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Adult Haliplidae of the World : An Illustrated Diagnostic Guide / Bernhard van Vondel.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Vondel, Bernhard van, author.
Series:
World Catalogue of Insects ; 18.
Life Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2026.
World Catalogue of Insects ; 18
Life Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2026
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Biology.
Entomology.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (486 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
An Illustrated Diagnostic Guide
Place of Publication:
Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2026.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
With 233 species worldwide Haliplidae are just a small family of water beetles. Although many papers has been published about these beetles, an illustrated guide covering all the world’s species has never been issued, but now it is here! General information and specific details are presented for each species, elucidated with line drawings, colour photographs and distribution maps for each species. For professionals as well as non-professionals which may encounter Haliplidae from any where in the world in their research, expeditions, in museum collections etc. this book offers a valuable entrance to this subject and a ideal way for identification to species-level.
Contents:
Front Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Credits
Tables, Figures and Plates
Introduction
Diagnostic Characters of the Family
Biogeography
Biology
Collecting
Rearing
Preparation of Specimens
Taxonomy
Species-list with Faunal Region (PL = Palaearctic, NA = Nearctic, NT = Neotropic, AF = Afrotropic, OR = Oreintal, AU = Australasian)
1 Genus Brychius Thomson, 1859 NA PL
2 Genus Haliplus Latreille, 1802 AF AU NA NT OR PL
3 Subgenus Algophilus Zimmermann, 1924 AF
4 Subgenus Apteraliplus Chandler, 1943 NA
5 Subgenus Australiplus Vondel, 2019 AU
6 Subgenus Borealiplus Vondel, 2019 NA, NT
7 Subgenus Haliaplus Ádám, 1993 PL
8 Subgenus Haliplidius Guignot, 1928 NT PL
9 Subgenus Haliplus Latreille, 1802 NA NT PL
10 Subgenus Liaphlus Guignot, 1928 AF AU NA NT OR PL
11 Subgenus Neohaliplus Netolitzky, 1911 AF AU PL
12 Subgenus Nipponiplus Vondel, 2019 PL
13 Subgenus Paraliaphlus Guignot 1930 NA NT
14 Genus Peltodytes Régimbart, 1879 AF NA NT OR PL
15 Subgenus Neopeltodytes Satô 1963 NA NT
16 Subgenus Peltodytes Régimbart
17 Genus Phalilus Guignot, 1935 AU
Phylogeny
DNA Barcoding
Morphology of the Adults
Identification Keys to the Worlds Haliplidae
1 Identification Key to the Genera and Subgenera of Haliplidae
2 Key to the Palaearctic Species of Brychius
3 Key to the Palaearctic Species of Haliplus Subgenera Haliaplus and Liaphlus
4 Key to the Palaearctic Species of Haliplus Subgenus Haliplidius
5 Key to the Palaearctic Species of Haliplus Subgenera Haliplus s. str. and Nipponiplus
6 Key to the Species of Haliplus Subgenus Neohaliplus
7 Key to the Palaearctic and Oriental Species of Peltodytes
8 Key to the Oriental Species of Haliplus Subgenus Liaphlus.
9 Key to the Australasian Haliplidae
10 Key to the Afrotropical Species of Haliplus Subgenus Liaphlus
11 Key to the North African and Afrotropical Species of Peltodytes
12 Key to the Nearctic Species of Brychius
13 Key to the Nearctic and Neotropical Species of Haliplus s. str.
14 Key to the Nearctic Species of Haliplus Subgenus Liaphlus and Borealiplus
15 Key to the Nearctic Species of Haliplus Subgenus Paraliaphlus
16 Key to the Nearctic and Neotropical Species of Peltodytes Subgenus Neopeltodytes
17 Key to the Neotropical Species of Haliplus (All Subgenera)
Species Treatment
References
Plates 1-233. Figures of Species in Alphabetical Order
Plates 234-259. Photos of All Species in Alphabetical Order
Plates 260-281. Distribution Maps of All Species, Arranged by Faunal Region
Index
Back Cover.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
Description based on print version record.
Other Format:
Print version: van Vondel, Bernhard Adult Haliplidae of the World
ISBN:
9789004759671
OCLC:
1593999571
Publisher Number:
10.1163/9789004759671 DOI

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