'Fauna Ibérica' Series

Volume 2 - Coleoptera Anobiidae

Author(s):
Francisco Español

ISBN:
Madrid, 1992. 195 pp. ISBN: 84-00-07270-7.

Description

This is the first synthesis about the anobiid coleoptera in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands. It deals with 92 species of deathwacth beetles belonging to 8 subfamilies. This work provides identification keys, descriptions and illustrations of each species as well as information about their geographical distribution and biology. The book supplies a complete bibliography and an updated revision about the anobiid systematic nomenclature.

Contents

• • Introduction
• • Systematic position and geographical distribution of Anobiidae
• • Morphology and adult anatomy
• • Characteristics of not adult phase
• • Natural history of Anobiidae
• • Collection, conservation and study methods
• • The Iberian Anobiidae
  • Family Anobiidae
  • Key of subfamilies
  • Subfamily Hedobiinae
  • Subfamily Dryophilinae
  • Subfamily Ernobiinae
  • Subfamily Anobiinae
  • Subfamily Ptilininae
  • Subfamily Xyletininae
  • Subfamily Tricoryninae
  • Subfamily Dorcatominae
• • Bibliography
• • Appendix 1. Nomenclature: Synonims and combinations list
• • Alphabetic index of taxonomical names of Iberian-Balearic Anobiidae

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