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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.

A grass (Arundo arenaria) with an associated insect and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

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

Crested hair grass (Koeleria cristata) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A broomrape plant (Orobanche minor) with an associated beetle and its abdominal segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A mint plant (Mentha species) with an associated moth or butterfly and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1830.

A leopard facing left surrounded by various named flowers and insects. Etching by W. Hollar, 1662, after himself.

Dyer's rocket plant (Reseda luteola) with an associated insect and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

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.

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

Entomology: Great Britain

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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.

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

Entomology: Great Britain

Entomology

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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.

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

Entomology: Great Britain

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