British entomology : being illustrations and descriptions of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland: containing coloured figures from nature of the most rare and beautiful species, and in many instances of the plants upon which they are found

Title Variants

Alternative: Curtis's British entomology

By

Curtis, John, 1791-1862

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Printed for the author, 1823-1840

Edition

[First edition.]

Notes

Issued in 16 v., 1824-39.

Spine title on volumes in the library of the Guy's Hospital Physical Society:

Contents: I-II. Coleoptera.--III. Dermaptera. Dictyoptera. Orthoptera. Strepsiptera. Hymenoptera, pt. I.--IV. Hymenoptera, pt. II. Neuroptera. Trichoptera.-- V-VI. Lepidoptera.--VII. Homoptera. Hemiptera. Aphaniptera.--VIII. Diptera. Omaloptera.

Contents: Vol.I-II. Coleoptera -- Vol.III. Dermaptera. Dictyoptera. Orthoptera. Strepsiptera. Hymenoptera, pt. I -- Vol.IV. Hymenoptera, pt. II. Neuroptera. Trichoptera -- Vol.V-VI. Lepidoptera -- Vol.VII. Homoptera. Hemiptera. Aphaniptera -- Vol.VIII. Diptera. Omaloptera

Edition statement based on description in: Blackwelder, Richard E. "The dates and editions of Curtis' British entomology." Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, volume 107, number 5 (June 1947)

Subjects

1800-1899 , 19th century , Botany , Great Britain , Insects , Pictorial works

Call Number

QL466 .C98

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/t.171559
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/06012606
OCLC: 3801615
OCLC: 946605579