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Andrew Vik
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Kev:
Most people prefer the coffee table type books with big color photos, rather than
comprehensively researched and technically accurate monographs. I like them both.
Andrew
Kev Lamprell wrote:
> Dear all
>
> Why all the excitement about a new book on Xenophoridae, the excellent 125 page
> publication by Ponder and Cooper in 1983 with its excellent illustrations (31
> plates), 10 distribution charts and comprehesive text makes one wonder what
> else was left to write about.
> This publication was done through the Australian Museum Sydney and to my
> knowledge is still available.
> Kev
>
> Gijs C. Kronenberg wrote:
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> > Dear all,
> >
> > For those who are interested in the Xenophoridae book, it may be noteworthy
> > to point out some misidentifications encountered in the book.
> >
> > Text fig. 7 is a specimen of X. (X.) neozelanica neozelanica, text fig. 8
> > is a specimen of X. (X.) crispa, and these are not X. (X.) pallidula as can
> > be read in the captions; text fig. 20 is X. (X.) peroniana kondoi and not
> > X. (X.) neozelanica kermadecensis. The caption of text fig. 30
> > unfortunately reads Austroharpa instead of Austrophora.
> >
> > There are some other things to be said about it, but that would be best
> > done in a review.
> >
> > Gijs C. Kronenberg
> >
> > ----------
> > >
> > >
> > > Lynn Scheu
> > > Louisville, KY
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > > Time To Pay Your COA Dues!
> > > Think Houston in June of 2000!
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