Subtitle varies: Systematic description of the known Macrolepidoptera

Publisher varies. Vol. 1 published: F. Lehmann; v. 2-16: A. Kernen

Originally issued in fascicles

Translation of: Die Gross-schmetterlinge der Erde

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Division 1. The Macrolepidoptera of the Palaearctic fauna. 1. Diurnals -- 2. The Palaearctic bombyces & sphinges -- 3. The noctuid moths -- 4. The Palaearctic Geometrae -- Division 2. Fauna exotica. 5. The American Rhopalocera -- 6. The American bombyces & sphinges -- 7. [American] Noctuiformes -- 8. The American Geometridae -- 9. The Indo-Australian Rhopalocera -- 10. The Indo-Australian bombyces & sphinges -- 11. [Indo-Australian] noctuiform Phalaenæ -- 12. The Indoaustralian Geometridae -- 13. The African Rhopalocera -- 14. The African bombyces and sphinges -- 15. [African] noctuid Heterocera -- 16. The African Geometrae

Most vols. published out of numerical sequence

Vol. 1-4 have supplements, published: Stuttgart : A. Kernen, 1932-1938

SCNHRB copy is incomplete, with v. 5 (39088013482146, 39088013482187, 39088013482229, 39088013482153, 39088013482195, 39088013482237) The American Rhopalocera (viii, 1139 p., 203 leaves of plates), bound as 6 vols. (with plates bound throughout) and v. 9 (39088013482278, 39088013482310), The Indo-Australian Rhopalocera (viii, 1197 p., 177 leaves of plates), in 2 vols

SCNHRB copy has bookplates: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Gift of Dr. Frederick M. Bayer

SCNHRB copy has various materials laid-in, see library staff for access

SCNHRB copy has The American Rhopalocera, bound in half green pebbled leather and cloth; marbled endpapers. Vol. 9, The Indo-Australian Rhopalocera bound in brown cloth with gilt emblem of the Society of Writers to the Signet on front covers, gilt lettering on spine

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