Beetles in a Suburban Environment
Author: G. Kuschel
Publisher:
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9780477025966
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Coleoptera, Beetles. Morphology and Systematics
Author: Rolf G. Beutel
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2016-03-21
Total Pages: 704
ISBN-13: 3110373920
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a revised edition of the first of three volumes in the Handbook of Zoology series which treats the systematics and biology of Coleoptera. With over 380,000 described species, Coleoptera are by far the most species-rich order of insects and the largest group of animals of comparable geological age. Moreover, numerous species are tremendously important economically. The beetle volumes meet the demand of modern biologists seeking to answer questions about Coleoptera phylogeny, evolution, and ecology. This first Coleoptera volume covers the suborders Archostemata, Myxophaga and Adephaga, and the basal series of Polyphaga, with information on world distribution, biology, morphology of all life stages, phylogeny and comments on taxonomy.
Trogossitidae: A review of the beetle family, with a catalogue and keys
Author: Jiri Kolibac
Publisher: PenSoft Publishers LTD
Published: 2013-12-31
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 954642711X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis monograph contents a review of the beetle family Trogossitidae (Cleroidea). The worldwide distributed family includes 55 recent and 10 extinct genera with about 600 species that are classified within 3 subfamilies and 12 tribes. In spite of fewer number of species, Trogossitidae is morphologically and ecologically extremely diversified. There are four-eyed predators that fly, run and even jump around swiftly in forest clearings to contrast with slow-moving, fungivorous species that dwell under the bark of old trees. There are also species that squat on flowers to feed on pollen grains as well as minute creatures that have been extracted from forest litter. Brief descriptions of all genera as well as keys to all higher taxa are provided. All known species and subspecies are listed, together with complete taxonomic references back to 1910, the date of issue of their last catalogue. The work includes maps of distribution of all genera, colour photographs of generic representatives, SEM photographs and remarks on a phylogeny of particular taxa.
American Beetles, Volume II
Author: Ross H. Arnett, JR
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2002-06-19
Total Pages: 876
ISBN-13: 1420041231
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExperts offer the most sweeping reference available on the subject of North American beetles. Their rigorous standards for the presentation of data create a concise, useful format that is consistent throughout the book. This is the resource of choice for quick, accurate, and easily accessible information.
Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae
Author: Ivan Löbl
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2018-08-07
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9004375953
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe present Catalogue comprises information on 48 genera and 1802 valid species of the coleopterous subfamily Scaphidiinae. Unlike previous catalogues of the group, it gives exact type localities, depositories and sexes of primary types whenever traceable. Genera are listed with their type species and grammatical gender. References are given to subsequent taxonomic and nomenclatural acts, records, and to all other relevant information. Distributional information is provided per country, for larger or insular countries per subunits. An overview of fungus and slime mould hosts is annexed. The references to all taxa have been checked by the author. Infrasubspecific entities and priorities are dealt to comply with the ICZN. Nomenclatural problems are highlighted, and several new records are given. Extinct taxa are listed separately.
The Evolution of Social Behavior in Insects and Arachnids
Author: Jae C. Choe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 556
ISBN-13: 9780521589772
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Social' insects and arachnids exhibit complex forms of behavior that involve cooperation in building a nest, defending against attackers or rearing offspring. This book is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to sociality and its evolution in a wide range of taxa.
Australian Beetles Volume 1
Author: Adam Slipinski
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 2013-10-14
Total Pages: 1328
ISBN-13: 0643106677
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis three-volume series represents a comprehensive treatment of the beetles of Australia, a relatively under-studied fauna that includes many unusual and unique lineages found nowhere else on Earth. Volume 1 contains keys to all 117 beetle families found in Australia, and includes over 1100 illustrations of adults, larvae and anatomical structures. This volume is based in part on Lawrence & Britton’s out-of-print Australian Beetles, but is fully updated and expanded. The biology and morphology for all major beetle lineages is described and illustrated, along with anatomical terms which clarify the characters and terminology used in the keys; few other resources for beetle identification include such a detailed morphological background. A chapter on the fossil record is also included, and family sections provide full descriptions of adults and larvae, including the world distribution of each family. The revised identification keys (currently recognised as one of the most valuable keys worldwide) will aid quarantine agents, biologists and students in identifying members of the most species-rich order of animals.
Insect Conservation: Past, Present and Prospects
Author: Tim R. New
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-03-14
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9400729634
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe history of interest and practice in insect conservation is summarised and traced through contributions from many of the leaders in the discipline, to provide the first broad global account of how insects have become incorporated into considerations of conservation. The essays collectively cover the genesis and development of insect conservation, emphasising its strong foundation within the northern temperate regions and the contrasts with much of the rest of the world. Major present-day scenarios are discussed, together with possible developments and priorities in insect conservation for the future.
Systematics and Phylogeny of Weevils
Author: Rolf Oberprieler
Publisher: MDPI
Published: 2019-04-16
Total Pages: 474
ISBN-13: 3038976563
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Special Issue on the Systematics and Phylogeny of Weevils presents 31 new research papers on one of the most diverse and successful groups of animals on Earth, the beetle superfamily Curculionoidea. It was in part inspired to commemorate the extraordinary life and scientific achievements of Guillermo (“Willy”) Kuschel (1918–2017), who shaped this field of science over the last century like no other weevil systematist. The papers in this memorial issue span weevil faunas from all over the globe, including South and Central America, Africa, Europe and the Near East, South-East Asia, New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand. They include major advances on the phylogeny and classification of the “broad-nosed” weevils (Entiminae), on the weevils associated with American cycads and on the unique extinct weevil fauna preserved in the 100-million-year-old Burmese amber, when weevils started to diversify alongside the oldest angiosperm plants. They comprise a tribute to Willy Kuschel, the proceedings of a weevil symposium held in his honor in 2016 in Orlando, Florida, 24 systematic studies (including seven phylogenetic analyses) and five other contributions on the diversity, biology, distribution, evolution and fossil history of weevils. In the papers collated in this volume, 30 new genera and 92 new species of weevils are described and a new family of extinct weevils is recognized.
Ecology of Cities and Towns
Author: Mark J. McDonnell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-06-25
Total Pages: 747
ISBN-13: 0521861128
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAssesses the current status, and future challenges and opportunities, of the ecological study, design and management of cities and towns.
