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Concept

Entomology

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  • lucillia coeruleiviridis (Blow-fly) on saxifrage umbrosa
  • A chickweed plant (Cerastium quaternellum) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.
  • A cabbage plant (Brassica oleracea) with an associated moth or butterfly and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.
  • Wild garlic plant (Allium ursinum) with an associated beetle and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.
  • Dyer's greenweed plant (Genista tinctoria) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    The medical entomology of Salonica /by Andrew Balfour.

    Balfour, Andrew, Sir, 1873-1931. | Date: [1916?]
    • Books
    • Online

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

    | Date: 1910
    • Books
    • Online

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

    Patton, Walter Scott, 1876- | Date: 1913
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A groundsel plant (Senecio viscosus) with an associated beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

    | Date: 1 April 1830 | Reference: 24044i
    • Archives and manuscripts

    Entomology: Great Britain

    | Date: 1878-1914 | Reference: MSS.2295-2297
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