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BL
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977352
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b731722
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| Main Entry
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White, Richard E.
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| Title & Author
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A field guide to the beetles of North America : : text and illustrations /\ by Richard E. White.
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| Publication Statement
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Boston :: Houghton Mifflin,, 1983.
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| Series Statement
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The Peterson field guide series ;; 29
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xii, 368 pages :: illustrations ;; 19 cm
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| ISBN
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0395318084
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: 0395339537
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: 0395910897
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: 9780395318089
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: 9780395339534
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: 9780395910894
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-345) and index.
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| Contents
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How to use this book -- Collecting beetles -- Preparing and identifying beetles -- The structure of beetles -- The growth and development of beetles -- Classifying and naming beetles -- Beetles: Order Coleoptera. Introduction to beetles ; Insects similar to beetles ; Synopses of beetle families ; Classification of beetles (Suborder Archostemata ; Suborder Adephaga ; Suborder Myxophaga ; Suborder Polyphaga).
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| Abstract
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Detailed descriptions of 111 families of North American beetles, especially those that are economically important, over 600 drawings and 65 superb color paintings portray representative species, Perterson identification system pinpoints key recognition features, pictorial key on endpapers helps you quickly find the family to which a beetle belongs.
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Beetles-- North America-- Identification.
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Insects-- Identification.
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Insects-- North America-- Identification.
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Beetles-- North America, Identification.
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Beetles-- North America-- Identification.
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Insects, Identification.
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Coleoptera-- classification.
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Insecta-- classification.
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Coléoptères-- Amérique du Nord-- Identification.
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Insectes-- Identification.
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Insectes-- Amérique du Nord-- Identification.
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Beetles-- Identification.
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Beetles.
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Escarabajos-- América del Norte-- Identificación.
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Insectos-- América del Norte-- Identificación.
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Insects-- Identification.
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Insects.
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North America.
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North America.
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| Dewey Classification
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595.76/097
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| LC Classification
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QL581.W47 1983
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| NLM classification
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42.75bcl
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