"A name is forever, or at least as long as taxonomy continues," Barry Bolton writes, and here are all the names, antique and modern, of all the ants that are or ever were--from the arctic to the tropical, the fossilized to the living, the mislabeled to the newly christened members of the family Formicidae. For every name that has ever been applied to ants, the book supplies a history and an account of current usage, together with a fully documented indication of the present-day classification. Its comprehensive bibliography provides references to original description, synonymy, homonymy, changes in rank, status, and availability, and alterations in generic status. Organized by family group, genus group, and species group, this meticulously detailed but easily used volume is the ultimate resource for myrmecology. Along with Bolton's Identification Guide to the Ant Genera of the World , it will be the essential reference for anyone, expert or amateur, with an interest in ants.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
067461514x
ISBN-13
9780674615144
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23038438249
Product Key Features
Author
Barry Bolton
Publication Name
New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
12in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
10in
Item Weight
69 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ql568.F7b585 1995
Reviews
This book will have permanent shelf life. All entomological libraries and entomologists with even a marginal interest in ants have it, because its meticulously crafted synonymies cover all of ant classification from Linnaeus to the present.
Table of Content
Introduction Checklist of Fossil Taxa Catalogue of Family-Group (Suprageneric) Taxa Catalogue of Genus-Group Taxa Catalogue of Species-Group Taxa References
Copyright Date
1995
Topic
Animals / Insects & Spiders, General, Life Sciences / Biology, Paleontology, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology
Lccn
95-012908
Dewey Decimal
595.79/6/012
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Nature, Science, Référence
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