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  1. Amiet, J.-L., 1962. Le peuplement carabologique des forêts du Jura salinois. Recherches sur le rôle du climat et du tapis végétal dans la distribution de certains Carabiques. Mém. Soc. Natl. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg, 50: pp. 5-60, 7 diagrs., tabs., refs. Wrs. - € 9.50

  2. Arnold, Dr.  Bestimmungstabelle der mittleuropäischen Arten der Gattung Helophorus F. (Bestimmungstabellen der europäischen Coleopteren. Heft 114.) Sonderdruck aus Entomologische Blätter, 31. Jahrgang. Troppau. Pp. 19, 19 figs. Orig. wrs. - € 4.50

  3. Baars, M.A., 1982. Running for life. Studies on the locomotory actovity and population dynamics of Pterostychus versicolor Sturm and Calathus melanocephalus L. (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Amsterdam. Pp. 162, several tabs. and diagrs., refs. Orig. wrs. - € 17.-
    Thesis; consists of 4 papers published in or submitted to journals.

  4. Ball, G.E., Casale, A., & Vigna Taglianti, A., (ditors, 1998. Phylogeny and classification of Caraboidea (Coleoptera: Adephaga). Proceedings of a Symposium (28 August, 1996, Florence, Italy). XX International Congress of Entomology. [Atti Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat. Torino, 5.] Torino. Pp. 542, many illus., refs., index. Hardbound. - € 89.75

  5. Basilewsky, P., 1950-1951. Révision générale des Harpalinae d'Afrique et de Madagascar (Col. Carabidae). I-II [=complete]. [Ann. Mus. Roy. Congo Belge, Sci. Zool., Sér. in-8º, 6 & 9.] Tervuren. Large 8vo. Vol. 1: pp. 283, 9 pls., 200 figs., index; vol. 2: pp. 333, 6 pls., 191 figs., index. Orig. wrs. - € 58.50

  6. Batzakis, B.D., 1971. Contribution to the study of the morphology of Pseudocoeliodes rubricus (Gyllenhål, 1837) and the nomenclature of the species of the genus Pseudocoeliodes Hoffmann, 1957 (Col., Curculionidae). Ann. Inst. Phytopath. Benaki, 10(1): pp. 1-69, 29 illus. in text, refs. Wrs. - € 10.25

  7. Biondi, M., Daccordi, M., & Furth, D.G., editors, 1998. Proceedings of the Fourth Internatuional Symposium on Chrysomelidae. Proceedings iof a Symposium (30 August, 1996, Florence, Italy), XX International Entomological Congress. [Atti Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat.] Torino. Pp. 325, numerous text illus., refs. Hardbound. - € 63.50
    Contains 19 papers.

  8. Blake, D.H., 1970. A review of the beetles of the genus Metachroma Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). [Smiths. Contr. Zool., 57.] Washington. 4to. Pp. iv,111, 175 figs., refs., index. Orig. wrs. - € 18.25

  9. Bondar, G., 1937. Notas biologicas sobre Buchidos observados no Brasil. Arch. Inst. Biol. Veget., [Rio de Janeiro] 3(1): pp. 7-44, 61 figs. in text and on 2 pls. Large 8vo. Offprint, orig. wrs. - € 9.25

  10. Breuning, S., 1958. Revision der Gattung Serixia Pasc. Ark. f. Zool., 11(14): pp. 193-254, 2 figs., index. Plain new wrs. - € 9.50

  11. Casey, T.L., 1907. A revision of the American components of the tenebrionid subfamily Tentyriinae. Proc. Washington Acad. Sci., 9: pp. 275-522. Plain new stiff wrs. - € 18.50

  12. Casey, T.L., 1908. A revision of the Tenebrionid subfamily Coniontinae. Proc. Washington Acad. Sci., 10: pp. 51-166. Orig. wrs., uncut. - € 12.50

  13. Casey, T.L., 1909.  Studies in the American Buprestidae. Proc. Washington Acad. Sci., 11(2): pp. 47-178. Plain new wrs. - € 15.00

  14. Chatanay, J., 1915. Ténébrionidés de Mahatsinjo (Madagascar). Ann. Soc Ent. France, 83: pp. 458-554, 72 figs., index. Offprint, orig. wrs. - € 13.50

  15. Chaudoir, Baron M. de, 1864. Monographie du genre Collyris Fabricius. Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 4e Série, 4: pp. 483-536, 26 figs. (3 coloured by hand) on 3 plates. Plain wrs. - € 16.00

  16. Chaudoir, Baron M. de, 1878. Révision des genres Onchypterygia, Dicranoncus et Colpodes. Ann. Soc. Ent. France, Sér. 5, 8: pp. 275-382. Wrs. - € 14.00

  17. Chaudoir, Baron M. de, 1882-1883. Monographie des Oodides. I-II. Ann. Soc. Ent. France, Sér. 6, 2: pp. 317- 378;485-554. Two parts (complete) in one volume, new wrs. - € 18.00

  18. Coll, F.E., 1937. Essai monogràfic del subgènere Dendarus s. str. (Col. Tenebrionidae). [Treb. Mus. Cienc. Nat. Barcelona, XI, Ser. Ent., 12.] Barcelona. Pp. 89, 43 figs. on 13 pls., refs. Orig. wrs. - € 10.00

  19. Delkeskamp, K., 1956. Reision der afrakanischen Gattung Palaeolybas Crotch. (17. Beuitrag zur Kenntnis der Erotyliden.) [Ann. Mus. Rou. Congo Belge, Sér. in-8, Sci, Zool., 44.] Tervuren. Large 8vo. Pp. 67, 25 figs. and photos in text, refs. Orig. wrs. - € 11.50

  20. Dellacasa, C., 1983. Sistematica e nomenclatura degli Aphodini italiani (Coleoptera Scarabaeida: Aphodiinae). [Mon. Mus. Sci. Nat. Reg., 1.] Torino. Pp. 463,[3], 1003 figs., bibl., index. Orig. wrs. - € 31.50

  21. Desbrochers des Loges, J., 1875. Opuscules entomologiques (Coléoptères). Ier cahier, 1874-1875. Gannat: A. Gaudon. Pp. 56. Orig. printed wrs. - € 11.50

  22. Drost, M.P.B., (et al.,) 1992. De waterkevers van Nederland. [Natuurhist. Bibl. Kon. Nederl. Natuurhist. Ver., 55.] Utrecht. Pp. 280, 824 drawings and other text illus., distrib. maps, gloss., bibl., index. Orig. pictorial laminated boards. - € 25.62
    Complete handbook for the determination of the c. 300 species of aquatic beetles in the Netherlands. Dutch text with short general summary in English.

  23. Eggers, H., 1963.Borkenkäfer (Col., Ipidae) aus Südamerika. X. Bolivia. Ber. München. Ent. Ges., 33(1): pp. 344-389. Offprint, orig. wrs. - € 7.95

  24. Español, F., & Lindenberg, H., 1963. Coleópteros tenebriónidos de las Islas de Cabo Verde. [Comment. Biol. Soc. Sci. Fenn., 25(3).] Helsinki. Pp. 51, many photos on 8 pls., 6 figs., refs. Wrs. - € 9.00

  25. Fabricius, J.C., 1801-1802 (1970). Systema Eleutherathorum secundum ordines, genera, species; adjectis synomymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Kiel: Bibliopola Acad., facsimile reprint Amsterdam: A. Asher. Vol. 1: pp. xxiv,506; vol. 2: pp. 687, index. Orig. cloth. - € 88.50

  26. Fieber, F.X., 1851. Genera Hydrocoridum secundum ordinem naturalem in familias disposita. Ex Actis Regiae Bohemicae Societatis Scientiarum.Pragae: A. Haase. 4to. Pp. 30,[2], many figs. on 4 lithogr. pls. Orig. printed wrs., uncut. Fine. - € 32.50

  27. Fowler, W.W., 1884-1885. The Nitulididae of Great Britain. Ent. Month. Mag., 21: pp. 54-58;92-98; 142-147;213-219;260-267; 22: pp. 33-36;69-78. Author's collected offprint in one volume, old plain wrs. - € 15.00

  28. Gersdorf, E., & Kuntze, K., 1957. Zur Faunistik der Carabiden Niedersachsens. Ber. Naturhist. Ges. Hannover, 103: pp. [ii],101-136, refs. Plain new wrs. - € 4.00

  29. Giachino, M., & Peck, S.B., editors, 1998. Phylogeny and evolution of subterranean and endogean Cholevidae (=Leiodidae Cholevinae). Proceedings of a Symposium (30 August, 1996, Florence, Italy). III. Internaitonal Congress of Entomology. [Atti Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat. Torino.] Torino. Pp. 295, many illus. in text, refs. Hardbound. - Contains 10 large papers.  €  45.00

  30. Guérin [-Ménéville], F.-E., 1834. Matériaux pour une classification des Mélasomes. (Extraits d'une monographie de cette famille.) Magas. Zool., 4: pp. 1-39, many figs. on 17 (of 19) engraved pls. Wrs. - € 18.00
    Plates are numbered 101-114, 116-117, 109 bis, lacking 115 and 118. - Cf. Hagen, p. 311.

  31. Haag-Rutenberg, J.G., 1875. Monographie der Eurychoriden (Adelostomides Lacord.) [Col. Tenebr.]. Deut. Ent. Zeitschr., 19(5): pp. 1-70. Author's re-paginated offprint, orig. wrs. - € 11.50

  32. Hollande. A., & Thérond, J., 1998. Aphodiidae du Nord de l'Afrique (Coleoptera Scarabaeoidae). Au soin de Giovanni Dellacasa. [Mon. Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat. Torino, 21.] Torino. Pp. 280, 371 figs., bibl., index. Orig. printed boards in dust jacket. - € 39.50

  33. Hustache, A., 1917. Synopsis du genre Stigmatrachelus Schoenh. et autres genres malgaches du même groupe (Col. Curculionidae). Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 86(2/3): pp. 193-266, index. Plain wrs. - € 10.00

  34. Jeannel, R., 1949. Faune du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi. II. Pselaphidae. [Ann. Mus. Roy. Congo Belge, Sér. in-8, Sci. Zool., 2.] Tervuren. Large 8vo. Pp. 275, 121 figs., bibl. Orig. wrs. - € 29.50

  35. Jeannel, R., 1952. Psélaphides recueillis par N. Leleup au Congo belge. (Faune de l'Itombwe et de la Forêt du Rugege.) Ann. Mus. Roy. Congo Belge, Sér. in-8, Sci. Zool., 11.] Tervuren. Large 8vo. Pp. 295, 373 figs., bibl., index. Orig. wrs. - € 30.00

  36. Jekel, H., 1873. Coleoptera Jekeliana, adjecta Eleutheratorum Bibliotheca. Enumération systématique & synonymique des Coléoptères européens & exotiques composant la collection de Henri Jekel. Observations critiques. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles. Reproduction et traduction de genres et espèces publiés dans des ouvrages rares français et étrangers de manière à former insensiblement la Bibliothèque du Coléoptérologiste. Livraison I. Paris: Autographie Typomorphe de l'Auteur. Pp. 96 printed by lithography from manuscript original. Orig. wrs. - € 25.00
    Only two further parts were published. Rare.

  37. Jensen-Hårup, A.C., 1891. Danmarks Løbebiller (Cicindelides & Carabides) systematisk beskrevne. Copenhagen: Lehmann & Stage. 8vo. Pp. iv,148. Orig. wrs., uncut. - € 12.50

  38. Kanaar, P., 1997. Revision of the genus Paratropus (Coleoptera: Histeridae). [Zool. Verh. Rijksmus. Nat. Hist., 315.] Leiden. Pp. 185, 706 drawings, refs. Orig. wrs. - € 46.50

  39. Kleine, R., 1916. Neue Taphroderini (Brenthidae, Col.). Ent. Mitt., 5(1/4): pp. 1-92, 57 figs. on 2 pls., 38 figs. in text. Large 8vo. Plain wrs. First page a bit browned, good otherwise. - € 12.00

  40. Kleine, R., 1921. Die Deckenzeichnung der Brenthidae. Arch. Naturgesch., 86(8): pp. 1-83, 65 figs. New plain wrs. Last page in xerox copy. - € 10.00

  41. Kleine, R., 1926. Die Brenthiden der Niederländischen Ost-Indischen Kolonien. [Capita Zool.,  2(4).]  's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff. Folio. Pp. 86,[6], 124 figs. on 3 pls. Plain new wrs. - € 26.00

  42. Kolbe, H.J., 1887. Beiträge zur Zoogeographie Westafrikas nebst einem Bericht über die während der Loango-Expedition von Herrn Dr. Falkenstein bei Chinchoxo gesammelten Coleoptera. N. Acta Leopod. Deut. Akad. Naturf., 50(3): pp. 153-364, several figs. (partly finely coloured by hand) on 3 lithogr. pls. 4to. New boards, orig. printed front cover mounted. - € 75.00
    Almost entirely devoted to Coleoptera (pp. 177-359).

  43. Kühnelt, W., 1940. Revision der Laufkäfergattungen Patrobus und Diplous. Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, 51: pp. 151-192, 18 figs. on 3 pls., 1 fold. map. Large 8vo. Plain wrs. - € 9.00

  44. Kühnelt, W., 1965. Tenebrionidae. (Catalogus Fauna Graeciae, 1.) [Thessaloniki.] Pp. 60, 1 fold. map, bibl., index. Orig. wrs. - € 11.50

  45. Kuijten, P.J., 1981. Revision of the genus Phaechroops Candèze (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Hybosorinae). [Zool. Verh. Rijksmus. Nat. Hist., 183.] Leiden. Pp. 76, 4 pls., 101 figs., refs. Orig. wrs. - € 17.50

  46. Laboissière, V., 1934. Galerucinae de la faune française. Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 103: pp. 1-108, 53 figs. Large 8vo. Wrs. - € 17.00

  47. Leclercq, M., 1952. Introduction à l'étude des Tabanides et révision des espèces de Belgique. [Mém. Inst. Roy. Sci. Nat. Belg., 123.] Bruxelles. Large 4to. Pp. 80, 30 distrib. maps, tabs., bibl. Orig. wrs. - € 13.00

  48. Leconte, J.L., 1862-1873. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Part I & II. [Smiths. Misc. Coll.] Washington. Vol. 1: pp. xxvi,1-286, index; vol. 2: pp. [ii],279-348. Bound in one volume, new boards. - € 55.00
    All published. The index in the first part covers pp. 279-286.

  49. Leconte, J., 1866. List of the Coleoptera of North America. Part I. [Smiths. Misc. Coll.] Washington. Pp. [iv],78, index. Wrs. - € 13.50
    All published.

  50. Leefmans, S., ,1915. De Cassave-Oerets. [Meded. Lab. Plantenz., 13.] Buitenzorg: Departement van Landbouw. Large 8vo. Pp. vi,116,[4], 14 col. figs. on 1 chromolithogr. pl., 6 pls. of photos and figs., 4 diagrs., 1 tab. Orig. wrs. - € 18.00
    Leucopholis rorida Fab., its biology and its control in cassave cultures.

  51. Leprieur, C.-E., 1865. Matériaux pour servir au complément de la faune Vogéso-Rhénane. Notes sur quelques coléoptères des environs de Colmar. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Colmar, 5: pp. 1-62. Offprint, orig. wrs., uncut. Small repair to covers. - € 11.00

  52. Lillig, M., & Pavlicek, T., 2003. The darkling beetles of the Sinai Peninsula. Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae (excl. Lagriinae and Alleculindae). (Zoology in the Middle East, Supplement.) Heidelberg. 8vo. Pp. 87, 5 col. photos of scenery, 22 distrib. charts, refs., taxon. index. Orig. laminated stiff wrs. - € 14.00

  53. Makarow, K.V., 1994. A key to the genera of the ground-beetle larvae (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of the Palearctic region. Boll. Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat. Torino, 12(1): pp. 221-254, 127 figs., bibl. Plain new wrs. - € 9.00

  54. Marcuzzi, G., [c. 1975]. Osservazioni biogeografiche sulla tenebrionidenfauna del Mediterraneo. [Quad. Ecol. Anim., 6/] [Padova.] 8vo, 24.3cm. Pp. 48, 34 sketch maps on 22 pls., refs. Orig. wrs. - € 9.00

  55. Martins, U.R., editor, 1997. Cerambycidae Sul-Americanos (Coleoptera). Taxonomía. Volume I. Subfamília Cerambycinae: Oemoni Lacordaire, 1869; Methniini Thomson, 1860; Dodecosini Aurivillius, 1912; Parahoplopterini, trib.n. São Paulo: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia. 4to. Pp. viii,217, 170 drawings, bibl., taxin, index. Orig. wrs. - € 27.00

  56. Melzer, J., 1919. Os Longicornos brazileiros da subfamilie Prioninae. Rev. Mus. Paulista, 11: pp. 1-208, 32 photos on 10 pls., refs., taxon. index. Plain new wrs., xerox copy of title page of journal volume in front. - € 30.00

  57. Monnot, E., & Houlbert, C., 1902. Faune élémentaire de la France. Tableaux analytiques illustrés de la famille des Longicornes. (Extrait de la Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes, Année 1901.) Rennes: Oberthur. Small 4to. Pp. 30, 144 figs. Orig. printed wrs. - € 9.00

  58. Orchymont, A. d', 1943. Palpicornia. Faune du nord-est brésilien (récoltes du Dr O. Schubart). [Mém. Mus. Roy. Hist. Nat. Belgique, Sér. 2, 28.] Bruxelles. 4to. Pp. 85, 11 figs., index. Orig. wrs., uncut. - € 14.75

  59. Parker, H.-L., 1924. Recherches sur les formes post-larvaires des Chalcidiens. Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 92(4); pp. 261379, 285 figs. on 39 pls. Journal issue, orig. wrs. - € 17.00

  60. Reitter, E., 1903. Curculionidae, 9. Teil: Genus Sitona Germ. und Mesagroicus Schönh. (Bestimmungs-Tabellen der europäischen Coleopteren, 52. Heft.) Paskau. Pp. 44. Orig. wrs. Some pencilled underlinings. - € 8.00

  61. Reitter, E., 1920. Tenebrionidae, XV. Teil: Belopinae, Borinae, Tenebrionidae und Coelometopinae aus der palaearktischen Fauna. (Bestimmungs-Tabellen der europäischen Coleopteren, 87. Heft.) Paskau. Pp. 24. Orig. wrs. - € 7.00

  62. Schaum, H.R., 1849. Observations critiques sur la famille des Lamellicornes mélitophiles. 2e partie. Ann. Soc. Ent. France, Sér. 2, 7: pp. 241-295. Plain wrs., uncut. Some light foxing. - € 13.50

  63. Siebke, H., 1875. Enumeratio insectorum Norvegicorum. Fasciculus II. Catalogus Coleopterorum continens. Christiania: A.W. Brøgger. Pp. [iv],65-334. Old half calf. Binding rubbed at corners and backstrip, contents good save for some light foxing. - € 34.00

  64. Simon Thomas, R.T., 1964. Some aspects of life history, genetics, distribution and taxonomy of Aspidomorpha adhaerens (Weber, 1801) (Cassinidae, Coleoptera). Tijdschr. Ent., 107(4): pp. [iv],167-264, 117 figs., bibl. Orig. wrs. - € 15.00
    Thesis.

  65. Stebnicka, Z., 1977. A revision of the World species of the tribe Aegaliini (Col. Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae). Acta Mus. Cracov., 22(11): pp. 397-505, 1 pl., 159 figs. (incl. several distrib. maps), refs. Wrs. - € 17.00

  66. Stellwaag, F., 1914. Der Flugapparat der Lamellicornier. Zeitschr. wiss. Zool., 108(3): pp. 359-429, 56 illus. on 4 fold. pls., refs. Offprint, orig. wrs. - € 10.00

  67. Théry, A., 1948. Buprestidae (Coleoptera Sternoxia). (Exploration du Parc National Albert, Mission G.F. De Witte (1933-1935). Fasc. 54.) Bruxelles. Large 8vo. Pp. 85, 36 figs., index. Orig. wrs. - € 13.50

  68. Tournier, H., 1868. Description des Dascillides du bassin du Léman. Bâle et Genève: Georg [for] Association zoologique du Léman. Pp. 94, many figs. (some finely coloured by hand) on 4 engraved plates. Orig. printed wrs., unopened. - € 35.00

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