This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ...make them. C. J. Geoffroy seems to have been the first author who drew attention to such galls. In 1724 he compared examples, and described them as tenanted by thousands of pucerons. Subsequently Reaumur figured roughly, but with considerable spirit, several kinds of these galls. He says of those on ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ...make them. C. J. Geoffroy seems to have been the first author who drew attention to such galls. In 1724 he compared examples, and described them as tenanted by thousands of pucerons. Subsequently Reaumur figured roughly, but with considerable spirit, several kinds of these galls. He says of those on the elm tree: --" Il-y-a des annees ou elles deviennent communement plus grosses que des noix, et ou on trouve de monstreuses qui approchent de la grosseur du poing." He says that each of these constructions is the work of one single Aphis, which becomes encircled by the "bottle-like" walls of vegetable growth. Yon Gleichen also commented on these pseudogalls, and later Haliday, in the 'Ann. Nat. Hist.' for November, 1838, made some interesting observations on the habits of certain species which he comprised in his new genus Eriosoma. The majority of those named by him are gall-makers. A very similar arrangement was proposed by Leach. It corresponds with Latreille's third group of Aphides, amongst which De Geer figured Aphis gallarum ulmi, A. tremulce, A. xylostei, and less correctly placed, Aphis gallarum abietis, which is more nearly allied to Goccus, and is now known as Ghermes abietis. Before Passerini's time the number of ascertained species was not large, but he increased the list of genera, and described, in 1863, twenty-one species inhabiting Italy alone. Until quite recently our knowledge of the life-history of this group was very incomplete, but within these last ten years, through the labours of Lichtenstein, Eiley, Low, Monell, Courchet, and Kessler, a large mass of information has been accumulated, memoirs have been written, and excellent drawings made. For those who wish to follow the metamorphoses of these...
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Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Gilt on front cover. Title handwritten on backstrip with gold pen. Blind-stamping on covers. Bumped corners. Internally fair. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN:
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Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Clean text; age toned; light foxing; spine splitting; gilt text on spine; blind stamping; spine splitting; Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN:
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8vo. 1st ed. 21.5 x 13.5 cms. 2 vols. 82 litho plates. Vol 1 plates 1-38 (coloured), plates A-C (uncoloured). vol 2 Plates 39-40 (coloured), plates 41-74 (uncoloured), plates D-H (uncoloured). Later but not recent rebind in library buckram. Ex library set with usual marks but not on text or plates. The 74 numbered plates are usually found either all coloured or all plain, this set appears to be a combination of the two versions.
