The American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia

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. Read more... Abstract: Covers the genera of beetles that occur in Alaska, Canada, and the contiguous United States. Built on the foundation of the original work and almost rewritten by more than 60 coleopterists, this title describes various families with separate paragraphs for head, thorax, abdomen, genitalia, eggs, larvae, and pupae. Read more... 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 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. A thorough update of Arnett's The Beetles of the United States, American Beetles, Volumes I and II cover the genera of beetles that occur in Alaska, Canada, and the contiguous United States. Built on the foundation of the original work and almost completely rewritten with contributions from more than 60 coleopterists, these volumes describe each fa v. 1. Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia v. 2. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. Extant cupedids are but relictual members of a once more diverse lineage dating from the Triassic (Carpenter 1992).