Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera 1-7

Description:

1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga; 2: Hydrophiloidea - Histeroidea - Staphylinoidea; 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea; 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea; 5: Tenebrionoidea; 6: Chrysomeloidea; 7: Curculionoidea I. [An eighth volume, Curculionoidea II, was also published in 2013 to complete the set, but is not present here]. All first editions.

A comprehensive taxonomic catalogue by over one hundred coleopterists from Europe, Japan, America and Australia. All published genus and species level names are given for each group covered, up to the end of 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008 & 2009, respectively for Vols 1-7; type species of genera and subgenera, incl. synonyms; distributional data by country, with more detail for strict endemics; introduced species are indicated.

Condition

Vols 1-3, 5-7 all in very good condition; Vol. 4, spine split along both joints with backstrip almost detached (text block intact).