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# The American Beetles Vol 1: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia

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Review: Outstanding Keys - Lots of errata to amend, but these are great keys down to genus - and many to species. A must-have Coleoptera source, in spite of the price. Be careful with the binding, as other reviewers have stated. I copied out the keys that I use often, to save wear.
Review: Indispensable for Coleopterologists; not so useful for the amateur. - What can be said? There's no other volume that allows keying of beetles to Genus for ALL Families of the US. Two rants: First, it's nearly impossible to use in a practical sense because of the binding. If I'm keying out a Carabid, for example, the spine won't lay flat unless I break it. Second, the Color Plates were in B&W. A defect of my copy, perhaps? But this is a superhuman effort by a lot of people and a fitting memorial to Ross Arnett's original work.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,051,477 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #290 in Entomology (Books) #423 in Biology of Insects & Spiders #1,410 in Ecology (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (7) |
| Dimensions  | 8.5 x 1.06 x 11 inches |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 0849319250 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0849319259 |
| Item Weight  | 2.35 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 468 pages |
| Publication date  | December 28, 2000 |
| Publisher  | Routledge |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outstanding Keys
*by K***R on January 25, 2019*

Lots of errata to amend, but these are great keys down to genus - and many to species. A must-have Coleoptera source, in spite of the price. Be careful with the binding, as other reviewers have stated. I copied out the keys that I use often, to save wear.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Indispensable for Coleopterologists; not so useful for the amateur.
*by S***R on July 5, 2015*

What can be said? There's no other volume that allows keying of beetles to Genus for ALL Families of the US. Two rants: First, it's nearly impossible to use in a practical sense because of the binding. If I'm keying out a Carabid, for example, the spine won't lay flat unless I break it. Second, the Color Plates were in B&W. A defect of my copy, perhaps? But this is a superhuman effort by a lot of people and a fitting memorial to Ross Arnett's original work.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A true "must have".
*by G***S on January 5, 2012*

It took me quite awhile to save up enough to afford this book, and the companion Volume II; however, it is a "must have" for anyone seriously interested in Coleoptera. Couldn't get along without it. It is THE beetle book.

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