Volume 1

Insects / by William H. Ashmead [and others].

Date:
[1910]
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Insects / by William H. Ashmead [and others]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE INSECTS OF ALASKA INTRODUCTION BY TREVOR KINCAID The voyage of the Harriman Alaska Expedition gave an opportunity for an entomological reconnaissance of the coastal regions of Alaska. As no such opportunity had previously oc- curred, and as the writer was the only member of the party especially interested in this branch of science, the duty devolved upon him of securing as large a representation as possible of the insect fauna. Fortunately the conditions were more favor- able than is usually the case in explorations of these northern latitudes. Every convenience that experience could suggest had been provided through the forethought of those in charge of the Expedition, and the work was further facilitated by the careful organization of the party. Moreover, the labors of the collector were only slightly interfered with by unpropitious weather, which is the more remarkable in a region noted for its excessive humidity and long-continued rains. (O
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