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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450306503321

Autore

Pearson David (David L.)

Titolo

A field guide to the tiger beetles of the United States and Canada [[electronic resource] ] : identification, natural history, and distribution of the Cicindelidae / / David L. Pearson, C. Barry Knisley, and Charles J. Kazilek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-280-70448-9

1-4237-3495-5

0-19-804009-1

1-60256-555-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KnisleyC. Barry

KazilekCharles J

Disciplina

595.76/2

Soggetti

Tiger beetles - Canada

Tiger beetles - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 The Magic of Tiger Beetles; 2 How to Recognize a Tiger Beetle; 3 Phylogeny and Taxonomy; 4 Illustrated Keys to Adult Genera and Species; 5 Identification of Tiger Beetle Larvae; 6 Species Accounts; Giant Tiger Beetles, Genus Amblycheila; Night-stalking Tiger Beetles, Genus Omus; Big-headed Tiger Beetles, Genus Tetracha/Megacephala; Common Tiger Beetles, Genus Cicindela; Temperate Tiger Beetles, Subgenus Cicindela; Tribon Tiger Beetles, Subgenus Tribonia; American Tiger Beetles, Subgenus Cicindelidia; Habro Tiger Beetles, Subgenus Habroscelimorpha

Eunot Tiger Beetle, Subgenus EunotaCoral Beach Tiger Beetles, Subgenus Microthylax; Opilid Tiger Beetles, Subgenus Opilidia; Little Tiger Beetles, Subgenus Brasiella; Rounded-thorax Tiger Beetles, Subgenus Cylindera; Dromo Tiger Beetles, Subgenus Dromochorus; Ellipsed-winged Tiger Beetles, Subgenus Ellipsoptera; 7 Ecology and Behavior; 8 Biogeography; 9 Conservation; 10 Observing and Studying



Tiger Beetles; Selected Bibliography; Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the United States and Canada; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

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.