- Field guide to insects of south Africa. : the first comprehensive guide to african insects
Author(s) of the review/book
Picker Mike, Griffiths Charles, Weaving Alan
Publisher
Struik Publishers
Lieu d
Cape Town :
Year
2002
Page or reference number
444 p.
Abstract
This is the first comprehensive field guide to the insect fauna of South Africa, with detailed descriptions of over 1200 of the most commun, most economically and ecologically important, and most interesting and attractive insects in the region. The easy-to-read text is matched with superb photography. Each account covers identification, biology, distribution and related species, and is accompanied by a coulour photograph of the species or family. Given the spectacular insect fauna of the region, this guide should enliven even the shortest walk in veld or garden. Many species describde occur widely in the rest of Africa and further afield, making the book useful to professional and amateur entomologist world-wide.[résumé auteur]
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