Beetles of Western North America

Arthur V. Evans

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9780691164281
• eBook ISBN:
  9780691221373
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Zoology
• Index: Biological Sciences

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

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• CONTENTS
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Updates to Beetles of Eastern North America
• Geographic Coverage and Classification
• How to Use This Book
• Introduction to Beetles
• Illustrated Key and Guide to the Common Beetle Families of Western North America
• Beetles of Western North America
• Cupedidae (Reticulated Beetles)
• Micromalthidae (Telephone-pole Beetles)
• Hydroscaphidae (Skiff Beetles)
• Sphaeriusidae (Minute Bog Beetles)
• Gyrinidae (Whirligig Beetles)
• Haliplidae (Crawling Water Beetles)
• Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)
• Amphizoidae (Trout-stream Beetles)
• Trachypachidae (False Ground Beetles)
• Carabidae (Ground, Tiger, and Wrinkled Bark Beetles)
• Eucinetidae (Plate-thigh Beetles)
• Clambidae (Minute Beetles)
• Scirtidae (Marsh Beetles)
• Nosodendridae (Wounded Tree Beetles)
• Derodontidae (Tooth-neck Fungus Beetles)
• Helophoridae (Helophorid Water Beetle)
• Epimetopidae (Hooded Shore Beetles)
• Georissidae (Minute Mud-loving Beetles)
• Hydrochidae (Hydrochid Water Beetles)
• Hydrophilidae (Water Scavenger Beetles)
• Sphaeritidae (False Clown Beetles)
• Histeridae (Hister Beetles)
• Hydraenidae (Minute Moss Beetles)
• Ptiliidae (Featherwing Beetles)
• Agyrtidae (Primitive Carrion Beetles)
• Leiodidae (Round Fungus Beetles)
• Silphidae (Burying and Carrion Beetles)
• Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
• Pleocomidae (Rain Beetles)
• Geotrupidae (Earth-boring Scarab Beetles)
• Trogidae (Hide Beetles)
• Glaresidae (Enigmatic Scarab Beetles)
• Diphyllostomatidae (False Stag Beetles)
• Lucanidae (Stag Beetles)
• Ochodaeidae (Sand-loving Scarab Beetles)
• Hybosoridae (Scavenger and Pill Scarab Beetles)
• Glaphyridae (Bumble Bee Scarab Beetles)
• Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles)
• Dascillidae (Soft-bodied Plant Beetles)
• Rhipiceridae (Cicada Parasite or Cedar Beetles)
• Schizopodidae (False Jewel Beetles)
• Buprestidae (Metallic Wood-boring or Jewel Beetles)
• Byrrhidae (Pill or Moss Beetles)
• Elmidae (Riffle Beetles)
• Dryopidae (Long-toed Water Beetles)
• Lutrochidae (Travertine Beetles)
• Limnichidae (Minute Marsh-loving Beetles)
• Heteroceridae (Variegated Mud-loving Beetles)
• Psephenidae (Water Penny Beetles)
• Ptilodactylidae (Ptilodactylid Beetles)
• Eulichadidae (Forest Stream Beetles)
• Artematopodidae (Artematopodid Beetles)
• Omethidae (False Soldier, False Firefly, and Long-lipped Beetles)
• Cerophytidae (Rare Click Beetles)
• Brachypsectridae (Texas Beetles)
• Throscidae (Throscid Beetles)
• Eucnemidae (False Click Beetles)
• Lycidae (Net-winged Beetles)
• Lampyridae (Fireflies, Lightningbugs, and Glowworms)
• Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles)
• Phengodidae (Glowworms)
• Elateridae (Click Beetles)
• Dermestidae (Skin Beetles)
• Bostrichidae (Bostrichid Beetles)
• Ptinidae (Death-watch and Spider Beetles)
• Bothrideridae (Bothriderid Beetles)
• Murmidiidae (Murmidiid Beetles)
• Teredidae (Teredid Beetles)
• Cerylonidae (Minute Bark Beetles)
• Latridiidae (Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles)
• Akalyptoischiidae (Akalyptoischiid Scavenger Beetles)
• Anamorphidae (Anamorphid Fungus Beetles)
• Corylophidae (Minute Hooded and Fungus Beetles)
• Endomychidae (Handsome Fungus Beetles)
• Mycetaeidae (Hairy Cellar Beetles)
• Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)
• Mycetophagidae (Hairy Fungus Beetles)
• Archeocrypticidae (Archeocrypticid Beetles)
• Ciidae (Minute Tree-fungus Beetles)
• Tetratomidae (Polypore Fungus Beetles)
• Melandryidae (False Darkling Beetles)
• Mordellidae (Tumbling Flower Beetles)
• Ripiphoridae (Ripiphorid Beetles)
• Zopheridae (Zopherid Beetles)
• Tenebrionidae (Darkling Beetles)
• Prostomidae (Jugular-horned Beetles)
• Stenotrachelidae (False Longhorn Beetles)
• Oedemeridae (False Blister Beetles)
• Meloidae (Blister Beetles)
• Mycteridae (Palm and Flower Beetles)
• Boridae (Conifer Bark Beetles)
• Pythidae (Dead Log Beetles)
• Pyrochroidae (Fire-colored Beetles)
• Ischaliidae (Ischaliid Beetles)
• Salpingidae (Narrow-waisted Bark Beetles)
• Anthicidae (Antlike Flower Beetles)
• Aderidae (Antlike Leaf Beetles)
• Scraptiidae (False Flower Beetles)
• Byturidae (Fruitworm Beetles)
• Biphyllidae (False Skin Beetles)
• Peltidae (Shield Beetles)
• Lophocateridae (Lophocaterid Beetles)
• Trogossitidae (Bark-gnawing Beetles and Cadelles)
• Thymalidae (Thymalid Beetles)
• Mauroniscidae (Mauroniscid Flower Beetles)
• Rhadalidae (Rhadalid Flower Beetles)
• Melyridae (Soft-winged Flower Beetles)
• Cleridae (Checkered Beetles)
• Sphindidae (Cryptic Slime Mold Beetles)
• Erotylidae (Pleasing Fungus and Lizard Beetles)
• Monotomidae (Root-eating Beetles)
• Smicripidae (Palmetto Beetles)
• Kateretidae (Short-winged Flower Beetles)
• Nitidulidae (Sap Beetles)
• Cryptophagidae (Silken Fungus Beetles)
• Silvanidae (Silvanid Flat Bark Beetles)
• Cucujidae (Flat Bark Beetles)
• Passandridae (Parasitic Flat Bark Beetles)
• Phalacridae (Shining Flower and Shining Mold Beetles)
• Laemophloeidae (Lined Flat Bark Beetles)
• Cybocephalidae (Cybocephalid Beetles)
• Cerambycidae (Longhorn Beetles)
• Megalopodidae (Megalopodid Leaf Beetles)
• Orsodacnidae (Orsodacnid Leaf Beetles)
• Chrysomelidae (Leaf and Seed Beetles)
• Cimberididae (Cimberidid Snout Beetles)
• Nemonychidae (Pine Flower Snout Beetles)
• Anthribidae (Fungus Weevils)
• Attelabidae (Leaf-rolling and Thief Weevils, and Tooth-nose Snout Beetles)
• Brentidae (Straight-snouted and Pear-shaped Weevils)
• Curculionidae (Weevils and Snout, Bark, and Ambrosia Beetles)
• Appendix: Classification of the Beetles Covered in This Book
• Glossary
• Selected References and Resources
• Figure and Photo Credits
• Index