Observations on the habits and natural surroundings of insects made during the 'Skeat expedition' to the Malay peninsula, 1899-1900 / by Nelson Annandale.

  • Nelson Annandale
Date:
1900
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Credit: Observations on the habits and natural surroundings of insects made during the 'Skeat expedition' to the Malay peninsula, 1899-1900 / by Nelson Annandale. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1900.] 1' [_From. the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, December 4, 1900.] Observations on the Habits and Natural Surroundings of Insects made during the Skeat Expedition to the Malay Peninsula, 1899-1900. By Nelson Annandale, B.A.^ Contents. I. Introduction, p. 837. II. Flower-like Mantidse, p. 839. III. Another Harpigid Pupa, p. 848. IV. Alarming Colour and Attitude, p. 854. V. Sounrls produced by Insects, p. 859. VI. Insect Luminosity, p. 862. VII. The Use of the Spines of certain Orthoptera, p. 863. VIII. The peculiar Prolongation of the Head in certain Falgoridee-, and its use, p. 866, I. Introduction. The observations which form the subject o£ this paper were made in the months of April to September, 1899, while 1 was a. member of Mr. W.W .Skeat’s expedition to the Siamese Malay States. I take this opportunity of expressing my ttiauks to the University of Cambridge for permitting me to join that expedition as a ^ Communic ited by Prof. E. B. Pour/rox, F.R.S., F.Z.S. [f]