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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Hangay, George.

Contributor:

Zborowski, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beetles--Australia.

Beetles.

Beetles--Australia--Identification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A well-illustrated guide that provides a fascinating introduction to this huge and diverse group of insects.

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613156235

9780643101937

0643101934

9781283156233

1283156237

9780643100121

0643100121

OCLC:

645097498