Lepidoptera Rhopaloceres And Heteroceres Indigenous And Exotic PDF Download

Excerpt from Lepidoptera, Rhopaloceres and Heteroceres, Indigenous and Exotic: With Descriptions and Colored Illustrations Not only is our own, and the Lepidopterous fauna of other countries, constantly receiving numerous additions, but innumerable species of already described Lepidoptera, both native and exotic, have never been figured, and as a consequent result are in very many instances unknown to the student. Having, during the course of over twenty years' study and collecting, amassed a great quantity of material, I have concluded to endeavor to carry out my long-cherished idea of publishing illustrations and descriptions of such undescribed species as I may possess or have access to. The number is immense, embracing many uniques, types, and other great rarities of the North American fauna; also to figure such species as have been heretofore described but not figured. I do not intend to confine myself strictly to North American species, but will illustrate new or unfigured species from any other part of the world - as the value of exotics for purposes of comparison, I think no one will dispute. Inasmuch as nature, or nature's God, did not divide the earth into kingdoms, counties, or townships, I don't see why we should do so in scientific matters. For my part, I consider an example from Europe, Africa, or elsewhere, as interesting an object of study as a North American one; but, of course, as it happened to be my luck to be born on that portion of the earth's mud, stones, and water, called America, I will give precedence to the species of this country. It is my purpose to issue one number every month - each number to have one plate; but where the size of the species will admit, I will put as many figures on one plate as possible. Where they are of small size, I will give sometimes as high as a dozen species on the same plate, but only less than two when the size is very large - as in the first illustration, where one necessarily occupied the whole page. Of course upper and under surface will always be given, and both sexes with larvae and stages of transformation whenever possible. The figures will all be drawn and colored by myself from nature. My wish is to secure a sufficient number of subscribers, at as early a date as possible, to pay the expenses of printing and paper. The hope of being even in a small way useful in this my favorite science will be more than sufficient reward for my own trouble and labor. As soon as I can secure an adequate number of subscribers, I will add one other plate to each number, without increasing the price - which is fifty cents per number. I will always give as complete technical description and history of species as possible, also such observations or facts as I may deem of general interest to the Entomologist. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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."