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Page 159
... Leach ) . ? But the Ceylon Mammalia , besides wanting a num- ber of minor animals found in the Indian peninsula , cannot boast such a ruminant as the majestic Gaur8 , which inhabits the great forests from Cape Comorin to the Himalaya ...
... Leach ) . ? But the Ceylon Mammalia , besides wanting a num- ber of minor animals found in the Indian peninsula , cannot boast such a ruminant as the majestic Gaur8 , which inhabits the great forests from Cape Comorin to the Himalaya ...
Page 160
... Leach . trilineatus , Waterh . Sciuropterus Layardi , Kelaart . Pteromys petaurista , Pall . Mus bandicota , Bechst . Kok , Gray . rufescens , Gray . nemoralis , Blyth . Indicus , Geoff . fulvidiventris , Blyth . Nesoki Hardwickii ...
... Leach . trilineatus , Waterh . Sciuropterus Layardi , Kelaart . Pteromys petaurista , Pall . Mus bandicota , Bechst . Kok , Gray . rufescens , Gray . nemoralis , Blyth . Indicus , Geoff . fulvidiventris , Blyth . Nesoki Hardwickii ...
Page 238
... Leach . in Brit . Mus . ) allied to L. Mauri- tiana , if not it . Vaginula maculata , Templ . An . Nat . Limax , 2 sp . Parmacella Tennentii , Templ . Vitrina irradians , Pfeiffer , Mon. Helic . Edgariana , Benson , Ann . Nat . Hist ...
... Leach . in Brit . Mus . ) allied to L. Mauri- tiana , if not it . Vaginula maculata , Templ . An . Nat . Limax , 2 sp . Parmacella Tennentii , Templ . Vitrina irradians , Pfeiffer , Mon. Helic . Edgariana , Benson , Ann . Nat . Hist ...
Page 274
... Leach . Casnonia , Latr . Anchomenus , Bon . illocatus , Wik . Agonum , Bon . Ochthephilus , Niet . * punctata , Niet . placidulum , Wlk . * Ceylanicus , Niet . Spathinus , Niet . * nigriceps , Niet . * pilifera , Niet . Colpodes ? Macl ...
... Leach . Casnonia , Latr . Anchomenus , Bon . illocatus , Wik . Agonum , Bon . Ochthephilus , Niet . * punctata , Niet . placidulum , Wlk . * Ceylanicus , Niet . Spathinus , Niet . * nigriceps , Niet . * pilifera , Niet . Colpodes ? Macl ...
Page 275
... Leach . Dineutes , Macl . spinosus , Fabr . Porrorhynchus , Lap . indicans , Wlk . Gyretes , Brullé , discifer , Wlk ... Leach . Ocypus , Kirby . longipennis , Wlk . congruus , Wlk . punctilinea , Wlk . * lineatus , Wlk . Philonthus ...
... Leach . Dineutes , Macl . spinosus , Fabr . Porrorhynchus , Lap . indicans , Wlk . Gyretes , Brullé , discifer , Wlk ... Leach . Ocypus , Kirby . longipennis , Wlk . congruus , Wlk . punctilinea , Wlk . * lineatus , Wlk . Philonthus ...
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Ceylon: An Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical James Emerson Tennent No preview available - 2019 |
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