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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera)
Peterson Field Guides: Beetles
By Richard E. White
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983
ISBN: 0-395-33953-7
Cite: 2469 with citation markup [cite:2469]
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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 22 February, 2004 - 3:10pm

This is
a great book, but if you are interested in the rarer beetles and beetles most people have no clue about, this might not have much selection for you.
… roar, 25 July, 2009 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

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Over 600 drawings and 65 color paintings portray representative species of the 111 families of North American beetles. Includes information on collecting and preserving beetles.

White, R.E. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston. 384 pp.
… Mike Quinn, 25 March, 2009 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

Great little book
I have found this book to be quite helpful, seems to have good coverage, and the family keys work well. For the price I highly recommend it.
… Guy A. Hanley, 26 July, 2005 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

Alternate Title
Also known as A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
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