American beetles. Volume II, Polyphaga: scarabaeoidea through curculionoidea / edited by Ross H. Arnett, Jr., Michael C. Thomas, Paul E. Skelley, J. Howard Frank

Experts 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. Covers more species of North American beetles than any other previous publication; Most families have a worldwide distribution; Presents all data in the same, easy-to-follow format with illustrations throughout; Provides general features for spot identification and a partial description of the family as a whole for checking identifications; Describes each family, with separate paragraphs for head, thorax, abdomen, genitalia, eggs, larvae, and pupae; Contains chapters written by acknowledged specialists in the field; Includes a section of 16 full-color photographs. - Publisher. Front Cover......Page 1 Preface......Page 8 Table of Contents......Page 9 INTRODUCTION......Page 16 23. LUCANIDAE......Page 21 24. DIPHYLLOSTOMATIDAE......Page 25 25. PASSALIDAE......Page 27 26. GLARESIDAE......Page 30 27. TROGIDAE......Page 32 28. PLEOCOMIDAE......Page 35 29. GEOTRUPIDAE......Page 38 30. OCHODAEIDAE......Page 43 31. HYBOSORIDAE......Page 47 32. CERATOCANTHIDAE......Page 49 33. GLAPHYRIDAE......Page 52 34. SCARABAEIDAE......Page 54 35. EUCINETIDAE......Page 97 36. CLAMBIDAE......Page 100 37. SCIRTIDAE......Page 102 38. DASCILLIDAE......Page 105 39. RHIPICERIDAE......Page 107 40. SCHIZOPODIDAE......Page 110 41. BUPRESTIDAE......Page 113 42. BYRRHIDAE......Page 128 43. ELMIDAE......Page 132 44. DRYOPIDAE......Page 136 45. LUTROCHIDAE......Page 138 46. LIMNICHIDAE......Page 140 47. HETEROCERIDAE......Page 142 48. PSEPHENIDAE......Page 148 49. PTILODACTYLIDAE......Page 150 50. CHELONARIIDAE......Page 154 51. EULICHADIDAE......Page 157 52. CALLIRHIPIDAE......Page 159 53. ARTEMATOPODIDAE......Page 161 54. BRACHYPSECTRIDAE......Page 163 55. CEROPHYTIDAE......Page 165 56. EUCNEMIDAE......Page 167 57. THROSCIDAE......Page 173 58. ELATERIDAE......Page 175 59. LYCIDAE......Page 189 60. TELEGEUSIDAE......Page 194 61. PHENGODIDAE......Page 196 62. LAMPYRIDAE......Page 202 63. OMETHIDAE......Page 212 64. CANTHARIDAE......Page 217 65. JACOBSONIIDAE......Page 234 66. DERODONTIDAE......Page 236 67. NOSODENDRIDAE......Page 239 68. DERMESTIDAE......Page 243 69. BOSTRICHIDAE......Page 248 70. ANOBIIDAE......Page 260 71. LYMEXYLIDAE......Page 276 72. TROGOSSITIDAE......Page 278 73. CLERIDAE......Page 282 74. MELYRIDAE......Page 296 75. SPHINDIDAE......Page 320 76. BRACHYPTERIDAE......Page 324 77. NITIDULIDAE......Page 326 78. SMICRIPIDAE......Page 331 79. MONOTOMIDAE......Page 334 80. SILVANIDAE......Page 337 81. PASSANDRIDAE......Page 342 82. CUCUJIDAE......Page 344 83. LAEMOPHLOEIDAE......Page 346 84. PHALACRIDAE......Page 350 85. CRYPTOPHAGIDAE......Page 353 86. LANGURIIDAE......Page 358 87. EROTYLIDAE......Page 363 88. BYTURIDAE......Page 369 89. BIPHYLLIDAE......Page 371 90. BOTHRIDERIDAE......Page 373 91. CERYLONIDAE......Page 378 92. ENDOMYCHIDAE......Page 381 93. COCCINELLIDAE......Page 386 94. CORYLOPHIDAE......Page 405 95. LATRIDIIDAE......Page 410 96. MYCETOPHAGIDAE......Page 414 97. ARCHEOCRYPTICIDAE......Page 416 98. CIIDAE......Page 418 99. TETRATOMIDAE......Page 428 100. MELANDRYIDAE......Page 432 101. MORDELLIDAE......Page 438 102. RIPIPHORIDAE......Page 446 103. COLYDIIDAE......Page 460 104. MONOMMATIDAE......Page 469 105. ZOPHERIDAE......Page 472 106. TENEBRIONIDAE......Page 478 107. PROSTOMIDAE......Page 525 108. SYNCHROIDAE......Page 527 109. OEDEMERIDAE......Page 529 110. STENOTRACHELIDAE......Page 535 111. MELOIDAE......Page 537 112. MYCTERIDAE......Page 545 113. BORIDAE......Page 549 114. PYTHIDAE......Page 552 115. PYROCHROIDAE......Page 555 116. SALPINGIDAE......Page 559 117. ANTHICIDAE......Page 564 118. ADERIDAE......Page 574 119. SCRAPTIIDAE......Page 579 120. CERAMBYCIDAE......Page 583 121. BRUCHIDAE......Page 617 122. MEGALOPODIDAE......Page 624 123. ORSODACNIDAE......Page 628 124. CHRYSOMELIDAE......Page 632 125. NEMONYCHIDAE......Page 707 126. ANTHRIBIDAE......Page 710 127. BELIDAE......Page 716 128. ATTELABIDAE......Page 718 129. BRENTIDAE......Page 726 130. ITHYCERIDAE......Page 735 131. CURCULIONIDAE......Page 737 Keys to Families......Page 831 Taxonomic Index......Page 851 Arnett And Thomas Offer The Most Sweeping Text Available On The Subject Of North American Beetles. Each Section Is Presented In The Same Concise Format, And The Organization Of The Information Is Bt Family. The Editors Have Chosen The Most Respected Of Specialists To Contribute The Entries. Covers More Species Of North American Beetles Than Any Other Previous Publication; Presents All Data In The Same, Easy-to-follow Format; Paints A Complete Portrait Of Each Species; Describes Each Family, With Separate Paragraphs For Head, Thorax, Abdomen, Genitalia, Eggs, Larvae, And Pupae; Boasts The Most Respected Of Contributors. - Publisher. Cupedidae / Daniel K. Young -- Micromalthidae / T. Keith Philips, Daniel K. Young -- Microsporidae / W. Eugene Hall -- Hydroscaphidae / W. Eugene Hall -- Rhysodidae / Ross H. Arnett, Jr., Michael A. Ivie -- Carabidae / George E. Ball, Yves Bousquet -- Gyrinidae / R.e. Roughley -- Haliplidae / R.e. Roughley -- Trachypachidae / George E. Ball -- Noteridae / R.e. Roughley -- Amphizoidae / T. Keith Philips, Weiping Xie -- Dytiscidae / R.e. Roughley, D.j. Larson -- Hydrophilidae / Eileen R. Van Tassell -- Sphaeritidae / Alfred F. Newton -- Histeridae / Peter W. Kovarik, Michael S. Caterino -- Hydraenidae / Philip D. Perkins -- Ptiliidae / W. Eugene Hall -- Agyrtidae / Stewart B. Peck -- Leiodidae / Stewart B. Peck -- Scydmaenidae / Sean T. O'keefe -- Silphidae / Stewart B. Peck -- Staphylinidae / Alfred F. Newton, Margaret K. Thayer, James S. Ashe, Donald S. Chandler. [edited By] Ross H. Arnett, Jr. And Michael C. Thomas. Vol. 2 Edited By Ross H. Arnett, Jr. ... Et Al. Includes Bibliographical References. Lucanidae Diphyllostomatidae Passalidae Glaresidae Trogidae Pleocomidae Geotrupidae Ochodaeidae Hybosoridae Ceratocanthidae Glaphyridae Scarabaeidae Eucinetidae Clambidae Scirtidae Dascillidae Rhipiceridae Schizopodidae Buprestidae Byrrhidae Elmidae Dryopidae Lutrochidae Limnichidae Heteroceridae Psephenidae Ptilodactylidae Chelonariidae Eulichadidae Callirhipidae Artematopodidae Brachypsectridae Cerophytidae Eucnemidae Throscidae Elateridae Lycidae Telegeusidae Phengodidae Lampyridae Omethidae Cantharidae Jacobsoniidae Derodontidae Nosodendridae Dermestidae Bostrichidae Anobiidae Lymexylidae Trogossitidae Cleridae Melyridae Sphindidae Brachypteridae Nitidulidae Smicripidae Monotomidae Silvanidae Passandridae Cucujidae Laemophloeidae Phalacridae Cryptophagidae Languriidae Erotylidae Byturidae Biphyllidae Bothrideridae Cerylonidae Endomychidae Coccinellidae Corylophidae Latridiidae Mycetophagidae Archeocrypticidae Ciidae Tetratomidae Melandryidae Mordellidae Ripiphoridae Colydiidae Monommatidae Zopheridae Tenebrionidae Prostomidae Synchroidae Oedemeridae Stenotrachelidae Meloidae Mycteridae Boridae Pythidae Pyrochroidae Salpingidae Anthicidae Aderidae Scraptiidae Cerambycidae Bruchidae Megalopodidae Orsodacnidae Chrysomelidae Nemonychidae Anthribidae Belidae Attelabidae Brentidae Ithyceridae Curculionidae Key to the Families of Beetles Found in the United States and Canada Taxonomic Index This is a sweeping reference on the subject of North American beetles. The rigorous standards for the presentation of data create a concise, useful format that is consistent throughout the book. This is a resource that is quick, accurate, with easily accessible information v. 1. Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia v. 2. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea.