lucillia coeruleiviridis (Blow-fly) on saxifrage umbrosa

A history of applied entomology : (somewhat anecdotal) / (with 51 plates) by L.O. Howard.

Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

Six insects and two spiders, including a cicada adult and nymph, a butterfly and two gnats. Gouache painting.

Der monatlich-herausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigung erster [-vierter] Theil [nebst einer zuverlässigen Nachricht von den Lebensumständen des seel. Verfassers ... von C.F.C. Kleemann] In welchem die in sechs Classen eingetheilte Papilionen mit ihrem Ursprung, Verwandlung und allen wunderbaren Eigenschaften, aus eigener Erfahrung beschrieben, ... nach dem Leben abgebildet, vorgestellet werden / von August Johann Rösel, Miniatur, Malern. ; Nebst einer Vorrede, in welcher von dem Nutzen der Insecten gehandelt, was sie seyen gezeiget, und von der Eintheilung derselben Nachricht gegeben wird.

Seven insects, including a grasshopper, praying mantid and stag-beetle. Gouache painting.

Seven animals from Japan, including two frogs, a snail, a slug, a water-bug and a silver fish. Gouache painting.

Seven insects of the Orthoptera order, mostly grasshoppers. Gouache painting.

The medical entomology of Salonica /by Andrew Balfour.

xviii, 217 pages : illustrations, pls ; 24 cm

The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma / edited by A.E. Shipley. Dermaptera (Earwigs) / by Malcolm Burr.

A textbook of medical entomology / by Walter Scott Patton and Francis William Cragg.

1 painting on linen : ink drawn with the brush, ink wash and gouache ; image 22.8 x 34.9 cm

Microentomology : contributions to entomology from the Natural History Museum of Stanford University.

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Entomology

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The medical entomology of Salonica /by Andrew Balfour.

The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma / edited by A.E. Shipley. Dermaptera (Earwigs) / by Malcolm Burr.

A textbook of medical entomology / by Walter Scott Patton and Francis William Cragg.

Seven animals from Japan, including two frogs, a snail, a slug, a water-bug and a silver fish. Gouache painting.

Microentomology : contributions to entomology from the Natural History Museum of Stanford University.

Entomology

Images from the collections

Images about Entomology

Works from the collections

The medical entomology of Salonica /by Andrew Balfour.

The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma / edited by A.E. Shipley. Dermaptera (Earwigs) / by Malcolm Burr.

A textbook of medical entomology / by Walter Scott Patton and Francis William Cragg.

Seven animals from Japan, including two frogs, a snail, a slug, a water-bug and a silver fish. Gouache painting.

Microentomology : contributions to entomology from the Natural History Museum of Stanford University.

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