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Excerpt from Biologia Centrali-Americana, Vol. 2: InsectaOf the nineteen uncoloured Plates issued with this Volume, seventeen have been printed by Messrs. Bannwarth, of Vienna, and two by Mr. E. Wilson, Of Cambridge. The original drawings for Plates I. - XV. Were made by the eminent artist Baron Max Schlereth, some Of these being amongst the finest delineations of insects we have as yet seen, though the delicacy of his work has, Of course, bee...

Excerpt from The Comparative Anatomy of the Male Genital Tube in ColeopteraMr. G. C. Champion and Mr. C. J. Gahan have been very good by helping us in the disagreeable task of naming our heterogeneous material.As regards the taxonomical and phylogenetic portions of the memoir it is desirable that we should say that they are drawn up to display the part that a knowledge of the fertilising structures should have in these two departments Of Coleo...

Excerpt from Biologia Centrali-Americana, Vol. 1: Insecta, Coleoptera, Part 2The volume which these lines preface comprises nine families of Coleoptera, and registers as inhabiting Central America 1790 determined species belonging to them, in addition to a few left unnamed for want of sufficient material, of the total number, 1470 are described as new, and 103 new genera are characterized.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds o...

Excerpt from On Aquatic Carnivorous Coleoptera or DytiscidæSome years ago I commenced a special study of the Dytiscidae, with the Object of increasing the recorded information about this family of beetles. I had been previously, for a considerable period, specially interested in the family, and when beginning my studies, I hoped particularly that I should be able to improve the very imperfect classification in vogue, and I also wished to know ...

Excerpt from Fauna Hawaiiensis, Vol. 1: Being Results of the Explorations Instituted by the Joint Committee Appointed by the Royal Society of London for Promoting Natural Knowledge and the British Association for the Advancement of Science and Carried on With the Assistance of Those Bodies AndHE importance of the fauna of the Hawaiian islands has long been recognised, but as no adequate exploration of their zoology had been attempted, the Brit...

Excerpt from On Aquatic Carnivorous Coleoptera or DytiscidæSome years ago I commenced a special study of the Dytiscidae, with the Object of increasing the recorded information about this family of beetles. I had been previously, for a considerable period, specially interested in the family, and when beginning my studies, I hoped particularly that I should be able to improve the very imperfect classification in vogue, and I also wished to know ...

Excerpt from Biologia Centrali-Americana, Vol. 1: Insecta, Coleoptera, Part 2The volume which these lines preface comprises nine families of Coleoptera, and registers as inhabiting Central America 1790 determined species belonging to them, in addition to a few left unnamed for want of sufficient material, of the total number, 1470 are described as new, and 103 new genera are characterized.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds o...

Excerpt from Fauna Hawaiiensis, Vol. 3: Being the Land-Fauna of the Hawaiian Islands, 1901-1910Antennae in 3 about twice as long, in 52 about as long as the thorax, brownish black, with the first two and basal half of the third joints yellow, in 3 the joints at the base of the ¿agellum twice as long as broad, towards the apex more slender, and at least three times as long as broad, all covered with a short regular pubes cence, in 52 all the jo...

Excerpt from Fauna Hawaiiensis, Vol. 3: Being the Land-Fauna of the Hawaiian Islands, 1901-1910Antennae in 3 about twice as long, in 52 about as long as the thorax, brownish black, with the first two and basal half of the third joints yellow, in 3 the joints at the base of the ¿agellum twice as long as broad, towards the apex more slender, and at least three times as long as broad, all covered with a short regular pubes cence, in 52 all the jo...

Excerpt from Fauna Hawaiiensis, or the Zoology of the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Isles, Vol. 1: Part III., Hymenoptera Parasitica, Pages 277-364, Plates VII and IX, UncolouredThe Hawaiian Islands, on account of their volcanic origin and isolation from the continents of Asia and America, have a most interesting, and, in some respects, peculiar fauna which is well worth the closest study, although their early settlement, their close commercial relation...

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Contributions to an Insect Fauna of the Amazon Valley - Coleoptera-Staphylinidæ is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1876. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are avail...

Fauna Hawaiiensis - Or the Zoology of the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Isles - Volume III, Part IV is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists...

The Ivey Casebook Series is a co-publishing partnership between SAGE Publications and the Richard Ivery School of Business at The University of Western Ontario. Cases in Business Ethics provides the opportunity for students not only to discuss the application of ethical theories in a managerial situation, but also to apply judgment and require them to make a decision in a real-world context. This collection of cases focuses on business decisi...

Overlooking the St. Lawrence River, Massena emerged from its quiet beginnings to become the region's center for tourism, commerce, and industry. With vintage photographs, Massena documents the people, places, and events that shaped this northernmost New York State town. Shown are early sightseers and seekers of health from the mineral springs, the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa), which arrived before Reynolds Metals, General Motors, and, o...

Project AZORIAN - the audacious six-year mission to recover a Soviet sub and learn its secrets - has been celebrated within the CIA as its greatest covert operation. Previous accounts have not had significant access to CIA personnel or documents. Now David Sharp, the mission's Director of Recovery Systems, draws upon his own recollections and personal records, ship's logs, declassified documents, and conversations with team members to shine a ...

A newly updated and revised guide to the entire section of the Thames, and a companion volume to the new "London Thames Trail Guide". Includes lots of new information about sights, attractions and interesting towns along the way.

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our cont...

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