Descripção de algumas especies novas ou pouco conhecidas de crustaceos e arachnidios de Portugal e possessões

Felix Antonio de Brito Capello’s Descripção de algumas especies novas ou pouco conhecidas de crustaceos e arachnidios de Portugal e possessões announces a meticulous 19th‑century inventory of little‑known crustaceans and arachnids gathered from Portugal and its overseas territories. Grounded in specimens collected during expeditions to West African coasts such as Loango, Cabinda and Rio Quilo, Capello’s work reflects the practices of museum‑based taxonomy and natural history that shaped modern zoology. This science classic offers careful morphological descriptions, observational detail, and the taxonomic reasoning typical of the period, aimed at documenting rare or previously undescribed species. Listeners will hear how colonial era collections, collaboration with field collectors like José d’Anchieta, and museum study at the Lisbon Zoological Section converged to expand knowledge of Atlantic and African faunas. The narrative preserves the measured tone and scholarly rigour of 19th‑century scientific prose while illuminating the historical context of exploration and classification. Ideal for naturalists, historians of science, taxonomists, and anyone curious about early biodiversity studies, this audiobook provides a primary‑source window into classical zoological description and the origins of species documentation.