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amount of information provided. "Newspapers in Asia" is an indispensable book of reference to any student of media and communications in this part of the world.
ANTHONY LAWRENCE
Insects of Hong Kong, by D. S. Hill, Phyllis Hore, and I. W. B. Thornton, Hong Kong University Press, 1982, 503 pp.
This is a long-waited book for entomologists, ecologists and naturalists. It covers all major groups of insects in Hong Kong and lists all commonly occurring insects according to habitats.
The contents are presented in a clear, interesting and systematic manner. After concisely introducing what insects are in the first chapter, commonly occurring insects are then listed according to habitats in tabular form, with species name, common name and family given. Their relative abundance, and special remarks on each named species, (such as associated host and economic importance) are also included.
A key to the major groups of terrestrial invertebrates (down to order level) is then provided. This is followed by a systematic treatment of all major groups of local insects arranged by order and family. The insect species of each order are adequately described, modes of life, ecological significance and notes of biological interest being detailed in each case. Numerous photographs and line drawings are given, with actual size of insect species indicated,
A chapter each on common arachnids and myriapods is included in order to assist amateurs to distinguish an insect from these commonly encountered arthropods.
Notes on collecting and storing insect specimens and a glossary of entomological terms are provided in the appendices. A list of important references in relation to local insects and an exhaustive index are provided at the end of the book.
All in all, this book is authoritative and is a substantial contribution to scholarship. It is an excellent companion to standard texts of entomology and is the first book of its kind ever published in Hong Kong. The treatment is well-balanced, suitable for
326
BOOK REVIEWS
amount of information provided. "Newspapers in Asia" is an indispensable book of reference to any student of media and communications in this part of the world.
ANTHONY LAWRENCE
Insects of Hong Kong, by D. S. Iill, Phyllis Hore, and I. W. B. Thornton, Hong Kong University Press, 1982, 503 pp.
This is a long-waited book for entomologists, ecologists and naturalists. It covers all major groups of insects in Hong Kong and lists all commonly occurring insects according to habitats.
The contents are presented in a clear, interesting and systematic manner. After concisely introducing what insects are in the first chapter, commonly occurring insects are then listed according to habitats in tabular form, with species name, common name and family given. Their relative abundance, and special remarks on each named species, (such as associated host and economic importance) are also included.
A key to the major groups of terrestrial invertebrates (down to order level) is then provided. This is followed by a systematic treatment of all major groups of local insects arranged by order and family. The insect species of each order are adequately described, modes of life, ecological significance and notes of biological interest being detailed in each case. Numerous photo- graphs and line drawings are given, with actual size of insect species indicated,
A chapter each on common arachnids and myriapods is included in order to assist amateurs to distinguish an insect from these commonly encountered arthropods.
Notes on collecting and storing insect specimens and a glossary of entomological terms are provided in the appendices. A list of important references in relation to local insects and an exhaustive index are provided at the end of the book.
All in all, this book is authoritative and is a substantial con- tribution to scholarship. It is an excellent companion to standard texts of entomology and is the first book of its kind ever published in Hong Kong. The treatment is well-balanced, suitable for
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