NOTES ON THE INSECT FAUNA OF HIGH ALTITUDES IN CUSTER COUNTY, COLORADO
The faunæ of high altitudes always posses a peculiar interest by virtue of the light they throw on problems of geographical distribution, and especially the distribution in ancient times of what is now a strictly Arctic and Alpine fauna. For this reason, the following lists of species, fragmentary a...
Published in: | The Canadian Entomologist |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1890
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent2237-2 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00129359 |
Summary: | The faunæ of high altitudes always posses a peculiar interest by virtue of the light they throw on problems of geographical distribution, and especially the distribution in ancient times of what is now a strictly Arctic and Alpine fauna. For this reason, the following lists of species, fragmentary as they are, may be of some value as a contribution to our knowledge of the Alpine fauna of Colorado, and for comparison with Arctic and Alpine faunæ in general. |
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