E P I T O M E
OF THE
N A T U R A L HI S TORY
r D I A ,
ISLANDS IN T H E INDIAN SEAS:
COMPHISING
UPWARDS OF TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
F IG U R E S A N D D E S C R I P T I O N S
T H E M O S T S I N G U L A R A N D B E A U T I F U L S P E C I E S , S E L E C T E D C H I E F L Y F R O M T H O S E
R E C E N T L Y D I S C O V E R E D , A N D W H I C H H A V E N O T A P P E A R E D I N
T H E W' ^ORKS O F A N Y P R E C E D I N G A U T H O R .
T H E F IG U R E S
AHE ACCURATELY DRAWN, ENGRAVED, AND COLOURED, FROM SPECIMENS OF THE INSECTS;
T H E D E S C R I P T I O N S
ARE ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE SYSTEM OF LINNAiUS; W ITH REFERENCES TO THE
WRITINGS OF FABRICIUS, AND OTHER SYSTEMATIC AUTHORS.
By E. DO NO FAN,
I, O N D O N :
F R IN T E D FOR TH E AUT'HOR,
B Y T . B E N S L E Y , BOL T C O U R T , F L E E T S T R E E T ;
AND SOLD BY MESSRS. KIVINGTONS, ST. P AUL’s CHURCH YARD; W H IT E , FLEET STREET
FAULDER, BOND STREET; AND I I. D. SYMONDS, PATERNOSTER ROW.
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