Book Review

The ecology, biogeography and speciation of the butterflies of the Azores, by Mark Payne. Hardback. World Natural History Publications, “The Lake District”, 2019, 370pp.

Abstract

This is the second book in a planned series of numerous books covering all of the world’s butterflies. It opens with a detailed and lengthy account of the author, his supposed achievements and future plans. A prominent acknowledgement to Martin Wiemers, a highly respected European entomologist, is out of date. Martin has disassociated himself from the books and withdrawn co-authorship of a proposed volume on Macaronesian endemic butterflies advertised in the book.
    Following a misspelling of Alfred Russell [sic] Wallace’s name in connection with a quote, there is a rambling list of the contents, which are largely copied from other’s books and research papers, often inaccurately.