The Brentidae (Coleoptera) of Northern Europe.

• Superior document: Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica Series ; v.34
• Author: Gonget, Hans.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 1997.; ©1997.
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (292 pages)

This book, written by one of the foremost experts on European Apion, identifies and describes the 134 species of brentids known from the British Isles and Continental Europe north of 52 (0)N. For each species is given up-to-date information on the taxonomy, nomenclature, distribution, life habits, food plants and parasites.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Classification and nomenclature -- Illustrations -- Geographical areas and definitions -- Acknowledgements -- Taxonomic history of the Apioninae and Nanophyinae -- State of knowledge of the Nordic species -- Collecting -- Preservation and identification -- Phylogeny and classification -- Superfamily Curculionoidea (Rhynchophora) -- Key to North and Central European families of Curculionoidea -- Morphology of the Brentidae -- Adults -- Eggs -- Larvae -- Early larval stages -- Pupae -- Distribution -- Bionomics and ecology -- Economic importance -- Check list -- Key to North and Central European subfamilies of Brentidae -- Subfamily Apioninae Schoenherr, 1823 -- Subfamily Nanophyinae Gistel, 1856 -- Key to European genera of Nanophyinae -- Genus Nanophyes Schoenherr -- Key to species of Nanophyes -- Catalogue -- Colour plates -- Literature -- Index of host plants -- Index of parasites (Hymenoptera) -- Index -- Note added in proof.