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Ignazio SPARACIO

COLEOTTERI DI SICILIA
(Parte prima: Adephaga, Polyphaga: Hydrophiloidea, Hysteroidea,
 Staphylinoidea, Lucanoidea, Scarabeoidea)

8vo, pictorial broch., 264 pag. with 236 fine line-drawing by Michele Reina,
5 planches and 85 photo color of living Coleoptera in their natural environment.
Each species is widely described with data on their distribution and notes about
his natural history. An introduction deal with the main diagnostic features,
morphology and ecology of the Coleoptera with keys up to family level. Text
in italian.

LIT. 48,000  (about USD 26.00)

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Ignazio SPARACIO

COLEOTTERI DI SICILIA
(Parte seconda:  Polyphaga: Eucinetoidea, Dascilloidea, Byrrhoidea, Dryopoidea,
Elateroidea, Buprestoidea, Cantharoidea, Dermestoidea, Bostrichoidea, Cleroidea,
Clavicornia, Hetermera)

8vo, pictorial  broch., 206 pag. with 216 fine line-drawing by Michele Reina,
3 planches and 62 photo color of living Coleoptera in their natural environment.
Each species is widely described with data on their distribution and notes about
his natural history.  Text in italian.

LIT. 48,000 (about USD 26.00)

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Halffter G. & Matthews E.G. 1966 (1999)
The natural history of dung beetles of the subfamily Scarabaeinae
In 8vo, bross., pp. 315 with 46 figs.
Anastatic reprint 1999 from Folia Entomologica Mexicana, 1966 issue 12/14
LIT. 100,000 (about USD 55.00) - comprising worldwide mailing by registered.

This book not merely represent the organic collection of a huge amount of
data on bionmoy - in the truest meaning of this term - of one of the most
complex insect group: it is indeed a valuable collection of ideas nad
hypotheses,
whose importance stretch far beyond the boundaries of entomological
research. Thez authors showed an innovative way of working in comparative
biology.
The importance of this book can be measured by the number of citations by
other authors. About 500 papers on the last 30 years quote this important
work
This classical book (a milestone for any student) is long out-of-print and
virtually impossible to obtain: its reissue wil lfill a serious
bibliographical gap.

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The IV edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
 (joint English and French language)

 LIT. 135,000 - USD 74.00

Thanks for your attention
orders: naturama at tin.it



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