Beetles : the natural history and diversity of Coleoptera / Stephen A. Marshall.

In Beetles: The Natural History and Diversity of Coleoptera, Marshall has again applied his deep knowledge of the insect world. Comprehensive and packed with 27 pages of richly illustrated keys and 4,500 color illustrations, it provides the reader with a colorful and enjoyable introduction to the na...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marshall, S. A. (Stephen A.) (Author)
Language:English
Published: Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books (U.S.) Inc., 2018.
Subjects:
Beetles > Identification.
Beetles > Ecology.
Beetles > Pictorial works.
Coleopterology.
Beetles.
NATURE / Insects & Spiders.
Pictorial works.
Field guides.
Genre:
Identification.
Pictorial works.
Field guides.
Physical Description:784 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Variant Title:
Natural history and diversity of Coleoptera
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. Life histories, habits and habitats of beetles. Life histories of beetles : form and function
  • Freshwater and marine beetles
  • Beetle associations with fungi, dung and carrion
  • Beetles, plants and plant products
  • Beetles and other animals
  • Part 2. Diversity. Origins, distribution and classification of the Coleoptera
  • The "primitive" suborders
  • Scirtoidea and the Staphyliniformia
  • Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
  • The Elateriformia
  • Superfamily Bostrichoidea
  • Cucujiformia, Part 1
  • Cucujiformia, Part 2
  • Cucujiformia, Part 3
  • Part 3. Studying beetles. Collecting, preserving and photographing beetles
  • Identifying beetles.