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H. G. Dyar bluebook 271 - 292

by: Dyar, Harrison G. (Harrison Gray), 1866-1929

Publication date: 1891

Topics: Entomology

Collection: sifieldbooks; biodiversity

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

restrictions: At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Department of Entomology at 202-633-0990 to make an appointment.

The notebook documents Harrison G. Dyar's observations and collecting of insect in Yosemite, California, 1891. Entries are organized by specimen number and includes collecting location, date, sometimes vegetation, with descriptions of specimen and life cycle. Details include appearance, color per part of anatomy, sex, diet, and measurements. Changes in appearance are often dated and include measurements. Some locations are specified with trail names (i.e. Nevada trail). There are sketches of insect anatomy. Notes dated through 1898

Abstract: The notebook documents Harrison G. Dyar"s observations and collecting of insect in Yosemite, California, 1891. Entries are organized by specimen number and includes collecting location, date, sometimes vegetation, with descriptions of specimen and life cycle. Details include appearance, color per part of anatomy, sex, diet, and measurements. Changes in appearance are often dated and include measurements. Some locations are specified with trail names (i.e. Nevada trail). There are sketches of insect anatomy. Notes dated through 1898.