Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
 
Photos from the gathering
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae)
The Scarab Beetles of Florida
By Robert Woodruff
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 1973
Cite: 4889
Full title: Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas. Volume 8. The Scarab Beetles of Florida (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Part I. The Laparosticti (Subfamilies: Scarabaeinae, Aphodiinae, Hybosorinae, Ochodaeinae, Geotrupinae, Acanthocerinae). Part II covers May Beetles (Phylophaga).

Has black-and-white photos. Apparently out of print, but still available from some suppliers--see comments.
login or register to post comments
Contributed by Cotinis on 16 July, 2004 - 6:36am
Last updated 2 January, 2006 - 8:26pm

author is ..
Should be Woodruff
… Phillip Harpootlian, 2 January, 2006 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

Part II
Woodruff, R.E,. and B.M. Beck. 1989. The scarab beetles of Florida, Part II, The May or June beetles (Genus Phyllophaga). Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Arthropods of Florida and neighboring Land Areas 13. 226 pp.

Should still be available.

BioQuip still lists Volume I for sale (catalog #3926) for only $9.95 - a bargain.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 12 May, 2005 - 3:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Available online
Both of Woodruff's FL scarab books are available online at:
http://palmm.fcla.edu/feol/
… David Almquist, 18 January, 2007 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact