--- product_id: 18130662 title: "The American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia" price: "VT90685" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/18130662-the-american-beetles-volume-i-archostemata-myxophaga-adephaga-polyphaga-staphyliniformia store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # The American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia **Price:** VT90685 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia - **How much does it cost?** VT90685 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/18130662-the-american-beetles-volume-i-archostemata-myxophaga-adephaga-polyphaga-staphyliniformia) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description 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 family with separate paragraphs for head, thorax, abdomen, genitalia, eggs, larvae, and pupae. This bestselling first volume covers the suborders Archostemata, Myxophaga, and Adephaga, plus the series Staphyliniformia of the suborder Polyphaga. Arnett and Thomas offer the most sweeping text available on the subject of North American beetles. Each section is presented in the same concise format, and the organization of the information is by family. The editors have chosen the most respected of specialists to contribute the entries. 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. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #3,271,878 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #755 in Entomology (Books) #4,819 in Ecology (Books) #7,621 in Evolution (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 7 Reviews | ## Images ![The American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71A84UmrMvL.jpg) ## 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. 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