A guide to the beetles of Australia

A guide to the beetles of Australia / George Hangay and Paul Zborowski.

Highlights the enormous diversity of this unique insect Order. It emphasises the environmental role of beetles, their relationships with other plants and animals, and their importance to humans.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hangay, George
Other Authors: Zborowski, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., ©2010.
Subjects:
Beetles > Australia.
Beetles > Australia > Identification.
NATURE > Animals > Insects & Spiders.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Entomology.
Beetles
Käfer
Käfer.
Coléoptères > Australie > Identification.
Australia
Australien
Australien.
Field guides
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Table of Contents:
  • cOVER; Preface; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; What makes a beetle?; Anatomy; Reproduction and development; Food and survival; Higher taxonomy; 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 beetlesLeiodidae 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; Endnotes; Glossary; Index of common names; Index of scientific names.

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