Typical Flies: Volume 1
A Photographic Atlas of Diptera

First published in 1928, this book is the first of a three-part study on Diptera, or two-winged flies.

E. K. Pearce (Author)

9781107461512, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 January 2015

62 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 0.3 cm, 0.13 kg

First published in 1928 as the second edition of a 1915 original, this book is the first of a three-part study on Diptera, or two-winged flies. Pearce includes advice on the capture and study of entomological samples, and the majority of the volume is made up of detailed photos of various species of two-winged flies, both male and female, as well as the eggs and habitats of certain breeds. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in scientific photography or the history of entomology.

Typical flies: a photographic atlas of diptera, including aphaniptera.

Subject Areas: Insects [entomology PSVT7]