The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is:

Field guide to insects of South Africa by Mike Picker, Charles Griffiths and Alan Weaving.

This is the first comprehensive field guide to the insect fauna of South Africa, with detailed descriptions of over 1200 of the most common, most economically and ecologically important, most interesting and attractive insects in the region. The easy-to-read text is matched with superb photography.

Catalogue Access: https://UnivofPretoria.on.worldcat.org/oclc/56338396

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Africana (ZA) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making them accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.