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Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica
Volume 38
H. Gønget
This monograph deals with the species of the families Nemonychidae,Anthribidae and Attelabidae (Curculionoidea, Coleoptera) of ContinentalEurope north of N and of the British Isles. 50 species areincluded. For each species a short diagnosis and detailed information onthe taxonomy, nomenclature, geographic distribution, life habits, hostsand parasites is given.
The book contains keys from family level to species and is finelyillustrated with over 100 black and white drawings, almost all of whichare originals drawn by the author and furthermore with four platesshowing 35 representative species skilfully depicted in colour byBirgitte Rubæk.
The introductory part provides general information on the taxonomichistory, morphology of all life stages, life history and economicimportance, comments on phylogeny and classification and some practicalhints on how to collect, preserve and identify specimens. In additionlists of hosts and parasites, a catalogue of occurrence by province forthe 33 species found in Fennoscandia and Denmark, an extensive list ofliterature and an index are given.
The main objective of the book is to provide a comprehensive systematictreatment of the North European Nemonychidae, Anthribidae andAttelabidae based on richly illustrated identification keys anddescriptions combined with up-to-date information on the distributionand biology of individual species. Volume 34 of this series --available on CD-ROM -- treated the Brentidae. These volumes thus completethe treatment of the four orthocerous weevil families (weevils withstraight antennae) within the superfamily Curculionoidea, and areindispensable for anyone -- professional or amateur -- working with orinterested in weevils.
2003; + pages
ISBN 90-04-13265-1
Price (all prices are subject to change without notice): EUR 90/US$ 129
See also: Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica (FES) Volume 34 on CD-ROM
If ordered with FES 34-CD-ROM:
Price (all prices are subject to change without notice): EUR 74/US$ 100
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