Rhynchota I (Heteroptera), Vol. 1: The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma (Classic Reprint)
(Excerpt from Rhynchota I (Heteroptera), Vol. 1: The Fauna...)
Excerpt from Rhynchota I (Heteroptera), Vol. 1: The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma
Although the first of the series of books containing descriptions of the Invertebrata belonging to the Fauna of British India appeared in 1892, up to the present time only six parts have been published. These are the four volumes of Moths, by Sir G. F. Hampson, issued in 1892, 1894, 1895, and 1896 respectively; one of Hymenoptera by Colonel C. T. Bingham, which appeared in 1897; and a small or half volume of Arachnida by Mr. R. I. Pocock, published in 1900. The eight volumes of Vertebrata, which were issued in the years 1888-1898, are a part of the same general work.
The slow progress hitherto made with the Indian Invertebrata has been caused by the difficulty of obtaining the assistance of authors who, besides possessing the necessary zoological knowledge and an acquaintance with the Indian fauna, are able to give the time required for the study and description of all Indian forms belonging to a particular group, and who have also access to the principal collections and to good zoological libraries.
There is at the present time a fair prospect that the work will advance more quickly than has been the case during the last ten years.
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