Abstract
THIS atlas is intended to help the beginner and attract attention to an order of insects the study of which is hampered by the lack of elementary treatises. Like its predecessors, it is essentially a picture book and its object is to illustrate typical British flies by means of annotated half-tone figures. The venation and general appearance of many Diptera are well portrayed by this method, and comparisons with the illustrations should enable the beginner to sort out a considerable proportion of his specimens into their major groups. In the case of the more striking examples, generic or, here and there, specific identifications are also possible. The atlas is uniform with its predecessors, and the standard of execution of the attractive plates is well maintained.
Typical Flies: a Photographic Atlas of Diptera.
By E. K. Pearce. Series 3. Pp. xv + 64. (Cambridge: At the University Press, 1928.) 10s. net.
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Typical Flies: a Photographic Atlas of Diptera. Nature 124, 124 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124124d0
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