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Author:   J. D. Holloway
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   illustrated edition
Volume:   15
Weight:   1.210kg
ISBN:  

9789061931256

ISBN 10:   9061931258
Pages:   561
Publication Date:   20 June 1979
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
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Table of Contents

I. The geological history of New Caledonia in its Australasian context.- Plate tectonics and island arcs in Australasia.- The geological structure of New Caledonia.- Tertiary climates and sea-level changes.- II. The phytogeography of New Caledonia.- Past southern hemisphere floras: the fossil record.- Distribution patterns in the present day Pacific flora.- Ancient austral families in the New Caledonian flora.- The 'new' adaptive radiation in New Caledonia.- The Melanesian Arcs.- Comparison with New Guinea.- Conclusions.- III. The vegetation of New Caledonia.- IV. The sampling programme.- List of localities.- V. The ecology of the New Caledonian macroheterocera.- The numerical methods.- The data.- The classification of samples.- The classification of species.- The composition and diversity of the species associations.- Seasonal trends.- VI. The geography of the New Caledonian Lepidoptera.- VII. The zoogeography of other groups.- Oligochaeta.- Mollusca.- Arachnida.- Insecta.- Dermaptera.- Ephemeroptera.- Odonata.- Phasmatodea.- Psocoptera.- Hemiptera.- Thysanoptera.- Coleoptera.- Diptera.- Plecoptera, Megaloptera and Mecoptera.- Trichoptera.- Hymenoptera.- Vertebrates.- Fish.- Amphibia.- Reptiles.- Birds.- Mammals.- VIII. Discussion.- IX. A systematic account of the New Caledonian macroheterocera.- Limacodidae.- Geometridae: Oenochrominae.- Geometridae: Geometrinae.- Geometridae: Sterrhinae.- Geometridae: Larentiinae.- Geometridae: Ennominae.- Uraniidae: Microniinae.- Uraniidae: Epipleminae.- Sphingidae: Sphinginae.- Sphingidae: Macroglossinae.- Thaumetopoeidae.- Notodontidae.- Lymantriidae.- Arctiidae: Lithosiinae.- Arctiidae: Arctiinae.- Ctenuchidae.- Hypsidae.- Nolidae.- Noctuidae: Noctuinae.- Noctuidae: Heliothinae.- Noctuidae: Hadeninae.- Noctuidae: Acronictinae.- Noctuidae: Acontiinae.- Noctuidae: Euteliinae.- Noctuidae: Stictopterinae.- Noctuidae: Sarrothripinae.- Noctuidae: Chloephorinae.- Noctuidae: Catocalinae.- Noctuidae: Plusiinae.- Noctuidae: Ophiderinae.- Noctuidae: Hypeninae.- Agaristidae.- X. List of new taxa, new synonyms and new combinations.- References.- Botanical index.- Zoological index, excluding Lepidoptera.- Lepidoptera index: supraspecific categories.- Lepidoptera index: species and subspecies.

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