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THIS very complete work deals with the immature stages and biology of the Dytiscidæ and related families of water beetles found in France. Out of a total of 94 species the larvæ of which are more or less known, 44 are studied afresh and in greater detail, and 33 others are described for the first time. The descriptions are very adequate and detailed, and are accompanied by 750 figures illustrating special structural features. Entomologists will find in this work a storehouse of information respecting the families concerned: useful tables are provided for the identification of the larvæ, while the discussions on the biology, adaptations, and phylogeny of the several groups should appeal to the special student of such subjects.
Les larves et nymphes des Dytiscides, Hygrobiides et Haliplides.
Par Dr. Henri Bertrand. (Encyclopédie entomologique, 10.) Pp. vi + 366 + 33 planches. (Paris: Paul Lechevalier, 1928.) 100 francs.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 122, 166 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122166d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/122166d0