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Academic & Professional Books  Insects & other Invertebrates  Insects  Beetles (Coleoptera)

Fauna Ibérica, Volume 31: Coleoptera: Cholevidae

Flora / Fauna Identification Key Monograph
Series: Fauna Ibérica Volume: 31
By: José María Salgado Costas(Author), Marina Blas Esteban(Author), Javier Fresneda Gaspar(Author)
804 pages, 18 colour & 300+ b/w photos
Fauna Ibérica, Volume 31: Coleoptera: Cholevidae
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About this book

Language: Spanish

This monograph is the first complete and updated publication that includes all Iberian Cholevidae. It contains the analysis of all the epigean colevids, with 50 species belonging to the subfamilies Anemadinae, Cholevinae and Ptomaphaginae. All the members from these groups can be found in open habitat, or alternatively they can be foleophiles, mirmecophiles, bark-dwellers or, only a few, with a hypogean behaviour. This monograph also includes all the colevids that are strictly hypogean and endogean, as these groups are very well represented in the Iberian fauna with 163 species of the subfamily Leptodirinae. This subfamily has been a strong subject of research due to their morphological adaptations and their way of living, generally linked to caves, the superficial subterranean medium (SSM), and sometimes to the hemiedaphic medium.

This publication is the best way to learn about this group of insects through the detailed paragraphs for each species that contain the information compiled in the last hundred years on the biogeography, geonemy, biology, ethology and ecology of these Coleopterans.

The reader will be able to identify the adults of all species through dichotomous keys that have been developed for all taxonomic levels. Additionally it also includes detailed descriptions of the external morphological characters as well as the male and female genitalia for all species.

The book contains numerous highly detailed slides in black and white (more than 300), as well as 18 coloured photographs of different environments. All this is complemented by an extensive bibliography – more than 550 references – and an appendix devoted to nomenclature.

Summary in Spanish:
Esta monografía representa el primer estudio en el que de forma actualizada y completa se dan a conocer los Cholevidae ibéricos. En ella se abarca el análisis de los Colévidos epigeos, con 50 especies pertenecientes a las subfamilias Anemadinae, Cholevinae y Ptomaphaginae; todas ellas están ligadas a hábitats abiertos, o son foleófilas, mirmecófilas, corticícolas, y sólo algunas se comportan como hipogeas. También se incluyen los Colévidos estrictamente hipogeos y endogeos, muy bien representados en la fauna ibérica, con 163 especies que pertenecen a la subfamilia Leptodirinae; estos animales han fascinado a los investigadores, tanto por sus adaptaciones morfológicas como por su particular modo de vida, vinculado básicamente a las cuevas, al medio subterráneo superficial (MSS) y, en algunos casos, al medio hemiedáfico.

La obra ofrece la mejor forma de conocer este grupo de insectos mediante una información detallada de apartados como biogeografía, colonización, geonemia, biología, etología y ecología de estos Coleópteros, recopilada en los últimos cien años, particularizando la información para todas y cada una de las especies.

El lector podrá identificar los adultos de todas las especies mediante claves dicotómicas realizadas para todos los niveles taxonómicos, y, además, se incluye en todas las especies una descripción detallada de los caracteres morfológicos externos y de las genitalias masculinas y femeninas.

El libro está ricamente ilustrado con numerosas láminas en blanco y negro, más de 300, y 18 fotografías en color de diferentes ambientes, y se completa con una extensa y actualizada bibliografía – más de 550 referencias – y un apéndice dedicado a la nomenclatura.

Contents

Introducción
Posición sistemática y distribución geográfica de los Cholevidae
Morfología y anatomía del adulto
Características de las fases no adultas
Historia natural de los Cholevidae
Recolección, conservación y técnicas de estudio
Los Cholevidae ibéricos

    Familia Cholevidae
    Clave de subfamilias
    Subfamilia Anemadinae
    Subfamilia Cholevinae
    Subfamilia Leptodirinae
    Subfamilia Ptomaphaginae

Bibliografía
Apéndice 1. Nomenclatura: Lista de sinónimos y combinaciones
Índice alfabético de nombres taxonómicos de Cholevidae íbero-baleares
Anexo

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Flora / Fauna Identification Key Monograph
Series: Fauna Ibérica Volume: 31
By: José María Salgado Costas(Author), Marina Blas Esteban(Author), Javier Fresneda Gaspar(Author)
804 pages, 18 colour & 300+ b/w photos
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