INSECT NATURAL HISTORY. By A.D. Imms. New Naturalist No. 8.

1947 1st edition. 8vo (150 x 222mm). Ppxviii,317. Colour and b/w photograph plates, b/w line line illustrations, maps, detailed bibliography. Green buckram, spine titled in gilt.

This is a detailed examination of insect life and the characteristics of its main families and species. Includes much material relevant to pest control. Chapters include: Insect structure and transformations; How insects are classified and named; On wings and flight; The senses and other attributes; Concerning feeding habits; Concerning feeding habits (continued); Insects and biological control; On galls; On ways and means of protection; The phenomena of reproduction; Aquatic insect life; Gregariousness and social life; Social life (continued).