American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphy [Paperback]

LIST OF BEETLE FAMILIES OF THE WORLD. KEY TO THE NEARCTIC FAMILIES OF COLEOPTERA. ARCHOSTEMATA.MYXOPHAGA. GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY. FAMILIES. Cupedidae. Micromalthide. Microsporidae. Hydrosporidae. Rhysoscaphidae. Carabidae. Gyrinidae. Haliplidae. Trachypachidae. Noteridae. Amphizoidae. Dytiscidae. Hydrophilidae. Sphaeritidae. Histeridae. Hydraenidae. Ptiliidae. Agyrtidae. Leiodidae. Scydmaenidae. Silphidae. Staphylinidae. INDEX. An impressively comprehensive text on the subject. & Provides information in a well-organized format.
- Southeastern Naturalist, Issue 3/2, 2004

The most complete text on the subject. Covers more species of North American beetles than any previous publication. This 2 volume set provides general features for quick & diagnoses, as well as dichotomous keys for identifying every genus of beetle occurring in the United States and Canada. & Geared towards graduate students, university faculty, and professionals alike, this set contains contributions from acknowledged specialists in the field and is an essential reference for identification and ecology of North American beetles.
- Southeastern Naturalist, Issue 3/3, 2004

&these two volumes cover more North American species than any previous text.
-Northeastern Naturalist, Issue 12/4, 2005


&As the successor to the classic work on this subject, The Beetles of the United States: A Manual for Identification by R.H. Arnett, Jr. published nearly 40 years ago (1960), this excellent set is indispensable for graduate students, faculty, researchers, and professionals seriously interested in beetle identification and ecology.
--CHOICE, January 2003.

Un magnifique volume qui complete le premier de la s?rie, avec ses 22 familles les plus primitives des Col?opt?res, dont les Carabiques. Cette fois 109 familles sont trait?es, soit 131 familles en tout. Nous sommes loin du premier volumlÃJ