Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-west and Western Australia, During the Years 1837, 38, and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government: Describing Many Newly Discovered, Important, and Fertile Districts, with Observations on the Moral and Physical Condition of the Aboriginal Inhabitants, &c., &c. London, T. and W. Boone, 1841, Volume 2Libraries Board of South Australia, 1964 - Australia |
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Page 441
... dark regular spots ; sides and beneath with black - edged dark red similar spots . Inhab . Western Australia . The Hon . Capt . G. Grey , and John Gould , Esq . The marks on the body are very definite , but from the irre- gularity of ...
... dark regular spots ; sides and beneath with black - edged dark red similar spots . Inhab . Western Australia . The Hon . Capt . G. Grey , and John Gould , Esq . The marks on the body are very definite , but from the irre- gularity of ...
Page 444
... dark anterior margin , giving the back a netted appearance . Top of the head and nape black , with a yellow spot on the rostral scale on each side just before the eyes . Head small , the occipital plates large elongate ; the nasal plate ...
... dark anterior margin , giving the back a netted appearance . Top of the head and nape black , with a yellow spot on the rostral scale on each side just before the eyes . Head small , the occipital plates large elongate ; the nasal plate ...
Page 461
... dark green , the Under side of the body and legs dark green , the former covered with ash - grey pubescence , or rather longish soft hairs . This insect seems to be one of those links which connect such genera as Anoplognathus , Ambly ...
... dark green , the Under side of the body and legs dark green , the former covered with ash - grey pubescence , or rather longish soft hairs . This insect seems to be one of those links which connect such genera as Anoplognathus , Ambly ...
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