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Subgenus Chaerocassis
Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of South Carolina By Phillip J. Harpootlian
Clemson University Public Service, 2001
Contributed by Cotinis on 12 May, 2004 - 3:07pm |
 Introduction to California Beetles (California Natural History Guides, No 78) By Arthur V. Evans, James N. Hogue
University of California Press, 2004
Contributed by Cotinis on 19 March, 2004 - 4:50pm |
Introduction to North American Beetles By Charles S. Papp
Entomography Pubns, 1984
Out of print, but worth finding if one is interested in beetles. (Bioquip had a few still in stock in 2003.) Almost 1,000 (black-and-white) illustrations, and some life history information. Papp's scratchboard llustrations are excellent, even artistic.
Note: I do not know how many of the illustrations and species accounts of this work are included in Papp's A Comprehensive Guide to North American Insects--there could be considerable overlap. I have not seen the latter work.
Contributed by Cotinis on 15 March, 2004 - 11:30pm |
A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America By Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence
Row, Peterson, and Company, 1961
This is long out-of-print, but can be found on the used market. Though old, it is still an extremely useful reference. Has approximately 1,000 good black-and-white illustrations and several pages of color plates. Coverage of widespread, strongly-marked species is quite good. Has keys as well, which can be used by the amateur with a little luck. This is my first choice for identifying an unknown beetle. Taxonomy is out of date in many cases, so names must be used with care.
Original (1961) hardback edition was in one volume. There was a Dover reprint, circa 1971, in two volumes. (Be sure to get both volumes if you are buying that reprint edition.)
Contributed by Cotinis on 15 March, 2004 - 10:04pm |
 An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles By Arthur V. Evans, Charles L. Bellamy, Lisa Charles Watson
Henry Holt and Company, 1996
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Peterson Field Guides: Beetles By Richard E. White
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983
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How to Know the Beetles By Ross H. Arnett, N. M. Downie, H. E. Jaques
Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1980
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Review of parasitoid wasps and flies associated with Limacodidae in North America, with a key to genera By Michael W. Gates, John T. Lill, Robert R. Kula, J,E. O'Hara, D.B. Wahl, D.R. Smith, J,B. Whitfield, S.M. Murphy, & T.M. Stoepler
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 114(1): 24-110, 2012
Full title: Review of parasitoid wasps and flies (Hymenoptera, Diptera) associated with Limacodidae (Lepidoptera) in North America, with a key to genera.
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