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Australian Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Slipinski, Adam; Escalona, Hermes
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Description for Australian Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Provides a general introduction to the Australian Cerambycidae with sections on biology, phylogeny and morphology of adult and larvae. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. Weight in Grams: 1969.
Longhorn Beetles — Cerambycidae – are one of the most easily recognised groups of beetles, a family that worldwide encompasses over 33,000 species in 5,200 genera. With over 1,400 species classified in 300 genera, this is the sixth largest among 117 beetle families in Australia.
Virtually all Cerambycidae feed on living or dead plant tissues and play a significant role in all terrestrial environments where plants are found. Larvae often utilise damaged or dead trees for their development, and through feeding on rotten wood form an important element of the saproxylic fauna, speeding energy circulation in these habitats. Many ... Read more
Longhorn Beetles — Cerambycidae – are one of the most easily recognised groups of beetles, a family that worldwide encompasses over 33,000 species in 5,200 genera. With over 1,400 species classified in 300 genera, this is the sixth largest among 117 beetle families in Australia.
Virtually all Cerambycidae feed on living or dead plant tissues and play a significant role in all terrestrial environments where plants are found. Larvae often utilise damaged or dead trees for their development, and through feeding on rotten wood form an important element of the saproxylic fauna, speeding energy circulation in these habitats. Many ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing Australia
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Number of Pages
504
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Melbourne, Australia
ISBN
9781486300037
SKU
V9781486300037
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Slipinski, Adam; Escalona, Hermes
Adam Slipinski did his PhD and DSc in Poland where he worked for 20 years at the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw and held a joint appointment as the professor of biology at the University of Zielona Gora teaching entomology and environmental biology. Hermes Escalona earned his PhD in Entomology from the ... Read more
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