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Page 116
... for there was no shelter of any kind on the summit . Such a night was not a
favourable one for insects , but I got a few beetles that were new to me on the
very top Beetles Carried by the Wind 117 of the rock ,. 116 The Naturalist in
Nicaragua.
... for there was no shelter of any kind on the summit . Such a night was not a
favourable one for insects , but I got a few beetles that were new to me on the
very top Beetles Carried by the Wind 117 of the rock ,. 116 The Naturalist in
Nicaragua.
Page 142
The scarcity of beetles was very remarkable . The wet season set in a little earlier
than usual , but I do not think that this caused the dearth of insects as at Juigalpa ,
where there had been scarcely any rain , there were very few compared with ...
The scarcity of beetles was very remarkable . The wet season set in a little earlier
than usual , but I do not think that this caused the dearth of insects as at Juigalpa ,
where there had been scarcely any rain , there were very few compared with ...
Page 243
This and other species of Calopteron are not only imitated in their colour and
markings by other families of beetles , but ... the same movement in a longicorn
beetle ( Evander nobilis , Bates ) , which is evidently a mimetic form of this genus
.
This and other species of Calopteron are not only imitated in their colour and
markings by other families of beetles , but ... the same movement in a longicorn
beetle ( Evander nobilis , Bates ) , which is evidently a mimetic form of this genus
.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 651. number of Everyman's Library 651. number of Everyman's library: Science |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent, 1911 |
| Original from | UC Southern Regional Library Facility |
| Digitized | 16 dets. 2014 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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