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Species Elaphrus viridis - Delta green ground beetle

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The genera of Holarctic Elaphrini and species of Elaphrus Fabricius (Coleoptera:Carabidae)

By Henri Goulet
Quaestiones Entomologicae, 19: 219-481, 1983

Full title is: GOULET, H. 1983: The genera of Holarctic Elaphrini and species of Elaphrus Fabricius (Coleoptera:Carabidae): classification, phylogeny and zoogeography. Quaestiones Entomologicae, 19: 219-481

Contributed by Chris Wirth on 26 April, 2006 - 1:36pm

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Beetles: A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America

By Richard E. White
Houghton Mifflin, 1998

Paperback

Contributed by Ted Kropiewnicki on 18 October, 2007 - 9:15pm

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Manuel d'identification des Carabidae du Québec (Curdulia, Supplément 1)

By André LaRochelle

A journal article, but seems worthy of a book link.
(Contributed by Simon Carmichael.)

Contributed by Cotinis on 24 September, 2006 - 7:50pm

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Ground Beetles and Wrinkled Bark Beetles of South Carolina

By Janet Ciegler
Clemson University, 2000

This work has keys, diagrams, descriptions, and literature references. This is very handy for identifying southeastern ground beetles. Note errata.

Contributed by Cotinis on 20 May, 2004 - 4:23pm

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The Coleoptera of Florida

By Schwarz, E. A. 1878.
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17: 353–472., 1878

Full Text

Schwarz, E.A. 1878. The Coleoptera of Florida. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17: 353–472.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 8 August, 2009 - 8:52pm

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Catalogue of the Described Coleoptera of the United States

By Friedrich Ernst Melsheimer, revised by S.S. Haldeman and J.L. Le Conte. 1853.
Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., 1853

Full Text

Lists original publication for each beetle species described prior to January 1852.

Melsheimer, F.E. 1853. Catalogue of the described Coleoptera of the United States. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., xvi + 174 pp.

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 18 June, 2009 - 12:55am

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The Beetles of the United States: A Manual for Identification.

By Ross H. Arnett, Jr. 1968.
The American Entomological Institute, Ann Arbor, MI., 1968

The Beetles of the United States was the predecessor of American Beetles, vol (1) & (2)

There were four additional printings.

Arnett, R.H., Jr. 1968. The Beetles of the United States: A Manual for Identification. The American Entomological Institute, Ann Arbor, MI. xii + 1112 pp

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 14 March, 2009 - 11:06am

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Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico ("The Leng Catalogue")

By Charles W. Leng. 1920.
John D. Sherman, Jr., Mount Vernon, NY., 1920

"The Leng Catalogue" was an important early North American beetle catalog...

Leng, C.W. 1920. Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico. John D. Sherman, Jr., Mount Vernon, NY. x + 470 pp.

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Leng, C.W. & A.J. Mutchler. 1933. Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico, Second and Third Supplements 1925 to 1932 (inclusive). John D. Sherman, Jr., Mount Vernon, NY. 112 pp. FULL TEXT

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 28 February, 2009 - 3:36pm

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