INSECTS - Beetles
Zoological Catalogue of Australia, volume four. Coleoptera: Archostemata, Myxophaga and Adephaga.
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1987. Octavo, More
Australian beetles.
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1994. Quarto, colour illustrations, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. A detailed account of Australia's beetle fauna, giving a brief cover of the 117 families of beetles and with general information about their anatomy, general biology, life history and economic significance. It is estimated that there are..... More
Beetles of the British Isles.
London: Frederick Warne, 1959. Octavo, colour plates, fine set in slightly worn dustwrappers. The Wayside and Woodland Series. More
Annulosa Javanica, or an attempt to illustrated the natural affinities of the insects collected in Java by Thomas Horsfield and deposited by him in the museum of the Honourable East-India Company [number one, all published].
London: Kingsbury, Parbury and Allen, 1825. Quarto, one handcoloured engraved plate. Early binder's cloth, title printed wrappers retained, the signature of F. Erasmus Wilson, rare. William Sharp Macleay (1792-1865), son of Alexander Macleay (1767-1848) and cousin of William John Macleay (1820-1891) arrived in Sydney in 1839 and served as a...... More
Index to families and genera. Catalogue of Australian coleoptera.
Sydney: Linnean Society of New South Wales, [1885-1896]. Octavo, the signature of Arthur Westley (listed in Musgrave) with his various addresses. Contemporary half morocco, some wear, annotated. More
Fauna of New Zealand Number 28: Larvae of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera): a systematic overview.
Lincoln: Manaaki Whenua Press, 1993. octavo, paperback, text illustrations. More
True Weevils (part I). Coleoptera: Curculionidate (subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae).
London: Royal Entomological Society of London, 2002. Octavo, text illustrations, softcover. More
Beetles in conservation.
London: John Wiley, 2010. Octavo, laminated boards, Beetles, the most diverse group of insects, are often abundant in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Many species are under threat from human changes to natural environments, and some are valuable tools in conservation, because they respond rapidly to changes that occur. Knowledge of..... More
Contributions towards a knowledge of the Curculionidae.
Sydney: Linnean Society, 1869. Octavo, 15 uncoloured plates. Contemporary half calf, plates foxed, inscribed "F. Erasmus Wilson from C. French" The first four parts, see Musgrave (p. 250-252) if wishing to unravel the complexity of publication. More
A field guide to the Tiger Beetles of the United States and Canada.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2006. Octavo, colour photographs, softcover. More
From biological control to invasion: the ladybird Harmonia axyridis as a model species.
Springer, 2008. Octavo, graphs, laminated boards. More
Common beetles of the British Uplands.
London: S W Partridge & Co, [no date]. Octavo, photographic plates, publisher's handsome decorated cloth with locket photograph. More
Ecology and evolution of dung beetles.
London: John Wiley and Sons, 2011. Quarto, iIllustrations, laminated boards. This book describes the evolutionary and ecological consequences of reproductive competition for scarabaeine Dung beetles. As well as giving us insight into the private lives of these fascinating insects, this book shows how dung beetles can be used as model..... More
Illustrations of British entomology.
London: Author/Baldwin and Cradock, 1828-1831. Octavo, hand-coloured plates. seven volumes on Mandibulata, four volumes on Haustellata. More
The biological control of an insect in Fiji: an account of the coconut leaf-mining beetle and its parasite complex.
London: The Imperial Institute of Entomology, 1937. Octavo, uncoloured plates, text illustrations. Publisher's cloth, personal inscription from author, minor foxing, a good copy. More
Entomologica Edinensis, or a description and history of the insects found in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh. Coleoptera.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1834. Octavo, papered boards with later spine and label, bookplate. More
A book of beetles.
London: Spring Books, 1964. Quarto, colour plates, dustwrapper. More
Common British beetles.
London: George Routledge, [1875]. Duodecimo, twelve chromolithographic plates, publisher's decorated cloth. More