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THE eighth volume of Mr. Barrett's great work on the British Lepidoptera deals with upwards of 120 species, referred to the families Acidaliidæ and Larentidæ, the latter being extended to include the genus Eubolia and its allies, sometimes treated as a distinct family. Consequently, this volume is devoted to the interesting groups of slender-bodied, broad-winged moths known as “Waves,” from their white or yellow wings, crossed by waved dark lines; and “Carpets,” from their intricate and festooned patterns. The great genus Eupithecia, which includes the smaller and darker moths called “Pugs” by collectors, which belongs, like the “Carpets,” to the Larentidæ, stands over until the next volume.
The Lepidoptera of the British Islands. A Descriptive Account of the Families, Genera, and Species Indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, their Preparatory States, Habits, and Localities.
By Charles G. Barrett Vol viii. Heterocera, Geome-trina. Pp. 431. (London: Lovell Reeve and Co., Ltd., 1902.)
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The Lepidoptera of the British Islands A Descriptive Account of the Families, Genera, and Species Indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, their Preparatory States, Habits, and Localities . Nature 67, 438 (1903). https://doi.org/10.1038/067438b0
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