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Author Hangay, George, author.

Title A guide to stag beetles of Australia / George Hangay and Roger de Keyzer ; [photographer, Paul Zborowski]
Published Clayton South, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 245 pages) : illustrations
Contents Part I. Classification ; The language of entomology ; Morphology ; The Lucanidae ; Origins of the Australian stag beetle fauna ; Taxonomic studies of the Australian stag beetle fauna -- Part II. Checklist of Australian Lucanidae ; Aesalinae ; Lampriminae ; Syndesinae ; Lucaninae -- Part III. How to find stag beetles ; Keeping live stag beetles ; Field preservation and collection management ; Entomological societies in Australia ; Major insect collections in Australia ; Recommended publications for your library
Summary A Guide to Stag Beetles of Australia is a comprehensive account of the 95 lucanid species found in Australia. This book reveals their diversity and beauty, looks in detail at their morphology, habitats and ecology, and explains how to collect, keep and preserve them. Natural history enthusiasts and professional and amateur coleopterists alike will benefit from the use of this guide. The book features some stunning images from entomologist and photographer Paul Zborowski.-- Publisher description
Analysis Australian
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Stag beetles -- Australia
Stag beetles -- Australia -- Identification
Stag beetles.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
Stag beetles
Australia
Genre/Form Field guides.
Field guides
Form Electronic book
Author Keyzer, Roger de, author.
Zborowski, Paul, photographer.
ISBN 9781486302093
1486302092
9781486302109
1486302106