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Genus Brachinus - Bombardier Beetle
Introduction to North American Beetles By Charles S. Papp
Entomography Pubns, 1984
Out of print, but worth finding if one is interested in beetles. (Bioquip had a few still in stock in 2003.) Almost 1,000 (black-and-white) illustrations, and some life history information. Papp's scratchboard llustrations are excellent, even artistic.
Note: I do not know how many of the illustrations and species accounts of this work are included in Papp's A Comprehensive Guide to North American Insects--there could be considerable overlap. I have not seen the latter work.
Contributed by Cotinis on 15 March, 2004 - 11:30pm |
A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America By Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence
Row, Peterson, and Company, 1961
This is long out-of-print, but can be found on the used market. Though old, it is still an extremely useful reference. Has approximately 1,000 good black-and-white illustrations and several pages of color plates. Coverage of widespread, strongly-marked species is quite good. Has keys as well, which can be used by the amateur with a little luck. This is my first choice for identifying an unknown beetle. Taxonomy is out of date in many cases, so names must be used with care.
Original (1961) hardback edition was in one volume. There was a Dover reprint, circa 1971, in two volumes. (Be sure to get both volumes if you are buying that reprint edition.)
Contributed by Cotinis on 15 March, 2004 - 10:04pm |
 An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles By Arthur V. Evans, Charles L. Bellamy, Lisa Charles Watson
Henry Holt and Company, 1996
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Peterson Field Guides: Beetles By Richard E. White
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983
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How to Know the Beetles By Ross H. Arnett, N. M. Downie, H. E. Jaques
Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1980
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Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival By Bernd Heinrich
Harper Perennial, 2009
Reprint edition of original 2002 hardcover edition which can be purchased via Amazon.com via private sellers here.
This is a fascinating book which deals with how animals prepare, adapt, and survive freezing temperatures. Although bird, mammal and amphibian species are also covered, there is plenty of information on arthropod winter survival strategies.
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Keys to the insects of the Far East of the USSR, Vol. 2. Homoptera and Heteroptera By Lehr, P. A., ed.
Leningrad, Nauka Publishing House, 1988
Contributed by WonGun Kim on 23 August, 2009 - 5:18pm |
Insect Life and Insect Natural History By S. W. Frost
Dover Publications, Inc., 1959
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