Leptomorphus Walkeri. (Fungus gnat) Plate 365.

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• ARTIST: John Curtis

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: c. 1832

• EDITION SIZE: Paper size 9 1/8 x 5 5/8" (23 x 14.2 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Leptomorphus Walkeri. Plate #365. From British Entomology; Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects…, published in London between 1824 and 1840 by John Curtis. This delicately hand-colored plate depicts Leptomorphus walkeri, a slender fungus gnat belonging to the family Mycetophilidae. Curtis’s accompanying text provides a detailed account of the insect’s structure and habits, noting its close association with damp woodlands and fungi. As with the other works in this monumental sixteen-volume series, Plate 365 reflects both scientific precision and artistic skill, preserving a vivid record of Britain’s entomological diversity in the early nineteenth century.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 10 x 13 inch mat for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition with original hand color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Natural History - Animals & Insects , Other Insects