It has been 40 years since Ross H. Arnett, Jr. first published his definitive work that quickly became an indispensable tool. A thorough update of Arnett's The Beetles of the United States, American Beetles, Volumes I and II covers the genera of beetles that occur in Alaska, Canada, and the contiguous United States. Built on the foundation of the original work and almost completely rewritten by more than 60 coleopterists, these two volumes describe each family with separate paragraphs for head, thorax, abdomen, genitalia, eggs, larvae, and pupae.

Ross H. Arnett Jr., Michael C.Thomas

A thorough update of Arnett's The Beetles of the United States, American Beetles, Volumes I and II cover the genera of beetles that occur in Alaska, Canada, and the contiguous United States. Built on the foundation of the original work and almost completely rewritten with contributions from more than 60 coleopterists, these volumes describe each fa

LIST OF BEETLE FAMILIES OF THE WORLD. KEY TO THE NEARCTIC FAMILIES OF COLEOPTERA. ARCHOSTEMATA.MYXOPHAGA. GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY. FAMILIES. Cupedidae. Micromalthide. Microsporidae. Hydrosporidae. Rhysoscaphidae. Carabidae. Gyrinidae. Haliplidae. Trachypachidae. Noteridae. Amphizoidae. Dytiscidae. Hydrophilidae. Sphaeritidae. Histeridae. Hydraenidae. Ptiliidae. Agyrtidae. Leiodidae. Scydmaenidae. Silphidae. Staphylinidae. INDEX.