Author : John Lawrence
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 15,63 MB
Release : 2013-10-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 0643097295
Volume 1 in a three-volume series that represents a comprehensive treatment of the beetles of Australia.
Author : Geoff Williams
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 24,95 MB
Release : 2024-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1486317421
Australian Jewel Beetles: An Introduction to the Buprestidae is a comprehensive overview of Australia’s buprestid fauna. It presents taxonomic, ecological and biogeographic information for all Australian genera, and their association with the world’s Buprestidae more widely. It explores plant-evolution dependencies, as well as threats and conservation for this diverse fauna. The authors bring together their extensive experience and understanding of the wealth of Australia’s largely endemic species, supported by spectacular images. Australian Jewel Beetles will be valued by professional biologists and ecologists, as well as entomologists and naturalists in Australia and abroad.
Author : George Hangay
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 23,94 MB
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 0643101934
A Guide to the Beetles of Australia provides a comprehensive introduction to the Coleoptera – a huge and diverse group of insects. Beetles make up 40 per cent of all insects known to science. The number of described beetle species in the world – around 350 000 – is more than six times the number of all vertebrate species. New beetle species are being discovered all the time. Of the 30 000 species that may occur in Australia, only 20 000 have been scientifically described. These include around 6500 weevils (Curculionidae), 2600 scarabs, dung beetles and chafers (Scarabaeidae); and 2250 leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae). A Guide to the Beetles of Australia 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. Winner of the 2010 Whitley Medal.
Author : George Hangay
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 48,76 MB
Release : 2017-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1486302106
Most Australian stag beetles live secretive lives, spending the majority of their life cycle inside decaying timber or under logs sunken in the soil. Yet these active recyclers of the forest are admired by beetle-loving people worldwide. Their aesthetic appeal and the rarity of some species make them of great value to collectors: the beetles in the subfamily Lampriminae are splendidly colourful, while others show an amazing variety in male mandible size and structure. A Guide to Stag Beetles of Australia is a comprehensive account of the 95 lucanid species found in Australia. This book reveals their diversity and beauty, looks in detail at their morphology, habitats and ecology, and explains how to collect, keep and preserve them. Natural history enthusiasts and professional and amateur coleopterists alike will benefit from the use of this guide. The book features some stunning images from entomologist and photographer Paul Zborowski. Paul has over 40 years' experience of field-based study of insects and related creatures in habitats all over the world.
Author : Shelley Barker
Publisher : CSIRO Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 21,83 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN :
This depiction, in colour, displays all Australian members of the genus Castiarina - the largest genus of the Buprestidae in Australia, and illustrates the diversity within this group of beetles.
Author : John Francis Lawrence
Publisher : Melbourne University
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 27,97 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN :
An authoritative account, including general discussions of adult and larval anatomy, general biology, life history and economic significance. It provides identification keys to families, based on both adults and larvae.
Author : Adam Slipinski
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 1372 pages
File Size : 12,54 MB
Release : 2019-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1486311407
This three-volume series represents a comprehensive treatment of the beetles of Australia, a relatively under-studied fauna that includes many unusual and unique lineages found nowhere else on Earth. Volume 2 contains 36 chapters, providing critical information and identification keys to the genera of the Australian beetle families included in suborders Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga and several groups of Polyphaga (Scirtoidea, Hydrophiloidea, Scarabaeoidea, Buprestoidea and Tenebrionidae). Each chapter is richly illustrated in black and white drawings and photographs. The book also includes colour habitus figures for about 1000 Australian beetle genera and subgenera belonging to the families treated in this volume. This volume is a truly international collaborative effort, as the chapters have been written by 23 contributors from Australia, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland and USA.
Author : M Tyndale-Biscoe
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 37,25 MB
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0643102485
This is a colourful, useful and easy-to-read account of dung beetles in south-eastern Australia. The book tells why the CSIRO brought dung beetles to Australia, what they do, where they live, how to recognise them and how to help them spread. Seventeen species of imported dung beetles are described and illustrated in colour. Native beetles and beetles other than dung beetles found in dung pads are also described. Maps of the predicted and current distributions of each species follow the descriptions.
Author : Bec Crew
Publisher : Australian Geographic
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 48,61 MB
Release : 2021-05
Category :
ISBN : 9781922388131
Becky Crew is a Sydney-based science communicator with a love for weird and wonderful animals. From strange behaviours and special adaptations to newly discovered species and the researchers who find them, her topics celebrate how alien yet relatable so many of the creatures that live amongst us can be. This collection of stories focuses on Australia and the local region, which is home to some perfectly charming oddballs.
Author : C. L. Bellamy
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 15,26 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780643069008
The published works are derived from the Zoological catalogue of Australia database. Taxa in the Australian fauna are divided among volumes to form sets of about 1800-2000 species available names, such that each volume comprises the whole or part of one or more major groups.
