Works
editSome of the publications of William Lucas Distant are:
- 1880-1893: Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta : Rhynchota : Hemiptera-Heteroptera, Vol. 1. [S.I. : s.n.] OCLC:230720273all editions, (external scan)
- 1881-1905 (with W.W. Fowler): Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta : Rhynchota : Hemiptera-Homoptera, Vol. 1. [S.I. : s.n.]. OCLC:770614173all editions, (external scan)
- 1882-1886: Rhopalocera Malayana: A Description of the Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. London : W.L. Distant. OCLC:7390817099all editions, (external scan), (external scan)
- 1889-1892: A Monograph of Oriental Cicadidae. London : West, Newman & Co. OCLC:19420082all editions, (external scan)
- 1892: A Naturalist in the Transvaal. London : R.H. Porter. (external scan), (external scan)
- 1900-1911: Insecta Transvaaliensia: A Contribution to the Entomology of South Africa. OCLC:4032039all editions. Part 4: Lepidoptera (1903) (external scan) = doi
- 1902-1918: The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. (Rhynchota, volumes 1–7) OCLC:499771232all editions
- vol. 1 (1902): (external scan)
- vol. 2 (1904): (external scan)
- vol. 3 (1906): (external scan)
- vol. 4 (1908): (external scan)
- vol. 5 (1910): (external scan)
- vol. 6 (1916): (external scan)
- vol. 7 (1918): (external scan), (external scan)
Editor of The Zoologist
editWilliam Lucas Distant was editor of The Zoologist from 1897 to 1914:
- 4th series, vol 1 (1897) (transcription project) (external scan)
- 4th series, vol 2 (1898) (transcription project) (external scan)
- 4th series, vol 3 (1899) (transcription project) (external scan)
- 4th series, vol 4 (1900) (transcription project) (external scan)
- 4th series, vol 5 (1901) (transcription project) (external scan)
- 4th series, vol 6 (1902) (transcription project) (external scan)
Contributions to The Zoologist
edit- Distant, William Lucas (1897). "Editorial Address". The Zoologist. 4 1 (issue 667, January): 1–4.
- —— (1897). "Notes on the Chacma Baboon". The Zoologist. 4 1 (issue 667, January): 29–32.
- —— (1897). "Abundance of Sharks in Tropical Seas". The Zoologist. 4 1 (issue 667, January—section 'Notes and Queries'): 36.
- —— (1897). "Breeding of the S. African Galago in Confinement". The Zoologist. 4 1 (issue 668, February—section 'Notes and Queries'): 83.
- —— (1897). "Zoological Rambles in and around the Transvaal". The Zoologist. 4 1 (issue 670, April): 157–163.
- as "Ed." (1897). "Stridulation and Habits of Cicadidæ". The Zoologist. 4 1 (issue 677, November): 520–521.
- —— (1898). "Zoological Rambles in the Transvaal". The Zoologist. 4 2 (issue 684, June): 249–260.
- —— (1898). "Southerly Extension of the East African Butterfly Fauna". The Zoologist. 4 2 (issue 684, June—section 'Notes and Queries'): 276.
- —— (1898). "Toad attacked by a Frog". The Zoologist. 4 2 (issue 685, July—section 'Notes and Queries'): 323.
- —— (1898). "Biological Suggestions. Assimilative Colouration". The Zoologist. 4 2.
Published in two parts:- "Biological Suggestions. Assimilative Colouration (Part 1)". The Zoologist. 4 2 (issue 687, September): 377–409. 1898.
- "Biological Suggestions. Assimilative Colouration (Part 2)". The Zoologist. 4 2 (issue 689, November): 453–473. 1898.
- —— (1898). ""The Leathery Turtle" (Dermochelys coriacea)". The Zoologist. 4 2 (issue 690, December): 500–502 (with Plate).
- —— (1898). "Involuntary Migration". The Zoologist. 4 2 (issue 690, December—section 'Notes and Queries'): 509.
- —— (1899). "Cats in London". The Zoologist. 4 3 (issue 692, February—section 'Notes and Queries'): 78–79. (signed as: "Ed.")
- —— (1899–1900). "Biological Suggestions. Mimicry". The Zoologist. 4th series, vol 3 and vol 4.
Published in five parts:- "Biological Suggestions. Mimicry (Part 1)". The Zoologist. 4 3 (issue 697, July): 289–315. 1899.
- "Biological Suggestions. Mimicry (Part 2)". The Zoologist. 4 3 (issue 698, August): 341–363. 1899.
- "Biological Suggestions. Mimicry (Part 3)". The Zoologist. 4 3 (issue 700, October): 443–470. 1899.
- "Biological Suggestions. Mimicry (Part 4)". The Zoologist. 4 3 (issue 702, December): 529–553. 1899.
- "Biological Suggestions. Mimicry (Part 5)". The Zoologist. 4 4 (issue 705, March): 116–130. 1899.
- See also: Guy A.K. Marshall (1900)—'Organic Evolution', issue 709, July 1900, p. 327–334,
- and: Guy A.K. Marshall (1900) - 'Conscious Protective Resemblance', issue 714, December 1900, p. 536–549,
- and see: Edward B. Poulton (1900)—'Remarks on the Preceding Paper', issue 714, December 1900, p. 550–554.
- —— (1899). "The "Sea-Elephant" (Macrorhinus elephantinus)". The Zoologist. 4 3 (issue 699, September): 385–387.
- —— (1899). "Obituary for John Cordeaux". The Zoologist. 4 3 (issue 699, September): 415–416.
- —— (1901). "Animal intelligence". The Zoologist. 4 5 (issue 719, May): 190 (section 'Notes and Queries').
- as Ed., with T.P.N. (Thomas Prichard Newman) (1901). "Obituary for Eleanor A. Ormerod". The Zoologist. 4 5 (issue 722, August): 310–314.
- —— (1901–1902). "Biological Suggestions: Animal Sense Perceptions". The Zoologist. 4th series, vol 5 and vol 6.
Published in two parts:- "Biological Suggestions. Animal Sense Perceptions (Part 1)". The Zoologist. 4 5 (issue 723, September): 321–338. 1901.
- "Biological Suggestions. Animal Sense Perceptions (Part 2)". The Zoologist. 4 6 (issue 731, May): 161–178. 1902.
- although the second part finishes with "to be cont.", there are no further parts published.
- as "Editor" (1902). "Mimicry". The Zoologist. 4 6 (issue 736, October—section 'Notes and Queries'): 394.
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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