RECORDS OF THE CANTERBURY MUSEUM - Vol. III - 1926-1932

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Volume III of the Canterbury Museum records for 1926 to 1932 presents a structured table of contents covering multiple scientific contributions. It includes New Zealand Diptera classifications and descriptions (Muscidae, Tipulidae, Sciomyzidae, and others), Lepidoptera species work and life-history notes, and studies of mollusca and glacial deposits. Additional sections address crustaceans, echinoderms and reproduction, and geological features, supported by numerous species names and page references for each issue.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume H

No.1 (issued 22nd October, 1926)

No.2 (issued 14th December, 1927)

No.3 (issued 23rd November, 1928)

No.4 (issued 18th March, 1930)

No.5 (issued 14th October, 1930)

No.6 (issued 19th October, 1931)

No.7 (issued 19th August, 1932)

INDEX

QH 1了InBIooicaMIdicalSc RECORDS OF THE CANTLRBURY MUSEUM,一re:u Vol.3.Index, (1926-1932). CANTERBURY COLLEGE (UKIVERSITY oF NEW ZEALAND) RECORDS OF THE # CANTERBURY MUSEUM VoL.III. Published by Order of the Board of Governors R.SPEIGHT,M.A.,M.Sc.,F.G.S.,F.Am.G.S.Curator 1926-1932 Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2009 # TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME H. No.1(lssUED 22xD OcTOBER,1926) PAGE # New Zealand Muscidae Acalyptratae—Part I,Ephydridae;Part II,Sapromizidae..A.L.Tonnoir and J.R.Malloch 1A new Sub-Apterous and Sub-Halterless Crane-Fly..A.L.Tonnoir..27A New and Primitive Sub-Family of the Phoridae(Dipt.) A.L.Tonnoir ..31 The Chilopoda of the Chatham Islands.. Gilbert Archey ..39Scienific Results of the New Zealand Goveriment Trateling ExpeditioR,1907,Mollusca from 100 fathoms off Lyttelton,with descriptions offour new species,and also a New Pliocene Fossil..A.W.B.Powell..43 A New Hybrid Species of Ranzunczulus.. .Arnold Wall. 51Varved Glacial Silts from the Rakaia Valley.. ..R.Speight.55 No.2. (ISSUED 14TH DECEMBER,1927)New Zealand Muscidae Acalyptratae—Part III,Helomyzidae A.L.Tonnoir and J.R.Malloch 83 Descriptions of New and Remarkable New Zealand Diptera A.L.Tonnoir ..101 Deep-water Mollusca from South-west Otago ..A.W.B.Powell..113Notes on New Zealand Sea-Stars and on Autotomous Reproduction E.W.Bennett ..125 No.3 (ISSUED 23RD NoVEMBER,1928) New Zealand Muscidae Acalyptratae—Part IV,Sciomyzidae A.L.Tonnoir and J.R.Malloch 151 Some New Species of Lepidoptera..Alfred Philpott ..181Coloration of Mollusca in Relation to Light..E.W.Bennett ..185Geological Features of the Waimakariri Basin..R.Speight 199 No.4 (IsSUED 18TH MARCH,1930) New Zealand Muscidae Acalyptratae—-Part V,Asteidae;Part VI,Opo-myzidae;Part VII,Ortalidae;and Supplement..J.R.Malloch ..231Descriptions of Lepidoptera in the Canterbury Museum Alfred Philpott ..247 Notes on the Life History of some New Zealand Lepidoptera Stuart Lindsay..251 List of Lepidoptera from Pitt Island,Chatham Group Stuart Lindsay ..253Notes on New Zealand Brachyura and Related Crustaceans E.W.Bennett ..255 Contributions for a Revision of the New Zealand Crustacea of the Family Paguridae263New Records of the Genera Cendrophorus and Hoplichthys in New Zealand E.F.Thompson 275 No.5(IssUED 14TH OcTOBER,1930) New or Little-known Tipulidae from New Zealand.C.P.Alexander ..281The Calyptrate Diptera of New Zealand—Parts 1,I1,III,IV J.R.Malloch 289 New Zealand Muscidae Acalyptratae(Supplement).j.R.Malloch ..333Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera(No.II)....Stuart Lindsay ..345List of Lepidoptera from the Puhi Puhi District,KaikouraStuart Lindsay..349 No.6(IsSUED 19TH OcTOBER,1931) Araignées des Iles Auckland et Campbell..Lucien Berland..357Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera....Edward Meyrick 367Descriptions of New Species of Recent Mollusca,mainly from the Sub- Antarctic Islands of New Zealand..A.W.B.Powell..371The Calyptrate Diptera of New Zealand—Parts V,VI J.R.Malloch.377New Zealand Muscidae Acalyptratae-Part VI11,Trypetidae;Part IX, J.R.Malloch ..405 ChloropidaeCnloropdLe .Notes on New Zealand Empididae,Part I.. J.R.Malloch ..423 No.7 (IssUED 19TH AUGUST,1932) The Calyptrate Diptera of New Zealand—Part VII..J.R.Malloch ..431Notes of New Zealand Empididae-Part II..j.R.Malloch ..457New and Little-known Tipulidae from New Zealand-Part II C.P.Alexander..459Porcelianids and Porcellanopaguus from New Zealand E.W.Bennett ..469Discocyclina and Assilina from near Mount Oxford,New Zealand Fred Chapman ..483Miogypsixoides in New Zealand.. ..Fred Chapman..491Tertiary Mollusca from Burnt Hill .. .. .J.Marwick .495..J.Marwick..495A New Trigowia from Canterbury j.Marwick ..505 INDEX PAGE PAGEAcroclita discariana n.sp. 248Aneuria tripunctata n.sp...342PL.xlP¹.xlviAcrostichalia n.gen..· 86Aniculus gen. ..264PI.xixchiltoni n.sp...265flavifrons n.sp.87Pl.xliAlcitho

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What is the publication covered by this document excerpt?

The excerpt is from "Records of the Canterbury Museum" and specifically lists content for Vol. III (1926-1932).

Which scientific groups are prominently covered in the table of contents?

The contents emphasize New Zealand Diptera and related classification work, along with Lepidoptera, mollusca, crustaceans, and echinoderms, plus geological and glacial studies.

How is the volume organized within the table of contents?

Volume III is organized into numbered issues (No. 1 to No. 7), each with an issue date and a set of articles with page references.

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