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Species Eburia quadrigeminata - Ivory-marked Beetle
The Cerambycidae of Florida, by M.C. Thomas et al.
by Michael C. Thomas, Shane Hill, Roy F. Morris II, and Gino Nearns (Florida State Collection of Arthropods)
Photographs of all the spp. known from Florida (on 15 thumbnail plates; checklist with distribution info and general description of Florida cerambycid fauna.
An extremely helpful source allowing to identify most se. US species.
Contributed by v belov on 13 February, 2010 - 2:40pm |
A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the New World
By Larry G. Bezark.
This should be a must-see for checking Cerambycid ID's against photos. It is like having a 50 museum collections on your computer.
Contributed by Sean McCann on 9 September, 2009 - 9:10am |
Cerambycid beetle antennae that sting - check this out!
A true sting apparatus, until recently known only in Scorpions and Aculeata, has been discovered in a third group.
The first known case of a cerambycid beetle using its antennae "to inject a secretion that causes cutaneous and subcutaneous inflammation in humans", reported in the article "Convergent evolution in the antennae of a cerambycid beetle, Onychocerus albitarsis , and the sting of a scorpion", by Amy Berkov, Nelson Rodriguez, and Pedro Centeno, has just been published online Nov. 15, 2007, by SpringerLink. The above link is to the abstract of the article. In case you cannot access the full article, you may contact me per e-mail.
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Cerambycids.com
Check out for a load of images of longhorned beetles. Granted, some of the images are of non-North American species, but it could still be a place to go to get in the ballpark for species needing IDs.
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Checklist of the beetles of Canada and Alaska, by Y. Bousquet (Ed.), 1991
This somewhat taxonomically outdated yet very valuable source (originally published as Bousquet, Y. (Ed.) 1991. Checklist of beetles of Canada and Alaska. Research Branch, Agriculutre Canada. Publication 1861/E., Ottawa. 430 pp.) had been extensively cited on BG for years; I'm adding this entry to facilitate/standardize citation using the consistent [cite:_377219] format.
Also available as Excel worksheet
Contributed by v belov on 15 March, 2010 - 5:20pm |
kerbtier.de - The overview of the beetle fauna of Germany, by Christoph Benisch
This impeccably designed, user-friendliest online photo guide is run by a formidable beetle enthusiast who only includes photos of specimens captured by himself. This extremely helpful source shows species thumbnails (backed by excellent high-res pix) of each family as a single plate, which offers the user a perfect idea of what the members of the group look like. Highly recommended to anyone remotely interested in beetles. Browse it often, folks!
Contributed by v belov on 11 March, 2010 - 4:14pm |
Iconographia Coleopterorum Poloniae, by Lech Borowiec
Beetles of Poland -- Created and maintained by a famous coleopterist, this site provides one of the world's best photo guides to beetles, with high-res photos of most spp. and virtually all genera of the Polish fauna -- often very helpful to get a good idea of what the members of this or that group look like. Start from the List of families -- and enjoy!
Contributed by v belov on 11 March, 2010 - 3:59pm |
Atlantic Canada Coleoptera, by Christopher Majka
The site is dedicated to "particularly fascinating species of beetles found in Atlantic Canada... the focus is primarily on the Maritime Provinces" and includes a list of publications by Christopher Majka and colleagues, mostly available for download in PDF format.
Contributed by v belov on 6 March, 2010 - 2:30pm |
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