Excerpt from Relations and Distribution of Phyllophaga Harris (Lachnosterna Hope) In Temperate North America: ThesisThese preparations for the revision of the group were accompanied by the accumulation of quantities of material and data, as completely representative of this group as possible, and since it was evident that several of the groups of the genus occurring within the territory to be studied, had been derived independently from different, outside centers of origin, the studies were extended to include the possible sources from which these forms probably penetrated the regions that they now occupy.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.