Abstract
THE contents of this extensive work are embodied in the title. It monographs the genera and species of ‘Apollo’ butterflies forming the subfamily Parnas-siinae together with their numerous forms of subspecies. In each case, the synonomy is given, followed by a description of the species and form concerned, its distribution and the location of the type specimens. It is profusely illustrated by means of 698 text-figures of the various species, together with structural details of a diagnostic character. The extraordinary range of forms into which the various species are divisible has made the genus a specialized study among lepidopterists. In the case of P. apollo, for example, the index alone of the forms of this species runs to five pages of double columns. A detailed and authoritative work of this kind is likely to remain a standard for a number of years.
Das Tierreich:
eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen. Gegründet von der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft. Im Auftrage der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. Lief. 65: Lepidoptera—Parnassiidæ pars 2 (subfam. Parnassiinæ). Bearbeitet von Felix Bryk. Pp. li +790. (Berlin und Leipzig: Walter de Gruyter und Co., 1935.) n.p.
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Das Tierreich. Nature 138, 146 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138146a0
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