new book on Russian butterflies - OK

[Zdravko Kolev]

gochfeld at EOHSI.RUTGERS.EDU (Michael Gochfeld) wrote in message news:<3BFAE585.51E38680 at eohsi.rutgers.edu>...
> The new book by Gorbunov sounds like a good deal. Amazon lists two other
> books on Russian butterflies (see below) at much heftier prices.   


It is not different to see where the difference comes from. The
two-volume set by Tuzov et al.:

- is written by a number of specialists in different butterfly
families or species groups. While I have not yet had a chance to
review Gorbunov's book, I would place my bet on the opinion of a bunch
of people intimately familiar with their respective groups, rather
than on that of a single author (no matter how great an expert he is)
trying to encompass an enormous fauna with lots of taxonomically
challenging species-groups;

- includes not only Russia but the whole territory of the extinct
USSR. That means that it includes the fauna of the Transcaucasian
republics and the vast desert, semi-desert and mountain regions of
central Asia. This means that the number of species dealt with in
Tuzov et al.'s books is almost double that in Gorbunov's book;

- includes a much greater number of colour plates of set specimens
(of, as I just said, many more species) as well as certain
representative habitats.

By the way, the titles quoted below actually refer to two volumes of
the same book: the quote "Bogdanov et al." is erroneous and should
read "Tuzov et al.".
See www.pensoft.net for more detailed information. As Pensoft is the
publisher of this set I am sure that their price is the most
reasonable around.

Greetings,
Zdravko Kolev



> M. Gochfeld
> 
> Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and Adjacent Territories :
> Hesperiidae,
>                             Papilionidae, Pieridae, Satyridae (Reference
> Work , Vol 1) 
>                             by P.V. Bogdanov, et al (Hardcover -
> September 1997) 
>                             Avg. Customer Rating:  
>                             Limited Availability
> 
>                         Our Price: $224.95
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> 
> Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and Adjacent Territories :
> Lepidoptera,
>                             Rhopalocera (Pensoft Series Faunistica, 18) 
>                             by V. K. Tuzov (Hardcover - March 2000) 
>                             Special Order
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>                         List Price: $237.50
>                         Our Price: $237.50
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> Chichvarkhin Anton wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Sorry, the information from the Publisher was not correct, and I made a
> > serious mistake in P.Gorbunov's book advertising: its price with
> > shipping is US$52, not $99!
> > 
> > Thus, the correct message must be:
> > 
> > Gorbunov, P. 2001. "The Butterflies of Russia: classification,
> > genitalia, keys for identification".
> > 
> > Text in English, 256 pages, + 41 b/w plates with genitalia drawings
> > (excellent!!!), + 13 full-color plates (117 images) of living
> > butterflies in nature. Contains keys, brief families and genera
> > description, the detailed articles about each species with area
> > maps. Price is U.S.$69 including mail delivery.
> > 
> > You may contact me if you and/or your friends like to purchase a copy
> > of this the best identification key for Russian butterflies.
> > 
> > --
> > Best regards,
> > Anton                          mailto: actours at rambler.ru
> > 
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