The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of Living and Extinct Faunas as Elucidating the Past Changes of the Earth's Surface, 2. köideMacmillan and Company, 1876 - 503 pages |
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Page 15
... genera of these insects ; and 10 of these genera are peculiar . The most important are Oxychila ( 11 sp . ) , Hiresia ( 14 sp . ) , and Ctenostoma ( 26 sp . ) . Odontochila ( 57 sp . ) is the most abundant and cha- racteristic of all ...
... genera of these insects ; and 10 of these genera are peculiar . The most important are Oxychila ( 11 sp . ) , Hiresia ( 14 sp . ) , and Ctenostoma ( 26 sp . ) . Odontochila ( 57 sp . ) is the most abundant and cha- racteristic of all ...
Page 16
... genera ( 26 ) peculiar to Chili and South Temperate America . The most important of these are Antarctia ( 29 sp . ) , all except two or three confined to South Temperate America ; Scelodontis ( 10 sp . ) , mostly Chilian ; Feronomorpha ...
... genera ( 26 ) peculiar to Chili and South Temperate America . The most important of these are Antarctia ( 29 sp . ) , all except two or three confined to South Temperate America ; Scelodontis ( 10 sp . ) , mostly Chilian ; Feronomorpha ...
Page 17
... genera , 18 of which are peculiar to it . Of these , the most extensive are Conognatha and Halecia , which have a wide range over most parts of the region ; and Dactylozodes , confined to the south temperate zone . Of im- portant genera ...
... genera , 18 of which are peculiar to it . Of these , the most extensive are Conognatha and Halecia , which have a wide range over most parts of the region ; and Dactylozodes , confined to the south temperate zone . Of im- portant genera ...
Page 18
... genera of wide range are , Oeme and Cyrtomerus , which have each a species in West Africa , and Hammatocerus , which has one in Australia . The Lamiidæ have 219 genera , and this is the only tropical region in which they do not exceed ...
... genera of wide range are , Oeme and Cyrtomerus , which have each a species in West Africa , and Hammatocerus , which has one in Australia . The Lamiidæ have 219 genera , and this is the only tropical region in which they do not exceed ...
Page 20
... genera being peculiar there , and one , Truncatella , of wide distribution , but most abundant in the West Indian Islands . The Cyclostomida are represented by 15 genera , 9 being peculiar to the region , and 5 of these ( belonging to ...
... genera being peculiar there , and one , Truncatella , of wide distribution , but most abundant in the West Indian Islands . The Cyclostomida are represented by 15 genera , 9 being peculiar to the region , and 5 of these ( belonging to ...
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