Author: Paik, W. H.
Title: Illustrated encyclopedia of fauna & flora of Korea 13. Insecta (V). [Aphidae].
Description: Seoel, Ministry of Education, 1972. Large 4to (25.6 x 18.7 cm). pp. 1-25, [107]-751, [ii]; 80 full colour plates, 327 groups of text figures. Original half leatherette over linen boards. Gilt title on spine and front board. Preserved in original printed slipcase (27.3 x 20.0 x 4.4 cm). = A very well-illustrated and rare monograph on the aphids of Korea and adjacent regions. The full colour plates are excellent, and so are the detailed text drawings of taxonomically important parts. In his preface the author thanks the Dutch entomologist Hille Ris Lambers. On the title page is a dedication to Lambers, signed by Paik. Some light shelfwear. A pencil annotation on one text leaf (new species identification), otherwise a very good, clean copy.

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