A treatise on insects injurious to gardeners, foresters, and farmers / by Vincent Köllar ... ; Translated from the German, and illustrated by engravings by J. and M. Loudon. With notes by J. O. Westwood.

  • Kollar, Vincenz, 1797-1860.
Date:
1840
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on insects injurious to gardeners, foresters, and farmers / by Vincent Köllar ... ; Translated from the German, and illustrated by engravings by J. and M. Loudon. With notes by J. O. Westwood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS. [in the original were two sections, one on the body insects which annoy man, and the other on the domestic insects found in dwelling- houses, which have been omitted by the translators. ] INTRODUCTION. ON THE ADVANTAGES OF STUDYING ENTOMOLOGY BY THE AGRICULTURIST AND FORESTER, AND ON THE METHOD OF DOING SO. PAGE I. SKETCH OF INSECTS AND THEIR CLASSIFICATION 9 Il. TRANSFORMATIONS - - - - - 12 Ill. FOOD - - - - - - - 14 IV. DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT - - al 7 Vv. USES - - - - - - =f 19 VI. MEANS OF DEFENCE AGAINST - - - - 20 SECTION I. I.— INSECTS WHICH DO NOT LIVE ON THE BODY, BUT ARE TROUBLESOME FROM THEIR ATTACKS ON MAN. Coleoptera - - - a 4 i ' . eeo Orthoptera - - - < = 7 atc weiah ee Hemiptera - - - = 5 ’ : =. Wee Neuroptera - - - a 7 9 ee. Hymenoptera - - E - = é ae Lepidoptera - - - 4 ‘ aii crak SUSE Rhipiptera - - - - = « £ Be dey: Diptera - - - - - - - - - 36