{"product_id":"brazilian-insects-journal-perty-delectus-1830","title":"Brazilian Insects Journal — Maximilian Perty Delectus 1830 Spix Martius Expedition Plates 23 \u0026 24","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarry the first scientific portrait of Brazilian biodiversity—where Maximilian Perty’s Delectus animalium articulatorum assembled the insects collected by Spix and Martius during their legendary expedition to Brazil and introduced the world to creatures that had never before been seen by science.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis hardcover journal celebrates Plates 23 and 24 from \u003cem\u003eDelectus animalium articulatorum\u003c\/em\u003e (1830–1834) by Maximilian Perty, the foundational work of South American entomology based on the Brazilian expedition of Spix and Martius (1817–1820). The plates are hand-coloured engravings presenting a masterclass in Brazilian insect diversity: giant grasshoppers with blazing red wings, glass-winged praying mantises, subterranean mole crickets, a ferocious predatory katydid named after the hound of hell, and wasp-mimicking katydids among the earliest documented examples of Batesian mimicry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront Cover — Plate 24:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dominated by \u003cem\u003eAcrydium Latreillei\u003c\/em\u003e (today \u003cem\u003eTropidacris latreillei\u003c\/em\u003e), one of the largest grasshoppers in the world, its enormous red wings fully spread—native to South American forests and exceeding 10 cm in length. Alongside it: \u003cem\u003eAcrydium crista flammea\u003c\/em\u003e (Fig. 6), whose name means ‘flame crest’; and \u003cem\u003eMastax tenuis\u003c\/em\u003e (Fig. 3), a monkey grasshopper of the family Eumastacidae. A plate that is simultaneously a scientific record and a celebration of Amazonian insect life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack Cover — Plate 23:\u003c\/strong\u003e A masterclass in evolutionary strategy: the \u003cem\u003eCerberodon viridis\u003c\/em\u003e (Fig. 10)—a predatory katydid named after Cerberus for its ferocious mandibles; mole crickets including \u003cem\u003eGryllotalpa hexadactyla\u003c\/em\u003e with perfect shovel-like forelegs for tunnelling; the \u003cem\u003eMantis hyaloptera\u003c\/em\u003e (Fig. 6), the glass-winged South American praying mantis in its characteristic hunting posture; and the \u003cem\u003eScaphura\u003c\/em\u003e katydids (Figs. 11–12) mimicking wasps in colour and form—one of the earliest documented examples of Batesian mimicry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy This Journal Inspires:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo plates from Perty’s \u003cem\u003eDelectus animalium articulatorum\u003c\/em\u003e (1830–1834)—the foundational work of South American entomology, based on the legendary Spix and Martius expedition to Brazil (1817–1820)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTropidacris latreillei\u003c\/em\u003e with its blazing red wings—one of the largest grasshoppers in the world, illustrated here for the first time in scientific literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eScaphura\u003c\/em\u003e wasp-mimicking katydids are among the earliest documented examples of Batesian mimicry—named decades before Darwin formalized the theory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the ferocious \u003cem\u003eCerberodon\u003c\/em\u003e to the glass-winged mantis: two plates that tell the complete story of evolutionary adaptation in the Brazilian rainforest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover journal with matte laminated full-wrap cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150 lined pages (75 sheets) with perforations for easy removal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Casewrap sewn binding that lays flat and flexes for comfortable writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5 × 8.5 inches, lightweight and portable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Perty Delectus animalium 1830 Plates 23 \u0026amp; 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