Insecta Britannica Diptera
1850s entomology work by Francis Walker
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Insecta Britannica Diptera is a seminal work of entomology by Francis Walker. The work spans three volumes; a fourth volume was never published. Parts of the work were credited by Walker to Alexander Henry Haliday, including the characters and synoptic tables of the Empididae, Syrphidae, and Dolichopodidae[1] and addenda and corrigenda intended for volume 4.[2]
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| Author | Francis Walker |
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| Subject | Zoology |
| Genre | Non fiction |
| Publication date | 1851 |
The dating of Insecta Britannica Diptera
The precise dates of early entomological publications are frequently hard to establish.
- Volume 1: The preface is dated December 1851.
- Volume 2: Putatively dated 1853.
- Volume 3: An advertisement bound at the back of the volume is dated 31 March 1856.
