Guide to the Beetles of Australia
1st Edition
Published on 27. April 2010
360 pages
978-0-643-10012-1 (ISBN)
Description
Winner of the 2010 Whitley MedalA 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.
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Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- 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 beetles
- Leiodidae: 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
- Aclopinae: Aclopine scarab beetles
- Aphodiinae: Aphodiine dung beetles
- Scarabaeinae: Dung beetles
- Dynastinae: Rhinoceros or elephant beetles
- Melolonthinae: Chafers
- Rutelinae: Shining leaf chafers
- Cetoniinae: Flower chafers
- Scirtidae: Marsh beetles
- Clambidae: Minute spherical beetles
- Dascillidae: Soft-bodied plant beetles
- Rhipiceridae: Feather- or fan-horned beetles
- Buprestidae: Jewel or metallic wood-boring beetles
- Byrrhidae: Pill beetles
- Callirhipidae: Callirhipid beetles
- Chelonariidae: Chelonarid beetles
- Elmidae: Riffle beetles
- Heteroceridae: Variegated mud-loving beetles
- Limnichidae: Minute marsh-loving beetles
- Psephenidae: Water-penny beetles
- Ptilodactylidae: Toe-winged beetles
- Brachypsectridae: Texas beetles
- Eucnemidae: False click beetles
- Throscidae: Throscid beetles
- Elateridae: Click beetles
- Lycidae: Net-winged beetles
- Lampyridae: Fireflies or flashing fireflies
- Rhinorhipidae: Rhinorhipid beetles
- Cantharidae: Soldier beetles
- Nosodendridae: Wounded-tree beetles
- Dermestidae: Dermestid beetles
- Bostrichidae: Auger or shot-hole borers
- Anobiidae: Furniture and spider beetles
- Lymexylidae: Ship-timber beetles
- Trogossitidae: Bark-gnawing beetles
- Cleridae: Checkered beetles
- Phycosecidae: Phycosecid beetles
- Melyridae: Soft-winged flower beetles
- Nitidulidae: Sap beetles
- Silvanidae: Silvanid flat bark beetles
- Passandridae: Parasitic flat bark beetles
- Cucujidae: Flat bark beetles
- Laemophloeidae: Lined flat bark beetles
- Phalacridae: Shining flower or shining mould beetles
- Cryptophagidae: Silken fungus beetles
- Erotylidae: Pleasing fungus beetles
- Languriinae: Lizard beetles
- Bothrideridae: Dry bark beetles
- Endomychidae: Handsome fungus beetles
- Discolomatidae: Tropical log beetles
- Coccinellidae: Lady or ladybird beetles
- Corylophidae: Minute fungus beetles
- Latridiidae: Minute brown scavenger beetles
- Mycetophagidae: Hairy fungus beetles
- Ciidae: Minute tree-fungus beetles
- Melandryidae: False darkling beetles
- Mordellidae: Pin-tail or tumbling flower beetles
- Rhipiphoridae: Wedge-shaped beetles
- Zopheridae
- Zopherinae: Ironclad beetles
- Colydiinae: Colydiine beetles
- Ulodidae: Ulodid beetles
- Tenebrionidae: Darkling beetles
- Lagriinae: Long-jointed bark beetles
- Tenebrioninae: True darkling beetles
- Alleculinae: Comb-clawed beetles
- Diaperinae: Diaperine beetles
- Stenochiinae: Stenochiine beetles
- Oedemeridae: False blister beetles
- Meloidae: Blister or oil beetles
- Mycteridae: Palm and flower beetles
- Salpingidae: Narrow-waisted bark beetles
- Anthicidae: Ant-like flower beetles
- Aderidae: Ant-like leaf beetles
- Scraptiidae: False flower beetles
- Cerambycidae: Longhorn or longicorn beetles
- Chrysomelidae: Leaf beetles
- Bruchinae: Seed weevils
- Cassidinae
- (Cassidoid group): Tortoise beetles
- (Hispoid group): Spiny leaf beetles
- Chrysomelinae: Chrysomelin leaf beetles
- Criocerinae: Shining leaf beetles
- Cryptocephalinae: Cylindrical leaf beetles
- Eumolpinae: Oval leaf or leaf monkey beetles
- Galerucinae: Galerucine and flea leaf beetles
- Sagrinae: Kangaroo beetles
- Nemonychidae: Pine flower weevils
- Anthribidae: Fungus weevils
- Belidae: Belid weevils
- Attelabidae: Leaf-rolling weevils
- Brentidae: Straight-snouted weevils
- Curculionidae: Weevils or snout beetles
- Endnotes
- Glossary
- Index of common names
- Index of scientific names
