Abstract
SINCE the publication of Bingham's volumes in the Fauna of India series in 1905 and 1907, knowledge of Indian butterflies has progressed very considerably. The issue of new volumes on these insects is, therefore, justified. In the present book there is a general and rather elementary introduction to certain aspects of the subject as a whole. External characters, variation, mimicry and distribution are dilated upon in this chapter: the rest of the volume is devoted to accounts of the species belonging to the families Papilionidæ and Pieridæ and, whenever possible, descriptions of the early stages are included.
The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma
Edited by Lt.-Col. R. B. S. Sewell. (Published under the Patronage of the Secretary of State for India.) Butterflies. Vol. 1. By G. Talbot. Pp. xxix + 600 + 3 plates. (London: Taylor and Francis, Ltd., 1939.) 35s.
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[Short Reviews]. Nature 145, 293 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145293b0
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