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DR. LANG'S work makes it possible to determine with comparative ease most, if not all, British mosquitoes, including, so far as they are known, the larvæ in their various instars. The book consists mainly of three sections—(1) Introductory; (2) Identification; and (3) Systematic Account. In the introductory section are given the characters by which mosquitoes may be distinguished from gnat-like flies, a general account of the life-history, and such discussion of the morphology of the adults and larvæ as is necessary for purposes of identification. The second section is treated in an eminently practical manner, and the interpretation of the directions, lucid themselves, is rendered simple by the numerous excellent illustrations. In the third section the taxonomic aspect is considered, and our knowledge of each species summarised.
A Handbook of British Mosquitoes.
By Dr. William Dickson Lang. Pp. vii + 125 + 5 plates. (London: British Museum (Natural History), 1920.) Price 20s.
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A Handbook of British Mosquitoes . Nature 106, 7 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/106007b0
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