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Ex-library Bound in three quarter leather with marbled paper covers, five raised bands, titles and call numbers stamped in gilt. The front cover is tender at gutter. Ownership and withdrawn stamps and labels of the Bowdoin College Library, else clean and unmarked. First printing, no others noted. In gilt at base of spine is stated "ex-libris A. S. Packard." This would be Alpheus Spring Packard, Jr. (1839-1905), Bowdoin class of 1861, Civil War surgeon, Entomologist who corresponded with Darwin and a Professor at Brown University with 25 publications. He was the son of Alpheus Spring Packard, Sr. (1798 – 1884) an American who may be the longest serving faculty member to any American college through his 65 years of dedication to Bowdoin College, "in this particular I acknowledge, without reserve, my allegiance to Brunswick, Maine." The Coccidae are a family of scale insects belonging to the superfamily Coccoidea. They are commonly known as soft scales, wax scales or tortoise scales. Most scale insects are parasites of plants, feeding on sap drawn directly from the plant's vascular system. Mrs. Fernald, wife of entomologist Charles Henry Fernald began assisting her husband by creating a card catalogue of Tortricidae in the 1870's. This important publication is an outgrowth of that work. Scarce thus. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.