Project Gutenberg 2012-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 146 Wollaston, Thomas Vernon 1822 1878 07037460 On the Variation of Species, with Especial Reference to the Insecta Followed by an Inquiry into the Nature of Genera Produced by Charlene Taylor, Bryan Ness, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "On the Variation of Species, with Especial Reference to the Insecta" by T. Vernon Wollaston is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This treatise focuses on the variations observed in insect species, particularly those found in the Madeira Islands, and aims to address the significance of environmental influences on these variations. It serves as a call for naturalists to better understand and explore the complexities surrounding insect classification, specifically the differentiation between species and varieties. The opening of this work sets the stage for an in-depth discussion on the factors that contribute to insect variation, emphasizing the importance of external conditions like climate, geography, and ecological contexts. Wollaston begins with reflections on the inexhaustible nature of true knowledge in natural history and asserts that the understanding of species relies heavily on recognizing the impact of external factors. He introduces the complex interplay of climatic and geological factors in shaping insect characteristics, suggesting that variations previously overlooked deserve more serious investigation. The preface outlines his goal of making this intricate subject accessible to general naturalists, which becomes a recurring theme as he calls for more attention to the diverse influences on insect variation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Variation (Biology) Insects QH Text Category: Science - Biology 445855 2025-07-15T14:08:51.610076 text/html 433230 2012-01-15T13:34:02 text/html 257026 2025-07-15T14:09:01.979560 application/epub+zip 259498 2025-07-15T14:08:55.823032 application/epub+zip 214870 2025-07-15T14:08:54.247058 application/epub+zip 588025 2025-07-15T14:09:06.290494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538702 2025-07-15T14:09:00.831022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307808 2022-09-17T15:11:39.270138 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363174 2025-07-15T14:08:50.638071 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 362956 2012-01-15T13:34:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 363110 2012-01-15T13:34:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21104 2025-07-15T14:09:06.423505 application/rdf+xml 24654 2025-07-15T14:08:54.796032 image/jpeg 4606 2025-07-15T14:08:54.524048 image/jpeg 130989 2012-01-15T13:34:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 142223 2012-01-15T13:34:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 130837 2012-01-15T13:34:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 243836 2025-07-15T14:08:51.640060 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia