| RefNo | PT/74/3/25 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Drawings, anatomy of the Papilio brassicae, Bombus terrestris, Phalaena vinula, and Papilio urticae by G [George] Newport |
| Date | [1836] |
| Description | Plate 36, figures 1-7 showing the tracheal vessel of the larva of Papilio brassicae [Pieris brassicae; cabbage butterfly]; the respiratory organs of the Bombus terrestris [buff-tailed bumblebee]; the colon and caecum of the Phalaena vinula [Cerura vinula; puss moth]; and the antennae and spiracles of the Papilio urticae [small tortoiseshell]. Inscribed with publication and plate details. Signed in graphite bottom left 'G. Newport. del.' The manuscript for this paper is wanting.
Subject: Zoology / Entomology
Published in Philosophical Transactions as part of paper titled 'On the respiration of insects' by George Newport.
Received and read to the Royal Society on 16 June 1836. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Drawing |
| PhysicalDescription | Graphite on paper |
| Dimensions | 228x178mm |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1836.0026 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1830.0253 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5371 | Newport; George (1803 - 1854) | 1803 - 1854 |