Balogh Sci Books- beetle & butterfly books from Japan

Pamela Burns-Balogh balogh at balogh.com
Thu Sep 25 08:05:58 EDT 1997


Forthcoming from Japan! More volumes from the Endless Collection Series

Endless Collection Series. hardcover. These are photographic collections of
the most beautiful insects in the world. Scientific names and Japanese
names are listed in the index. Also included are English summaries and
distribution maps. These books are beautiful, the insects look as if they
are alive.

Vol. 3: Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae)- due 1998

Vol. 4: Tiger Beetles (Cicindelidae)- due 1998

Vol. 5: Birdwing Butterflies (Ornithoptera). in preparation. due 1998

Vol. 6: Achillides Butterflies (Papilionidae). Yukio Shimogori. September,
1997. ca 87 pp with color plates, 20 distribution maps, index. format
similar to the two volumes below...ca $110.00

Now available

Vol 1. Flower Beetles. Sakai, Kaoru. et al. 1996. There are 3200 species of
flower beetles in the world with 70% recorded from tropical/subtropical
regions of Africa and Southeast Asia. In this book 200 species are
beautifully illustrated with color photos that jump off the page! Genera
include Goliathus, Mecynorhina, Chelorrhina, Megalorhina, Amaurodes,
Stephanocrates, Dicronorhina, Eudicella, Cyprolais, Rhamphorrhina,
Neptunides, Stephanorrhina, Caelorrhina, Caelorrhina, Plaesiorrhina,
Jumnos, Dicranocephalus, Theodosia, Phaedimus, Pseudochalcothea, Agestrata,
Trichaulax, Euchroea, Sternoplus, Protaetia. 52 pages, 40 of which are in
color showing from 6-30 photos of beetles (a lot of photos!), an index with
Latin names and distribution, and a preface in English and Japanese. $70.00

Vol. 2. Jewel Beetles. Sakai, Kaoru. et al. 1997. On the whole, 20,000
species of buprestid beetles belonging to about four hundred genera are
known in the world. Because of their iridescent color of green, blue,
yellow, black, they are known as the jewel beetles. Photos of the following
Sternocera, Amblysterna, Neojulodis, Julodella, Julodis, Madecacesta,
Strigoptera, Polycesta, Thurntaxisia, Pseudocastalia, Strigopteroides,
Bulis, Acherusia, Polyctesis, Euleptodema, Thrincopyge, Megaloxantha,
Cataxantha, Demochroa, Chrysochroa, Agelia, Chrysaspis, Steraspis,
Micropistus, Pseudocallopistus, Callopistus, Chrysopistus, Philocteanus,
Epidelus, Cyalithus, Cyria, Epistomentis, Lamprocheila, Evides, Euchroma,
Julodomorpha, Chalcophoropsis, Lampropepla, Austrophorella, Pseudotaenia,
Chlorophrella, Nipponobuprestis, Texania, Afrophorella, Chalcophorella,
Halecia, Paracupta, Metataenia. 58 p. of which 39 are in color. each color
plate has from 3-24 photos of beetles. $70.00


if you would like a copy, just email me
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Balogh Scientific Books balogh at balogh.com
http://www.balogh.com; phone: +1 217 355 9331
Champaign, Illinois USA




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