PENSOFT SERIES FAUNISTICA NO. 76-80
ISSN 1312-0174.
FORTHCOMING IN 2008:
A WORLD CATALOGUE AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE JEWEL BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: BUPRESTOIDEA)
| in five volumes. PENSOFT SERIES FAUNISTICA NO. 76-80 ISSN 1312-0174. | | |
| Bellamy, C. L. 2008/2009 | Pensoft pamphlet (here) |
165x240, catalogue, comments, references, indices, hardcover. In English.
3125 pp. Each separate volume costs € 120 plus postage,
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price € 495 plus postage € 50 (prepaid subscription for all five volumes).
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The
first complete world catalogue of the jewel beetles, the eighth largest beetle
family Buprestidae and its small North American sister-group
Schizopodidae,
since Jan Obenberger's six fascicle (1926-1937) contribution to the Horn &
Schenkling Coleopterorum Catalogus. Published in five
volumes (3,125 pages
in total), this catalogue presents a full taxonomic history for all taxa, including
fossils, along with distribution and type repository
data. The catalogue follows
the evolving modern classification which, for Buprestidae, employs 6 subfamilies,
47 tribes, 39 non-nominate subtribes,
516 genera and more than 14,700 valid
species. In addition, the first large bibliography on the subject concludes the
catalogue with more than 8,000
citations.
Volume 1: Introduction;
Fossil Taxa; Schizopodidae; Buprestidae: Julodinae - Chrysochroinae: Poecilonotini [cover]
A 20 page
Introduction provides definition, structure and acknowledgment. The catalogue
begins with a listing of fossil
jewel beetles before commencing with the extant
taxa. The small Schizopodidae come before the Buprestidae, which
includes
the subfamilies Julodinae, Polycestinae (including the first of the six large
genera: Acmaeodera), Galbellinae
and the first part of Chrysochroinae.
Anticipated Publication date:
April 2008, 628 pp. [published
16 May 2008]
Volume 2: Chrysochroinae: Sphenopterini
through Buprestinae: Stigmoderini [cover]
The remainder of Chrysochroinae (including the second and third large genera Sphenoptera
and Castiarina) and the
first part of Buprestinae.
Anticipated Publication date:June 2008, 631 pp. [published
31 May 2008]
Volume 3: Buprestinae: Pterobothrini
through Agrilinae: Rhaeboscelina [cover]
The conclusion of Buprestinae (including
the large genera Anthaxia and Chrysobothris) and the majority of
the non-Agrilus Agrilinae.
Anticipated Publication date:
September 2008, 632 pp. [published 16 September 2008]
Volume 4: Agrilinae: Agrilina
through Trachyini [cover]
The remainder of Agrilinae (including the enormous genus
Agrilus) through to the end of the family with the likely paraphyletic
Trachyini,
the leaf-miners, still grouped together.
Anticipated Publication
date: December 2008, 722 pp. [published 8 October 2008]
Volume 5:
Appendices, Bibliography, Indices
The catalogue concludes with three appendix
chapters, 1) listing unknown/nomina dubia/manuscript or catalogue names without
modern,
valid combinations; 2) providing an index to the respective listings
of genus-group names in five past jewel beetle catalogues,
checklists or
monographs; and 3) a table summarizing the species, subspecies, synonyms and unavailable
names for each genus.
This is followed by the 8000+ citation bibliography
and the catalogue index in three parts, one each for
family-, genus- and species-group names.
The volume concludes with an Errata & Addenda section and the Epilogue.
Anticipated Publication
date: March 2009, 554 pp. [published ]
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