The book of beetles : a life-size guide to 600 of nature's gems / editor, Patrice Bouchard ; contributors, Patrice Bouchard, Yves Bousquet, Christopher Carlton, Maria Lourdes Chamorro, Hermes E. Escalona, Arthur V. Evans, Alexander Konstantinov, Richard A.B. Leschen, Stéphane Le Tirant, Steven W. Lingafelter.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Bouchard, Patrice, 1973- (Editor)
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Beetles > Identification. Beetles. Beetles > Pictorial works. Guidebooks. Pictorial works.
Genre:	Identification. Pictorial works. Guidebooks.
Physical Description:	656 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Introduction
What is a beetle?
Beetle classification
Evolution & diversity
Communication, reproduction & development
Defense
Feeding behavior
Beetle conservation
Beetles & society
The beetles. Archostemata ; Myxophaga ; Adephaga ; Polyphaga
Appendices. Glossary ; Classification of the Coleoptera ; Resources ; Notes on contributors ; Index of species and families ; Acknowledgments.