Language: Chinese with Latin name and Latin name index
ISBN/ISSN: 7534915740
Published on: 1994-08
Hardcover
The first great authoritative monograph on butterflies in China is compiled and written by famous butterfly specialists from the whole country (including Taiwan and Hongkong ). The monograph is divided into three parts: General Introduction; Descriptions of respective Species; Descriptions of new species.
The book includes 12 families , 368 categories, 1223 species, 1853 subspecies of Chinese butterflies, of which there are 43 new subspecies, 41 new species, 14 newly recorded categories, 65 newly-recorded species. The names of all butterflies both in Chinese and Latin, their distribution, morphology and economic significance are comprehensively recorded. The over 5000 color plates present the dorsal and ventral views of the males and females of each species, and the seasonal types to the readers, giving people pleasurable feeling to both the eye and the mind. The book provides a necessary and precious handbook to those who are working on entomology, ecology, plant protection, environmental protection, fine arts and ornamentation.
