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Field Guide to Beetles of California
By Arthur V. Evans and James N. Hogue
University of California Press, 2006
ISBN: 0520246578
Cite: 85567
This is the companion volume to Introduction to California Beetles published in 2004. Features from the publisher website:

¥ Features 300 color photographs, 110 drawings, and 2 maps
¥ Covers 569 species in 56 families
¥ Lists California's sensitive, threatened, and endangered species
¥ Provides resources and web sites for further study of California beetles

List price is $24.95; Amazon and other discount booksellers have it at about $16.50 plus shipping.

Wonderful!
I just perused my copy which arrived in the mail today. Information (i.e. on Meloidae, or Chrysomelidae) which I had to piece together from a multitude of sources, is found neatly in one book.

BioQuip special.
You can also order this volume from Bioquip.com, as it is one of their November specials.

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