The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 142
... longicorns , usually common . A fig - tree that I had growing in my garden had been much injured by a longicorn ( Taniotes scalaris ) in 1870 and 1871 , but was not touched in 1872 . Butterflies were also scarce , but it was the second ...
... longicorns , usually common . A fig - tree that I had growing in my garden had been much injured by a longicorn ( Taniotes scalaris ) in 1870 and 1871 , but was not touched in 1872 . Butterflies were also scarce , but it was the second ...
Page 291
... Longicorn Coleoptera of Chontales , Nicaragua , " published in the Transactions of the Entomological Society for 1872. In an interesting summary of the results he gives the following analysis of the range of the species : - Peculiar to ...
... Longicorn Coleoptera of Chontales , Nicaragua , " published in the Transactions of the Entomological Society for 1872. In an interesting summary of the results he gives the following analysis of the range of the species : - Peculiar to ...
Page 299
... Longicorn Coleoptera of Chontales , 89 , 291 ; on mimetic forms , 8 ; on mimetic resemblances , 8 , 294 ; on social birds , 96 ; on wings of Morphos , 178 Bats , 81 , 137 Beak of birds , 154 Bees , 24 , 56 , 102 Beetles , 30 , 81 , 98 ...
... Longicorn Coleoptera of Chontales , 89 , 291 ; on mimetic forms , 8 ; on mimetic resemblances , 8 , 294 ; on social birds , 96 ; on wings of Morphos , 178 Bats , 81 , 137 Beak of birds , 154 Bees , 24 , 56 , 102 Beetles , 30 , 81 , 98 ...
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