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A Synopsis of the North American Galerucinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
By John A. Wilcox
New York State Museum and Science Service, 1965
Cite: 255536 with citation markup [cite:255536]
Wilcox, J.A. 1965. A Synopsis of the North American Galerucinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). New York State Museum and Science Service Bulletin No. 400. 226 pp., 17 pls. (160 figs.)

Provides keys to 212 species from the United States and Canada; includes descriptions and illustrations of many of the species.

Copies available HERE

New link

 
Is this still available?
I remember my enthusiasm when it was linked prior, and finding I couldn't access the actual publication more than the abstract. That still remains the case with your link. I have a rainbow-striped Trirhabda that I'm highly curious about...

 
Follow the links
Click the URL at the bottom of the page I link to above, then click the URL on that page labeled "Permanent Link". I noticed this doesn't work in (obsolete) Internet Explorer. Try Firefox, if that's the problem.

 
Works with Firefox
Thanks!

 
"Portal page" below still works too
As of 11/20/23, access via the "portal page" described in my comment below is also still working. (And it actually seems to save a step...as it takes you straight to the page at the "2nd stage" of the process described in Ed's comment above.)

Portal page to freely accessible "reader interface" & PDF link
The New York State Museum has made many of their publications freely accessible to either:

  1) browse via a "reader interface" or...
  2) download as a PDF.

Here's the "portal page" for accessing Wilcox's 1965 Synopsis of Galerucinae...though it's not obvious where the "reader interface"/download link appears on that portal page!

In the browser window that opens, there is a column of many text boxes along the left side of the browser window...as well as an additional long, horizontal text box at the center of the window. To access the paper, look to the upper left of that long, horizontal text box...and click on the somewhat small-font text that reads:

    "400 - A Synopsis of the North American Galerucinae"

Doing that should load the "reader window"...where you can either browse the paper, or download it as a PDF.

How good is it for western species?

 
Well, ya can't hardly beat the price....
226 pages of text, keys 212 species from the United States and Canada, 160 figs., all for $6 plus S&H...

I suspect it's fairly good for the west. I'm not sure, but it might be sans flea beetles (before they were lumped in).

I'll order a copy shortly.

FYI, I'm drafting a page for Texas chrysomelids.
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