Beetles of Eastern North America / / Arthur V. Evans.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Evans, Arthur V.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (560 p.) :; 1,500+ color illus. 31 line illus.

Beetles of Eastern North America is a landmark book--the most comprehensive full-color guide to the remarkably diverse and beautiful beetles of the United States and Canada east of the Mississippi River. It is the first color-illustrated guide to cover 1,406 species in all 115 families that occur in the region--and the first new in-depth guide to the region in more than forty years. Lavishly illustrated with over 1,500 stunning color images by some of the best insect photographers in North America, the book features an engaging and authoritative text by noted beetle expert Arthur Evans.Extensive introductory sections provide essential information on beetle anatomy, reproduction, development, natural history, behavior, and conservation. Also included are tips on where and when to find beetles; how to photograph, collect, and rear beetles; and how to contribute to research. Each family and species account presents concise and easy-to-understand information on identification, natural history, collecting, and geographic range. Organized by family, the book also includes an illustrated key to the most common beetle families, with 31 drawings that aid identification, and features current information on distribution, biology, and taxonomy not found in other guides.An unmatched guide to the rich variety of eastern North American beetles, this is an essential book for amateur naturalists, nature photographers, insect enthusiasts, students, and professional entomologists and other biologists.Provides the only comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible full-color treatment of the region's beetlesCovers 1,406 species in all 115 families east of the Mississippi RiverFeatures more than 1,500 stunning color images from top photographersPresents concise information on identification, natural history, collecting, and geographic range for each species and familyIncludes an illustrated key to the most common beetle families

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- How to use this Book -- Illustrated Key to the Common Beetle Families of Eastern North America -- Beetles of Eastern North America -- Reticulated beetles (Cupedidae) - Rare click beetles (Cerophytidae) -- False click beetles (Eucnemidae) - Ripiphorid beetles (Ripiphoridae) -- Zopherid beetles, Family Zopheridae - Weevils, and snout, bark and ambrosia beetles (Curculionidae) -- Appendix. Classification of the Beetles covered in this book -- Glossary -- Selected References and Resources -- Photo and Illustration Credits -- Index