Ditriaena sp. nov.
  New Electronic Newsletter
Volume 23: February 2008
     
    News
 

A new paper of potential interest:
Holynski, R. B. 2008. Taxonomy crisis, biodiversity disaster - and sabotaging regulations.
Munis Entomology & Zoology 3(1):1-6. (PDF)
     
 

Due to the kindness of Stephan Gottwald (Berlin), who provided digital images and
Megan O'Donnell (Sacramento), who compiled them into the PDF files posted herein,
I am able to present the entire text and plates of:
Olivier, A. G. 1790. Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des insectes, avec leurs caractères génériques et spécifiques,
leur description, leur synonymie, et leur figure enluminée. Coléoptères. Tome 2, genera 9-34 (32. Bupreste),
pp. 1-485, 63 plates, Baudouin, Paris. (here)
     
 
and speaking of the older literature, this link will take you to Animal Base, a site that has archived some of the oldest natural history literature, available with PDFs of text and plates, including many of the works of Linnaeus, Fabricius and other authors up to and sometimes beyond 1770... with more planned as funding is secured.
   
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