The Lepidoptera of the British Islands: a Descriptive Account of the Families, Genera and Species Indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, their Preparatory States, Habits and Localities

AMONG the numerous smaller publications on British Lepidoptera, most of which are useful and interesting in their own way, Mr. Barrett's great work pursues the even tenor of its course, a Triton among minnows, and likely to hold its place as the standard work for the student of British Lepidoptera for many a long day. The Lepidoptera of the British Islands: a Descriptive Account of the Families, Genera and Species Indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, their Preparatory States, Habits and Localities. By Charles G. Barrett Vol. vii. Heterocera, Geometrina. Pp. 335. (London: Lovell Reeve and Co., Ltd., 1901.) Price 12 s . net; large paper, with coloured plates, 63 s . net.