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Subspecies Tegrodera erosa erosa
The beetle fauna of Rhode Island: an annotated checklist By Sikes D.S. The Biota of Rhode Island, v. 3. Rhode Island Natural History Survey, Kingston, RI. vi + 296 pp., 2004
(The original print version has its own entry (1))
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An inspiring result of dedicated work, this book brilliantly proves that even a small, long-settled and thoroughly developed area like the state of Rhode Island can support a beetle fauna that is rich beyond expectation and features many rare, poorly understood species. Yielding over 700(!) new state records, the study also allowed to add about 200 spp. to the fauna of New England, the most thoroughly studied area in the entire country (arguably, in the western hemisphere); see Sikes, D.S. 2003. The beetle fauna of the state of Rhode Island, USA (Coleoptera): 657 new state records. Zootaxa 340: 1-38 ( Full text; can be considered a summary of the referenced book) and additions in: Sikes, D.S., and R.P. Webster. 2005. Bioinventory of Rhode Island Coleoptera: 45 new records. Coleopterists Bulletin 59(3): 311-327. The study also provides a lot to learn about sampling/collecting techniques –- and commitment to science. It puts Rhode Island on the entomological map big time.
Contributed by v belov on 17 March, 2010 - 2:04am |
A list of the beetles of South Dakota By V.M. Kirk and E.U. Balsbaugh Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin No 42. 139 pp., 1975
The checklist shows the local distribution of 1955 spp. A sound source covering the fauna of an area badly underrepresented in the Guide.
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Beetles associated with stored products in Canada: An identification guide By Bousquet Y. Research Branch Agriculture Canada, Publication 1837, 1990
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An extremely helpful, thoroughly illustrated manual, one of the best beetle identification aids treating in-depth several tough and obscure groups, e.g., Cryptophagidae, Latridiidae, Demestidae, Ptininae, etc.; a must-have source for anyone dealing with beetles.
Besides identification keys that cover 120 spp. of 20 families, provides about 160 excellent detail drawings/SEMs, identification plates showing habita of 63 species and 64 full-page habitus drawings, general informa
Contributed by v belov on 17 February, 2010 - 10:09am |
Identification manual for the water beetles of Florida By John H. Epler FL Dept. Environ. Protection, Tallahassee, FL. 257 pp., 1996
Full title: Identification manual for the water beetles of Florida (Coleoptera: Dryopidae, Dytiscidae, Elmidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Hydraenidae, Hydrophilidae, Noteridae, Psephenidae, Ptilodactylidae, Scirtidae)
Note: A revised version is under preparation, with full color figures, updated information, and new sections covering the aquatic/semi-aquatic Chrysomelidae and Curculionidae.
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Contributed by v belov on 1 February, 2010 - 7:07am |
Phloeocharis subtilissima and Cephennium gallicum new to North America: a case study in the introduction of exotic Coleoptera... By Majka C., Klimaszewski J. Zootaxa 781: 1–15, 2004
Full title: Phloeocharis subtilissima Mannerheim (Staphylinidae: Phloeocharinae) and Cephennium gallicum Ganglbauer (Scydmaenidae) new to North America: a case study in the introduction of exotic Coleoptera to the port of Halifax, with new records of other species
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Contributed by v belov on 12 January, 2010 - 6:00am |
The Coleoptera of Florida By Schwarz, E.A. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17: 353–472., 1878
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Schwarz, E.A. 1878. The Coleoptera of Florida. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17: 353–472.
LeConte, J.L. 1878. Additional descriptions of new species. In: E.A. Schwarz. The Coleoptera of Florida. Proc. American Phil. Soc. 17: 353-472.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 8 August, 2009 - 8:52pm |
Catalogue of the Described Coleoptera of the United States By Haldeman and LeConte Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., xvi + 174 pp., 1853
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Lists original publication for each beetle species described prior to January 1852.
Haldeman, S.S. and J.L. LeConte. 1853. Catalogue of the described Coleoptera of the United States, by Friedrich Ernst Melsheimer, M.D., revised. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., xvi + 174 pp.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 18 June, 2009 - 12:55am |
The Beetles of the United States: A Manual for Identification. By Ross H. Arnett, Jr The American Entomological Institute, Ann Arbor, MI. xii + 1112 pp, 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
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