Fauna of Saudi Arabia, Volume 9

Flora / Fauna Identification Key

Series: Fauna of Arabia (formerly Fauna of Saudi Arabia) Volume: 9

By: Willi Büttiker(Editor), Friedhelm Krupp(Editor), Prince Saud Al-Faisal(Preface By)

477 pages, colour photos, b/w line drawings, b/w distribution maps, tables

Publisher: Karger Libri

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ISBN: 9783723400081 Hardback May 1988 In stock
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Volume 9 contains a collection of articles on nature conservation, Tubificidae, Sternorrhyncha, Coleoptera, Neuroptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Opisthobranchia, fishes, snakes of Arabia, and birds.

General
Preface: H.R.H. Prince Saud Al-Faisal 1
Introduction: Editors 2

Nature Conservation in Arabia
Jungius, H.: The National Parks and Protected Areas Concept and its Applications to the Arabian Peninsula 3
Büttiker, W.: Trapping of Turtle Doves (Streptopelia turtur Linnaeus, 1758) in Saudi Arabia 12

Annelida of Saudi Arabia
Erséus, C: Marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of the Arabian Gulf Coast of Saudi Arabia (Part 4) 19

Insects of Arabia
Matile-Ferrero, D.: Sternorrhyncha: Suborder Coccoidea of Saudi Arabia (Part 2) 23
Jäch, M.A.: Elmidae (Coleoptera) of Saudi Arabia 39
Jelínek, J.: Coleoptera: Nitidulidae of Saudi Arabia (Part 2) 42
Hölzel, H.: Neuroptera of Arabia: Fam. Sisyridae, Hemerobiidae, Chrysopidae (Part 2) and Myrmeleonidae (Part 3) 52
Wiltshire, E.P.: Lepidoptera of Saudi Arabia: Fam. Metarbelidae, Geometridae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Noctuidae (Part 6) 68
Kamhawi, S.A., Abdel-Hafez, S.K., Lane, R., Molyneux, D.H.: Ecology and Distribution of Sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Aqaba District, South Jordan 83
Greathead, D.J.: Diptera: Fam. Bombyliidae of Saudi Arabia (Part 2) 90
Guichard, K.M.: Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Subfam. Sphecinae of the Arabian Peninsula 114
Guichard, K.M.: The Genus Palarus (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) in Arabia 132

Molluscs of the Red Sea
Yonow, N.: Red Sea Opisthobranchia 1: The Family Phyllidiidae (Mollusca, Nudibranchia) 138

Fishes of the Red Sea
Al-Absy, A.H.: Review of the Goatfishes (Pisces: Perciformes: Mullidae) in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea 152

Reptiles of Arabia
Gasperetti, J.: Snakes of Arabia 169
Ross, W.: Observations on Three Species of Mesalina (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from Eastern Saudi Arabia 451

Birds of Saudi Arabia
Jennings, M.C.: A Note on the Birds of the Farasan Islands, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia 457

Medical Zoology in Saudi Arabia
Ghandour, A.M.: Health Hazards in Humans and Animals Caused by Imported Livestock Diseases in Saudi Arabia 468