Benhs (40 results)

Condition: Good. 304, . . PB. An unused copy but slightly bumped in transit. 2nd revised and updated edition. The first edition was published in 2013 by the Royal Entomological Society. This second edition has been fully revised and updated by the same editors. It incorporates nomenclatural changes and additions and corrections…

Condition: Good. 271, . . PB. Wrappers, lightly scuffed. Spotting to edges. Good. From the library of British lepidopterist, Barry Goater (1930-2022), with his name to title page. First edition. This is not an identification guide, but contains summaries of life histories, with observations on behaviour and hints for finding eac…

Condition: Good. 288, . . PB. Card covers, sealed with self-adhesive protective film. From the library of British coleopterist, Robert Angus, with his small address label and pencil notes to title page. Good. 2nd edition (reprint of 1988 original). This is not an identification guide, but contains summaries of life histories, wi…

Condition: Very Good. 271, . . HB. 8vo, bound in buckram, original wrapper bound at rear. Vg. Interesting provenance, with the bookplates of E.C. Pelham-Clinton, and two prominent Hertfordshire naturalists, T.W. Gladwin and Trevor James. 1st edition.This is not an identification guide, but includes information on the life stages…

Condition: Fine. 528, 18 col plates, numerous line drawings. . HB. Fine in d/w. First edition. Covers the larger Brachycera; families: Acroceridae, Asilidae, Anthericidae, Bombyliidae, Rhagionidae, Scenopinidae, Stratiomyidae, Tabanidae, Therevidae, Xylomyidae, Xylophagidae. Illustrated keys to the adults of all 162 species, and…

Condition: Very Good. 271, . . HB. 8vo, orig. buckram. Interleaved copy. From the library of the British Lepidopterist Bernard Skinner with his address label. Vg. 1st edition. This is not an identification guide, but includes information on the life stages intended to enable the field worker to find and recognise a species from…

Condition: Fine. 528, 18 col plates, numerous line drawings. . HB. Fine in d/w (spine slightly faded). Covers the larger Brachycera; families: Acroceridae, Asilidae, Anthericidae, Bombyliidae, Rhagionidae, Scenopinidae, Stratiomyidae, Tabanidae, Therevidae, Xylomyidae, Xylophagidae. Illustrated keys to the adults of all 162 spec…

Condition: New. 278, 46 col plates. . HB. NEW. . The last identification guide to British species by Bryan Beirne, 'British Pyralid and Plume Moths', was published in 1952. Since then additional species have been discovered in Britain and much new information about their life histories has been discovered. This book includes pla…

Hardcover. pp.253, xv with 12 pages of colour illus. plus further b/w. illus. Large 8vo. Minor spotting to top-edge of text block o/w. a fine hardback. This edition ran to 500 copies and includes the Supplement. The colour plates by Steven Falk are widely acknowledged to be some of the finest painted for any group of British ins…

Condition: New. 469, 12 col + 18 b/w plates. . HB. NEW. . Reprint of 2nd edition (2002). Includes all 276 species known from Britain (20 more species than covered in the 1st edition). Illustrated identification keys, species account, including, description, habitat, distribution, flight period. Colour plates of adults and furthe…

Condition: New. 496, 32 col plates, numerous line drawings. 246x181mm. HB. NEW. . Covers the 350 species of British craneflies with descriptions, distribution, ecology and habitat information. Includes illustrated keys to enable accurate identification. The plates show markings and venation of the wings of 180 species, and also…

Condition: New. 528, colour plates, numerous line drawings. . HB. NEW. . 2nd edition. Covers the larger Brachycera; families: Acroceridae, Asilidae, Anthericidae, Bombyliidae, Rhagionidae, Scenopinidae, Stratiomyidae, Tabanidae, Therevidae, Xylomyidae, Xylophagidae. Illustrated keys to the adults of all 162 species, and to the l…

Condition: New. 389, col distribution maps. . PB. NEW. . This third edition has a wealth of updated information on the life cycles of our micro-moths. It is not an illustrated identification guide, but is designed as an essential field guide for anyone interested in finding micro-moths. For every species that breeds in Great Bri…