| Description |
x, 238 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: Bostrichidae Auger or shot-hole borers -- Anobiidae Furniture and spider beetles -- Lymexylidae Ship-timber beetles -- Trogossitidae Bark-gnawing beetles -- Cleridae Checkered beetles -- Phycosecidae Phycosecid beetles -- Melyridae Soft-winged flower beetles -- Nitidulidae Sap beetles -- Silvanidae Silvanid flat bark beetles -- Passandridae Parasitic flat bark beetles -- Cucujidae Flat bark beetles -- Laemophloeidae Lined flat bark beetles -- Phalacridae Shining flower or shining mould beetles -- Cryptophagidae Silken fungus beetles -- Erotylidae Pleasing fungus beetles -- Languriinae Lizard beetles -- Bothrideridae Dry bark beetles -- Endomychidae Handsome fungus beetles -- Discolomatidae Tropical log beetles -- Coccinellidae Lady or ladybird beetles -- Corylophidae Minute fungus beetles -- Latridiidae Minute brown scavenger beetles -- Mycetophagidae Hairy fungus beetles -- Ciidae Minute tree-fungus beetles -- Melandryidae False darkling beetles -- |
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Contents note continued: Cryptocephalinae Cylindrical leaf beetles -- Eumolpinae Oval leaf or leaf monkey beetles -- Galerucinae Galerucine and flea leaf beetles -- Sagrinae Kangaroo beetles -- Nemonychidae Pine flower weevils -- Anthribidae Fungus weevils -- Belidae Belid weevils -- Attelabidae Leaf-rolling weevils -- Brentidae Straight-snouted weevils -- Curculionidae Weevils or snout beetles |
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Contents note continued: Dynastinae Rhinoceros or elephant beetles -- Melolonthinae Chafers -- Rutelinae Shining leaf chafers -- Cetoniinae Flower chafers -- Scirtidae Marsh beetles -- Clambidae Minute spherical beetles -- Dascillidae Soft-bodied plant beetles -- Rhipiceridae Feather-or fan-horned beetles -- Buprestidae Jewel or metallic wood-boring beetles -- Byrrhidae Pill beetles -- Callirhipidae Callirhipid beetles -- Chelonariidae Chelonarid beetles -- Elmidae Riffle beetles -- Heteroceridae Variegated mud-loving beetles -- Limnichidae Minute marsh-loving beetles -- Psephenidae Water-penny beetles -- Ptilodactylidae Toe-winged beetles -- Brachypsectridae Texas beetles -- Eucnemidae False click beetles -- Throscidae Throscid beetles -- Elateridae Click beetles -- Lycidae Net-winged beetles -- Lampyridae Fireflies or flashing fireflies -- Rhinorhipidae Rhinorhipid beetles -- Cantharidae Soldier beetles -- Nosodendridae Wounded-tree beetles -- Dermestidae Dermestid beetles -- |
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Contents note continued: Mordellidae Pin-tail or tumbling flower beetles -- Rhipiphoridae Wedge-shaped beetles -- Zopheridae -- Zopherinae Ironclad beetles -- Colydiinae Colydiine beetles -- Ulodidae Ulodid beetles -- Tenebrionidae Darkling beetles -- Lagriinae Long-jointed bark beetles -- Tenebrioninae True darkling beetles -- Alleculinae Comb-clawed beetles -- Diaperinae Diaperine beetles -- Stenochiinae Stenochiine beetles -- Oedemeridae False blister beetles -- Meloidae Blister or oil beetles -- Mycteridae Palm and flower beetles -- Salpingidae Narrow-waisted bark beetles -- Anthicidae Ant-like flower beetles -- Aderidae Ant-like leaf beetles -- Scraptiidae False flower beetles -- Cerambycidae Longhorn or longicorn beetles -- Chrysomelidae Leaf beetles -- Bruchinae Seed weevils -- Cassidinae -- (Cassidoid group) Tortoise beetles -- (Hispoid group) Spiny leaf beetles -- Chrysomelinae Chrysomelin leaf beetles -- Criocerinae Shining leaf beetles -- |
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Machine generated contents note: Family descriptions -- Cupedidae Reticulated beetles -- Ommatidae Ommatid beetles -- Sphaeriusidae Minute bog beetles -- Gyrinidae Whirligig beetles -- Haliplidae Crawling water beetles -- Noteridae Burrowing water beetles -- Hygrobiidae Screech beetles -- Dytiscidae Predaceous diving beetles -- Rhysodidae Wrinkled bark beetles -- Carabidae Ground beetles -- Hydrophilidae Water scavenger beetles -- Histeridae Hister beetles -- Hydraenidae Minute moss beetles -- Ptiliidae Feather-winged beetles -- Leiodidae Small fungus beetles -- Scydmaenidae Minute ant-like beetles -- Silphidae Carrion or burial beetles -- Staphylinidae Rove beetles -- Lucanidae Stag beetles -- Passalidae Passalid or bess beetles -- Trogidae Hide beetles -- Bolboceratidae Bolboceratid beetles -- Hybosoridae Scavenger scarab beetles -- Scarabaeidae Scarab beetles -- Aclopinae Aclopine scarab beetles -- Aphodiinae Aphodiine dung beetles -- Scarabaeinae Dung beetles -- |
| Summary |
The first well-illustrated guide to Australian beetles aimed at a general readership. The book emphasises the environmental role of the beetles, their relationship with other plants and animals and their importance to humans |
| Analysis |
Beetles |
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Coleoptera |
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Identification |
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Insects (Australia) |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography |
| Notes |
Also available via the World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser. Downloading of an entire book requires Adobe Digital Editions. Use of bookmarks requires individual registration with Amigo Reader |
| Subject |
Beetles -- Australia -- Identification.
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Beetles -- Australia.
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| Author |
Zborowski, Paul.
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| LC no. |
2010444802 |
| ISBN |
0643094873 (paperback) |
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9780643094871 (paperback) |
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