Handbook of Zoology. Arthropoda. Insecta. Coleoptera Coleoptera, Beetles. Morphology and Systematics. Vol.1

Rolf G. Beutel, F. Schiller University Jena, Germany; Richard A.B. Leschen, New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Auckland, New Zealand

This book is a revised edition of the first of three volumes in the Handbook of Zoology series which treats the systematics and biology of Coleoptera. With over 380,000 described species, Coleoptera are by far the most species-rich order of insects and the largest group of animals of comparable geological age. Moreover, numerous species are tremendously important economically. The beetle volumes meet the demand of modern biologists seeking to answer questions about Coleoptera phylogeny, evolution, and ecology. This first Coleoptera volume covers the suborders Archostemata, Myxophaga and Adephaga, and the basal series of Polyphaga, with information on world distribution, biology, morphology of all life stages, phylogeny and comments on taxonomy.

100 Jahre zoologischer Forschung - dokumentiert im Handbuch der Zoologie

Das Handbuch der Zoologie umschließt das gesamte Tierreich - Wirbeltiere und Wirbellose. Es bietet einen umfassenden und zugleich detaillierten Überblick zur Systematik und Morphologie der Tiere und beinhaltet ausführliche Erläuterungen weiterer Aspekte, wie der Physiologie, des Verhaltens, der Ökologie und der angewandten Zoologie.