions. Library stamp on front paste-down, otherwise good.

Terminologia Entomologica. Ein Handbuch sowohl für den angehenden Entomologen als auch für den Fachmann. Nach dem neuesten Standpunkte dieser Wissenschaft.

Müller, J. · 1872

€71.50 ($78.81 | £59.64 | ¥12,586)

1872 (2nd ed.) 308 p., 1 hand-coloured chart and 32 plates, paperbound (original printed covers). Rare. Horn-Schenkling lists only this second edition, which is quite similar to the very rare first, published 12 years earlier. Gatherings loose, edges frayed. Most pages and pla...

Cuticle techniques in arthropods.

Miller, T.A. (ed.) · 1980

€55.00 ($60.62 | £45.88 | ¥9,682)

1980 410 p., 112 text figures, hardbound. With ten contributions by 12 authors. Published in the series, "Springer series in experimental entomology". Stamp on half title, title page (cancelled), and front flyleaf. Library stickers on boards. Otherwise (i.e. internally) a ve...

Neurohormonal techniques in insects.

Miller, T.A. (ed.) · 1980

€38.50 ($42.43 | £32.11 | ¥6,777)

1980 xv, 282 p., 90 text figures, hardbound. With 11 chapters, written by 16 different authors. Published in the series, "Springer series in experimental entomology". Stamp on half title, title page (cancelled), and front flyleaf. A few stickers on the front board and spine....

The insect viruses.

Miller, L.K. & L.A. Ball (eds.) · 1998

€66.00 ($72.75 | £55.05 | ¥11,618)

1998 xvii, 413 p., numerous figures, 1 coloured plate, numerous tables and graphs, cloth with gilt tile on spine, and printed dust jacket. Contains 12 chapters on different viruses and their impact on insects by 23 different scientists. Small library stamp on title page, oth...

Insect-plant interactions.

Miller, J.R. & T.A. Miller (eds.) · 1986

€30.80 ($33.95 | £25.69 | ¥5,422)

1986 xii, 342 pp., 65 text figures, hardbound. With ten contributions by 14 authors. Published in the series, "Springer series in experimental entomology". Stamp on half title, title page (cancelled), and front flyleaf. A few light pencil marks, otherwise a very good clean c...

The natural history of aquatic insects.

Miall, L.C. · 1895

€22.00 ($24.25 | £18.35 | ¥3,873)

1895 ix, 395 p., 116 text figures, original gilt pictorial cloth. An introductio to the various groups of aquatic insects, including adults and their larvae. Boards a bit worn, spotted throughout. Bookplate on front paste-down. An average copy.

Les insectes des temps secondaires. Revue critique des fossiles du Musée paléontologique de Munich.

Meunier, F. · 1898

€110.00 ($121.24 | £91.76 | ¥19,363)

1898 65 p., 30 photogravures, 4to, paperbound (original printed covers). This work lists and discusses at least 242 species of Mesozoic insects and has numerous fine illustrations. Two old stamps on the front wrapper, otherwise a very good clean copy. Horn-Schenkling II(3), ...

Indian insect pests.

Maxwell-Lefroy, H. · 1906

€33.00 ($36.37 | £27.53 | ¥5,809)

1906 vii, 318 p., 365 text figures, original pictorial cloth. The rare first edition, not a modern (on demand) reprint. With very good illustrations of larvae, pupae, and adult insects. Spine cover partly detached, stamp on front paste-down, otherwise a good copy.