Beetles Of Western North America

Author : Arthur V. Evans
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691164281

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Beetles of Western North America by Arthur V. Evans Pdf

"Beetles are incredibly diverse, with over 23,000 named species in the United States alone. They take on all hues, shapes, and sizes, from the iridescent green of the Western Cedar Borer to the striking red of the Rose Curculio. They can also be found in a wide range of habitats, from cold mountain streams to scorching deserts. Similar to its eastern counterpart, Beetles of Eastern North America, this book is a comprehensive guide to the beetles of the US and Canada that can be found west of the Continental Divide. It covers over 1,400 species across 130 different families. The book begins with a general introduction to beetles, with sections on morphology, behavior and natural history, and conservation, as well as information on how to find and photograph beetles. After the introduction, there is an illustrated key to common beetle families. The family descriptions include information on natural history, collection, identification, common genera and species, and similar families"--

Author : Arthur V. Evans
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781400851829

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Beetles of Eastern North America by Arthur V. Evans Pdf

The most comprehensive full-color guide to the beetles of eastern North America Beetles of Eastern North America is a landmark book—the most comprehensive full-color guide to the remarkably diverse and beautiful beetles of the United States and Canada east of the Mississippi River. It is the first color-illustrated guide to cover 1,406 species in all 115 families that occur in the region—and the first new in-depth guide to the region in more than forty years. Lavishly illustrated with over 1,500 stunning color images by some of the best insect photographers in North America, the book features an engaging and authoritative text by noted beetle expert Arthur Evans. Extensive introductory sections provide essential information on beetle anatomy, reproduction, development, natural history, behavior, and conservation. Also included are tips on where and when to find beetles; how to photograph, collect, and rear beetles; and how to contribute to research. Each family and species account presents concise and easy-to-understand information on identification, natural history, collecting, and geographic range. Organized by family, the book also includes an illustrated key to the most common beetle families, with 31 drawings that aid identification, and features current information on distribution, biology, and taxonomy not found in other guides. An unmatched guide to the rich variety of eastern North American beetles, this is an essential book for amateur naturalists, nature photographers, insect enthusiasts, students, and professional entomologists and other biologists. Provides the only comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible full-color treatment of the region's beetles Covers 1,406 species in all 115 families east of the Mississippi River Features more than 1,500 stunning color images from top photographers Presents concise information on identification, natural history, collecting, and geographic range for each species and family Includes an illustrated key to the most common beetle families

Author : Arthur V. Evans
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691221373

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Beetles of Western North America by Arthur V. Evans Pdf

From the author of the acclaimed Beetles of Eastern North America, a triumphant follow-up guide to western beetles, lavishly illustrated with more than 1,500 stunning color photographs Beetles of Western North America is a landmark book—the only comprehensive color photographic guide to the remarkably diverse and beautiful beetles of the United States and Canada west of the Continental Divide. A triumphant follow-up to Arthur Evans’s highly regarded Beetles of Eastern North America, this engaging and accessible book covers 1,428 species from all 131 families that occur in the West. The book is lavishly illustrated with more than 1,500 stunning images by some of the best insect photographers in North America. An extensive introduction provides essential information on beetle anatomy, natural history, behavior, and conservation, as well as tips on where and when to find beetles; how to photograph, collect, and rear them; and how to contribute to research. Beetles of Western North America is organized by family, and each family and species account presents concise and easy-to-understand information on identification, natural history, collecting, and geographic range. The book includes current information on distribution, biology, and taxonomy not found in other guides, and features an illustrated identification key to the most common beetle families. An unmatched guide to the rich variety of western North American beetle fauna, this is a must-have book for amateur naturalists, nature photographers, insect enthusiasts, students, professional entomologists, and other biologists. The only comprehensive color photographic guide to the region’s beetles Covers 1,428 species from all 131 families west of the Continental Divide, and offers tips for identifying more than 450 additional species Features more than 1,500 stunning color photographs Presents concise information on identification, natural history, collecting, and geographic range for each species and family Includes an illustrated identification key to the most common beetle families

Author : Andrew Nikiforuk
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781553658948

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Empire of the Beetle by Andrew Nikiforuk Pdf

Beginning in the late 1980s, a series of improbable bark beetle outbreaks unsettled iconic forests and communities across western North America. An insect the size of a rice kernel eventually killed more than 30 billion pine and spruce trees from Alaska to New Mexico. Often appearing in masses larger than schools of killer whales, the beetles engineered one of the world's greatest forest die-offs since the deforestation of Europe by peasants between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. The beetle didn't act alone. Misguided science, out-of-control logging, bad public policy, and a hundred years of fire suppression created a volatile geography that released the world's oldest forest manager from all natural constraints. Like most human empires, the beetles exploded wildly and then crashed, leaving in their wake grieving landowners, humbled scientists, hungry animals, and altered watersheds. Although climate change triggered this complex event, human arrogance assuredly set the table. With little warning, an ancient insect pointedly exposed the frailty of seemingly stable manmade landscapes. Drawing on first-hand accounts from entomologists, botanists, foresters, and rural residents, award-winning journalist Andrew Nikiforuk, investigates this unprecedented beetle plague, its startling implications, and the lessons it holds.

Author : Edward Oliver Essig
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1035 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1938
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:709375955

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Insects of Western North America by Edward Oliver Essig Pdf

Author : Eric R. Eaton,Kenn Kaufman
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0618153101

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Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America by Eric R. Eaton,Kenn Kaufman Pdf

A comprehensive guide to the insects of North America contains information--including life histories, behaviors, and habitats--on every major group of insects found north of Mexico.

Author : Hannah Nordhaus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Bark beetles
ISBN : 0874809657

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Bark Beetle Outbreaks in Western North America by Hannah Nordhaus Pdf

Explores the increasing bark beetle outbreaks in western North America that are killing billions of trees, looking at factors such as the historical context, short- and long-term consequences, and causes of the current outbreaks.

Author : Arthur V. Evans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Beetles
ISBN : 0691133034

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Beetles of Eastern North America by Arthur V. Evans Pdf

A comprehensive full-color guide to the remarkably diverse and beautiful beetles of the United States and Canada east of the Mississippi River. It is the first color-illustrated guide to cover 1,406 species in all 115 families that occur in the region - and the first new in-depth guide to the region in more that forty years. Lavishly illustrated with over 1,500 stunning color images by some of the best insect photographers in North America, the book features an engaging and authoritative text by noted beetle expert Arthur Evans.

Author : Arthur V. Evans,James N. Hogue
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0520246551

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Field Guide to Beetles of California by Arthur V. Evans,James N. Hogue Pdf

"This crisply written guide belongs on the shelf of all who have an interest in the natural history of the Golden State."--Dr. Rosser W. Garrison, coauthor of Dragonfly Genera of the New World

Author : Richard E. White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Beetles
ISBN : MINN:31951000090613Q

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A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America by Richard E. White Pdf

DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF 111 FAMILIES OF NORTH AMERICAN BEETLES, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT, OVER 600 DRAWINGS AND 65 SUPERB COLOR PAINTINGS PORTRAY REPRESENTATIVE SPECIES, PETERSON IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM PINPOINTS KEY RECOGNITION FEATURES, PICTORIAL KEY ON ENDPAPERS HELPS YOU QUICKLY FIND THE FAMILY TO WHICH A BEETLE BELONGS.

Author : Christopher Leahy
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1998-02-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0395906644

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Peterson First Guide to Insects of North America by Christopher Leahy Pdf

A simplified field guide to the common insects of North America.

Author : Richard E. White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0395339537

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A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America by Richard E. White Pdf

Supplies practical tips on collecting beetles and discusses the habits and identifying characteristics of the different types of beetles

Author : Arthur V. Evans
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1402741537

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National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spiders & Related Species of North America by Arthur V. Evans Pdf

Also includes material on proturans, springtails, diplurans, harvestmen, scorpions, ticks, mites, centipedes, millipedes, crayfish, pillbugs, fairy, brine, tadpole, and clam shrimps, water fleas, and malacostracans.

Author : David L. Pearson,C. Barry Knisley,Charles J. Kazilek
Publisher : Oxford : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780195181555

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A Field Guide to the Tiger Beetles of the United States and Canada by David L. Pearson,C. Barry Knisley,Charles J. Kazilek Pdf

A color-illustrated field and natural history guide that treats 107 tiger beetle species found in North America above the Mexican border. This work includes biological accounts that emphasize points for identification, behavior, and habitat. Distribution maps show where various species and subspecies can be found.

Author : Patrice Bouchard
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780226082899

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The Book of Beetles by Patrice Bouchard Pdf

“Profiles 600 of the most stunning, most wonderfully adapted beetles around . . . The result is a work that is nothing short of magnificent.” —Wired When renowned British geneticist J. B. S. Haldane was asked what could be inferred about God from a study of his works, Haldane replied, “An inordinate fondness for beetles.” With 350,000 known species, and scientific estimates that millions more have yet to be identified, their abundance is indisputable as is their variety. They range from the delightful summer firefly to the one-hundred-gram Goliath beetle. Beetles offer a dazzling array of shapes, sizes, and colors that entice scientists and collectors across the globe. The Book of Beetles celebrates the beauty and diversity of this marvelous insect. Six hundred significant beetle species are covered, with each entry featuring a distribution map, basic biology, conservation status, and information on cultural and economic significance. Full-color photos show the beetles both at their actual size and enlarged to show details, such as the sextet of spots that distinguish the six-spotted tiger beetle or the jagged ridges of the giant-jawed sawyer beetle. Based in the most up-to-date science and accessibly written, the descriptive text will appeal to researchers and armchair coleopterists alike. The humble beetle continues to grow in popularity, taking center stage in biodiversity studies, sustainable agriculture programs, and even the dining rooms of adventurous and eco-conscious chefs. The Book of Beetles is certain to become the authoritative reference on these remarkably adaptable and beautiful creatures. “Photographs of more than 600 colorful, glossy species, resembling bejeweled broaches morethan creepy crawlies, are presented at actual size.” —Publishers Weekly