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British insects
through taxonomy
Insect Hall Very Ultramodern
Range of Bl & white backlit & micro
live museum.
A description of exactly what the hall does
found at its entrance
Just 12 Cases Taxonomy - (printed label squares
not sold alone or that)
Specimen drawing first partly good
Then cases giving structure function - mode of life to
insects & their rel. & man in center
Sh. Function - Migration, girls, flight
Center insect pests, diseases caused transmitted
Crop pests
Social
The Class of insects Co. 5-16
Social pests 17-18-19
Lives of insects flight my th. 20-31
Insects & Man 32 34 in center
Ill & topic index & map of cases outside hall
Museum life cycles (Case 6) etc.
Corals & Sponges 18th Century of some life history
explanation rather dry texts & lot of drawings
I may old. Spec. are rare & unusual
forms all in glass cases.
Includes list on coral work by Ch. Darwin.