Reviews
Entomologists, systematists, limnologists, ecologists, and others with an interest in aquatic systems or insect diversity will find these extensively illustrated keys and taxon accounts immensely helpful... Diving beetles are fast becoming important models for aquatic ecology, world biogeography, population ecology, and animal sexual evolution and, with this book, the diversity of the group is finally accessible.
All illustrations are excellent and informative. Every genus account covers diagnostic characteristics, size range, classification, species diversity, a review of known natural history, and distributions portrayed via range maps. The breadth and depth of coverage is extraordinary given the constraints of a succinct template.
This is a beautifully produced book, well-illustrated with colour photographs of the beetles 5 and their habitats, excellent line drawings of morphological features and maps showing the distribution of all the genera.
This text provides the first in-depth treatment of predaceous diving beetles (family Dytiscidae) in well over 100 years. As such, it is an invaluable addition to entomology literature. Recommended.
Within less than six months after its publication, this book has already become a classic on the topic... As far as we are concerned, this is the ultimate accolade for a book of this kind.
Genus-by-genus descriptions, maps and beautiful habitus photographs make for a more interesting book than any amount of DNA analysis!
... this is an excellent, well-thought-out production, on quality paper, and the two-column text makes it easy on the eye to read.
Book Details
Preface vii
1. Introduction 1
2. Taxonomy and Morphology 21
3. Keys to Major Groups
Subfamilies, Adults 39
Subfamilies, Larvae 43
Subterranean & Terrestrial Genera 45
4. Subfamily Matinae 50
5. Subfamily
Preface vii
1. Introduction 1
2. Taxonomy and Morphology 21
3. Keys to Major Groups
Subfamilies, Adults 39
Subfamilies, Larvae 43
Subterranean & Terrestrial Genera 45
4. Subfamily Matinae 50
5. Subfamily Lancetinae 53
6. Subfamily Agabinae 55
7. Tribe Hydrotrupini 57
8. Tribe Agabini 62
9. Subfamily Colymbetinae 69
10. Subfamily Copelatinae 78
11. Subfamily Laccophilinae 87
12. Tribe Agabetini 89
13. Tribe Laccophilini 91
14. Subfamily Cybistrinae 103
15. Subfamily Dytiscinae 111
16. Tribe Dytiscini 114
17. Tribe Hydaticini 118
18. Tribe Aubehydrini 121
19. Tribe Eretini 123
20. Tribe Aciliini 125
21. Subfamily Coptotominae 133
22. Subfamily Hydrodytinae 135
23. Subfamily Hydroporinae 138
24. Tribe Laccornini 145
25. Tribe Laccornellini 147
26. Tribe Hydroporini 150
27. Subtribe Hydroporina 154
28. Subtribe Deronectina 162
29. Subtribe Siettitiina 172
30. Subtribe Sternopriscina 180
31. Tribe Vatellini 190
32. Tribe Methlini 194
33. Tribe Hydrovatini 196
34. Tribe Pachydrini 199
35. Tribe Hygrotini 201
36. Tribe Hyphydrini 207
37. Tribe Bidessini 219
Literature Cited 260
Index 307