Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and FlorasWallace, Alfred Russel
Science
Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras
Wallace, Alfred Russel
Biogeography; Glacial epoch; Island ecology
38. ,, CARBONARIA (Matthews). Notts.
{353} 39. Ptilium halidayi (Matthews). Sherwood Forest.
40. ,, caledonicum (Sharp). Scotland; very marked form.
41. ,, insigne (Matthews). London district.
42. *ORTHOPERUS MUNDUS (Matthews). Oxfordshire.
43. *O. PUNCTULATUS (Matthews). Lincolnshire.
ANISOTOMIDAE.
44. AGATHIDIUM RHINOCEROS (Sharp). Old fir-woods in Perthshire; local,
many specimens; a very marked species.
45. ANISOTOMA SIMILATA (Rye). South of England. Two specimens.
46. ,, LUNICOLLIS (Rye). North-east and South of England, a very
marked form; several specimens.
PHALACRIDAE.
47. PHALACRUS BRISOUTI (Rye). South of England. Rare. "Perhaps a small
form of _P. coruscus_" (Fowler).
CRYPTOPHAGIDAE.
48. ATOMARIA DIVISA (Rye). Unique! South of England.
LATHRIDIIDAE.
49. Melanopthalma transversalis, _var._ WOLLASTONI (Waterhouse). South
coast, and Lincolnshire.
BYRRHIDAE.
50. SYNCALYPTA HIRSUTA (Sharp). South of England, local. "Closely
allied to _S. setigera_" (Fowler).
MORDELLIDAE.
51. *ANASPIS SEPTENTRIONALIS. Scotland (1891). (Champion.)
52. * ,, GARNEYSI (Fowler). London District. (1890.)
TELEPHORIDAE.
53. TELEPHORUS DARWINIANUS (Sharp). Scotland, sea-coast. A stunted form
of abnormal habits. Perhaps a variety of _T. lituratus_.
CYPHONIDAE.
54. CYPHON PUNCTIPENNIS (Sharp). Scotland.
ANTHICIDAE.
55. ANTHICUS SALINUS (Crotch). South coast.
56. ,, SCOTICUS (Rye). Loch Leven; very distinct; many specimens.
CIOIDAE.
57. *CIS BILAMELLATUS (Wood). West Wickham, Kent. "Perhaps imported.
Has the appearance of an exotic Cis" (Fowler).
TOMICIDAE.
58. *Pityopthorus lichtensteinii, _var._ SCOTICUS (Blandford).
Scotland.
CURCULIONIDAE.
59. Ceuthorhynchus contractus, _var._ PALLIPES (Crotch). Lundy Island;
several specimens. A curious variety only known from this island.
60. LIOSOMUS TROGLODYTES (Rye). A very queer form. Two or three
specimens. South of England.
61. *Orcheites ilicis, _var._ NIGRIPES (Fowler). London District.
(1890.)
{354}
62. APION RYEI (Blackburn). Shetland Islands. Several specimens.
Perhaps a _var._ of _A. fagi_.
CHRYSOMELIDAE.
63. Chrysomela staphylea, _var._ SHARPI (Fowler). Solway district.
HALTICIDAE.
64. LONGITARSUS AGILIS (Rye). South of England; many specimens.
65. ,, DISTINGUENDA (Rye). South of England; many specimens.
66. PSYLLIODES LURIDIPENNIS (Kutschera). Lundy Island. A very curious
form, not uncommon in this small island, to which it appears to be
confined. "An extreme and local variety of _P. chrysocephala_"
(Fowler).
COCCINELLIDAE.
67. SCYMNUS LIVIDUS (Bold). Northumberland. A doubtful species.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account