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The symphytognathoid spiders of the Gaoligongshan, Yunnan, China (Araneae, Araneoidea): Systematics and diversity of micro-orbweavers

Over a period of 10 years, scientists from a coalition of international institutions surveyed the biota of the Gaoligong mountains in western Yunnan, China. Focal taxa included selected plants, vertebrates, and arthropods. The study area lies at the heart of one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots and is home to biomes ranging from subtropical forest to tundra. In this special issue, we report on the results of that survey for micro-orbweaving spiders, cryptic animals mostly less than 1 mm long that build delicate, geometric webs. All told, over 1,000 adult micro-orbweavers were collected and sorted to three dozen species, all new to science. The enormous scale of the world’s biodiversity means that science needs data structures to facilitate organization, aggregation, and instant sharing of data. This publication contributes to major aggregators and indexers of electronic biodiversity data including ZooBank, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Morphbank, and the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), supplementing the traditional paper mode. Typical of publications in taxonomy, this paper is composed of several components including the primary biodiversity data (specimen, locality, and related information), media (e.g., photographs and drawings), text elements (e.g., species descriptions), and nomenclature (e.g., new taxonomic names). O nce these elements are parsed and absorbed by community databases, they can be disseminated, indexed, and recombined in myriad ways inconceivable for static paper publications. The barely imagined potential of these maturing digital resources makes the early 21st century a very exciting historical moment in taxonomy.

Miller, J/ Griswold, C/ Min Yin, C 2009.
The symphytognathoid spiders of the Gaoligongshan, Yunnan, China (Araneae, Araneoidea): Systematics and diversity of micro-orbweavers. ZooKeys 11, ISBN: 978-954-642-487-7. 165x240, numerous photographs, color plates, maps, bibliography. Ppb, 195 pp, In English.
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Morphology of Baridinae and related groups (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)

This volume contains the first comprehensive review of baridine morphology to date and attempts to present this morphological diversity in a comparative framework by including comparisons of other weevil subfamilies thought to be more closely related. Although this is by no means an exhaustive treatment, it is in hope that this study provides a better understanding of the evolution of this large radiation and the similarities and differences that comprise this group and outline its boundaries. By including over 1000 figures, it was a desire to cover as much of the morphological variation within Baridinae as possible, however, much remains that is not included here. This treatment is being presented in advance of a cladistic analysis of the subfamily based on morphology, thus much of this review pertains to describing structures worthy of inclusion in phylogenetic studies.

Davis, S 2009.
Morphology of Baridinae and related groups (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). ZooKeys 10, ISBN: 978-954-642-486-0. 165x240, numerous photographs, color plates, bibliography. Ppb, 136 pp, In English.
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Contributions to the Systematics of New World Macro-Moths

This volume contains ten papers on the systematics of New World noctuid moths, marking the first issue in a planned series on New World macro-moth systematics. Twelve new species of Noctuidae are described from North America (north of Mexico), while one genus and six species are newly described from Mexico/Central America. Diagnoses and colour illustrations of all new taxa are provided, including dichotomous keys for most genera and species-groups treated herein.

Schmidt, BC/ Lafontaine, JD. (Eds) 2009.
Contributions to the Systematics of New World Macro-Moths. ZooKeys 9, ISBN: 978-954-642-485-3. 165x240, numerous photographs, color plates, bibliography. Ppb, 135 pp, In English.
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Songbird Demography

VLADIMIR A. PAYEVSKY PhD DSc (Biology), Honorary member of the American Ornithologists’ Union, member of Scientific Program Committees of XXII International Ornithological Congress (1998) and of the Second Meeting of the European Ornithologists Union (1999), was born in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, in 1937. He is currently Chief Research Fellow at the Ornithological Department of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of the Scientific Council of the Institute, and co-editor-in-chief of the journal "Avian Ecology and Behaviour". Having graduated from the Faculty of Vertebrate Zoology at Petersburg State University in 1961, he began his professional career as a field ornithologist at the Courish Spit, Baltic sea, in the team of zoologists of Biological Station "Rybachy". During more than 35 years the emphasis of his principal scientific interest was in the area of population ecology, breeding biology, and migrations of birds with preferred orientation to demographic aspects of avian life. He has conducted field research mainly in the Baltic, and also during expeditions to Kazakhstan and Tadjikistan. Basic field activities have been the trapping, examination, biometrics, and the ringing of captured birds, as well as the study of avian breeding biology. Vladimir A. Payevsky is an author more than 180 papers and books, including some popular texts.

Payevski, V. 2009.
Songbird Demography. Demographic structure, survival rates, and population dynamics of songbirds with particular reference to the birds of the Eastern Baltic., ISBN: 978-954-642-470-9. 165x235, numerous tables, b/w graphs, bibliography, bird-name and subject index, color plates, in English. In English. Hdb, 260pp.
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Advances in the Systematics of Diplopoda I.

This volume contains three papers on the taxonomy of Diplopoda. The first, larger paper revises the small Oriental family Haplodesmidae, Polydesmoidea, Polydesmida, showing it to be synonymous with Doratodesmidae. Six new species are described, an old one is redescribed, numerous new synonymies and diagnoses are proposed, all six genera recognized as valid are redefined and keyed, as well as all their known constituent species. The second paper is devoted to descriptions of a new aberrant genus and two new species of Dalodesmidae, Dalodesmidea, Polydesmida from Tasmania, Australia. The third article provides the description of a new, northernmost species of a large southern African genus of Spirostreptidae, Spirostreptida from Zumbabwe.

Golovatch, SI/ Mesibov, R (Eds) (2009)
Advances in the Systematics of Diplopoda I. ZooKeys 7 (Special Issue), ISBN 978-954-642-484-6. 165x240, full-color, richly illustrated by photos, drawings. In English. Ppb, 81pp.
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Revision of world species of the genus Oreiscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Platygastridae).

The world species of the genus Oreiscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae) are revised. Nineteen species are recognized, of which four were previously named and are redescribed: O. sechellensis Kieffer (Seychelles), O. turneri Nixon (Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe), O. alluaudi (Risbec) (Madagascar) and O. rugosus Sundholm (South Africa). The following species are described as new: O. aequalis Talamas, n.sp. (Central African Republic); O. badius Talamas & Johnson, n.sp. (Botswana); O. coracinus Talamas & Johnson, n.sp. (Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe); O. cultrarius Talamas, n.sp. (Tanzania); O. gryphus Talamas & Johnson, n.sp. (Cameroon, Central African Republic); O. iommii Talamas, n.sp. (South Africa); O. magnipennis Talamas, n.sp. (Kenya, Uganda); O. majikununuensis van Noort, n.sp. (Tanzania); O. megadontus Talamas, n.sp. (Tanzania); O. naevus Talamas & Johnson, n.sp. (Madagascar); O. paradoxus Talamas, n.sp. (Uganda, Zimbabwe); O. rostratus Talamas & Masner, n.sp. (Madagascar); O. scapularis Talamas, n.sp. (Madagascar); O. zulu Talamas & Polaszek, n.sp. (South Africa); O. zuzkae Talamas & Johnson, n.sp. (Benin, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe). An electronic version of the identification key is available at WaspWeb.

Talamas EJ, Johnson NF, van Noort S, Masner L, Polaszek A (2009)
Revision of world species of the genus Oreiscelio Kieffer (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea, Platygastridae), ZooKeys 6: 1-68. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.6.67, ISBN 978-954-642-482-2 (print), 165x240, full color, richly illustrated by photos.
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Distribution and Ecological Preferences of European Freshwater Organisms Volume 2. Plecoptera

This book series provides comprehensive information on distribution and ecological preferences of European freshwater organisms. The first three volumes deal with caddisflies (Trichoptera), stoneflies (Plecoptera) and mayflies (Ephemeroptera), respectively. The present volume on Plecoptera has been compiled by reviewing more than 1,400 literature references. It covers 571 European stonefly species, categorised into 40 genera and 7 families. The distribution within the European ecoregions as well as a wide variety of ecological preferences are presented as numerical codes, including feeding types, habitat and current preferences, temperature and altitude preferences, life duration and flight periods, and the response to environmental stress. Together with the other issues of the series, this compilation is a unique tool for analysing freshwater biota, both for basic and applied purposes such as ecosystem monitoring and the implementation of European directives in the field of environmental protection.

Graf, W, Lorenz, AW, Tierno de Figueroa, JM, Lucke, S, Lopez-Rodriguez, MJ, Davies, C 2009.
Distribution and Ecological Preferences of European Freshwater Organisms Volume 2. Plecoptera, edited by Schmidt-Kloiber, A & Hering, D, ISBN 978-954-642-479-2, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 240x170, datasets, Ppb, 262pp., in English.
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The Prionids of The World I. Illustrated Catalogue of The Beetles

The collection is quite unique and deals with a group of beetles that is attractive for collectors.

Jenis, I. 2008.
The Prionids of The World I. Illustrated Catalogue of The Beetles. ISBN 978-80-904211-0-3, 165x235, illustrated key to species, 120 colour plates, index, bibliography. In English. Hdb, 128pp.
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Le genre Eurysternus Dalman, 1824 (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Oniticellini), revision taxonomique et cles de determination illustrees

Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae) are recognized and used as one of the principal bioindicators of ecosystem health and classification. The genus Eurysternus is one of the dominant taxa of Scarabaeinae in the Neotropical region where they have a key impact on ecosystems. This book will allow for the easy identification of the 53 currently recognized species of this important genus through multilingual identification keys (French, English, Spanish and Portuguese), an extensive collection of illustrations (drawings, scanning electron micrographs and photographs) and color distributional maps. A complete taxonomic treatment of the genus and information on collecting methods, habitat and phenology are provided for all species. Data were compiled by the author from over 16 500 specimens studied.

Genier, F 2009.
Le genre Eurysternus Dalman, 1824 (Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae : Oniticellini), revision taxonomique et cles de determination illustrees. ISBN 978-954-642-472-3, 245x170, descriptions, multilingual identification keys, numerous colour and b/w photographs, distribution maps, bibliography, index. In French, identification keys also in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
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A World Catalogue and Bibliography of the Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea), Volume 5: Appendices, Bibliography, Indices

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 (3125 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, 513 genera and more than 14700 valid species. In addition, the first large bibliography on the subject concludes the catalogue with more than 8000 citations.

This final volume contains the appendices, including listings of missing or invalid taxa, indices to significant past jewel beetle catalogues or checklists, a table listing each genus and the breakdown of the respective species-group taxa (species, subspecies, synonyms and invalid names), the Bibliography, the three Indices (family, genus and species-group names), a list of errors from the first four volumes, a list of taxa or taxonomic acts published after Volume 1 appeared and an Epilogue.

Bellamy, C.L. 2009.
A World Catalogue and Bibliography of the Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea), Volume 5: Appendices, Bibliography, Indices, ISBN 978-954-642-322-1 (vol. 5), ISBN 978-954-642-317-7 (vols.1-5), Pensoft Series Faunistica No. 80, ISSN 1312-0174, 165x240, catalogue, comments, references.
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Sharpshooter Leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellinae). An Illustrated Checklist. Part 1: Old World Cicadellini.

Leafhoppers (Hemiptera Cicadellidae) are among the most abundant and diverse insects. 20,000 species have already been described and many remain to be studied. One subfamily, the Cicadellinae often known as the sharpshooter leafhoppers have been monographed by David Young and contains around 2300 species. They are among the largest species and often brightly coloured. This new volume covers the Old World species in full colour (around 600 species) as an Illustrated Checklist based on Young's original monographs and subsequent papers. The first volume also includes an introduction to the Cicadellinae. Around 90% of the world fauna have been imaged so far (and this volume complements a website of the images). Subsequent volumes will cover New World Cicadellini (around 1200 species) and Proconiini (450 species).

Wilson, MR/ Turner, JA/ McKamey, SH. 2009.
Sharpshooter Leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellinae). An Illustrated Checklist. Part 1: Old World Cicadellini.Studies in Terrestrial and Freshwater Biodiversity and Systematics from the National Museum of Wales. ISBN 978-0-7200-0595-0; BIOTIR Reports 4. 210x290, richly illustrated by color photos of each species, bibliography, index. In English. Hdb, 229pp. Distributed by Pensoft.
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Catalogue of type specimens of molluscs in the collection of the Manchester Museum, the University of Manchester, UK.

This paper presents the first published listing of the holdings of type specimens of mollusc in The Manchester Museum (University of Manchester, UK), the fourth largest mollusc collection in Britain. Type material relating to 480 taxa are included in the present catalogue, mainly coming from the collections of A Abercrombie (India), RD Darbishire, Prof. AC Haddon (Torres Straits), Rev. J Hadfield (Lifu, Loyalty Islands), LJ Shackleford (especially Marginella), GC Spence (especially African land snails and Urocoptis and many specimens from M Connolly and HB Preston), FW Townsend (Persian Gulf), syntype material from the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-1904) and that received from the Smithsonian Institution in 1973 in exchange. There is undoubtedly more type material within the collection which is not identified as such as yet.

Mc Ghie, H 2008.
Catalogue of type specimens of molluscs in the collection of The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, UK, ZooKeys 4 (Special Issue), ISSN 1313-2989, 165x240, catalogue, in English.
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South American Stoneflies (Plecoptera)

This book covers the known Plecoptera fauna of South America consisting of six families and 47 genera. It presents updated keys to families and genera in English and Spanish and data on each of these, including a species list of each genus. Complete reference data on the Plecoptera of South America is offered as well as data for each genus considering its status, characters, biology and distribution when available. This book is addressed to specialists in systematics, ecology, limnology, entomology and biology in general.

Stark, B/ Froehlich, C/ del Carmen Zuniga, M (2009) South American Stoneflies (Plecoptera). Aquatic Biodiversity in Latin America Vol. 5, ISBN: 978-954-642-458-7 (HB), ISBN: 978-954-642-459-4 (e-book). 165x240, richly illsutrated, keys both in English and Spanish, references, index. In English. Hdb, 154pp.
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The Diptera of the Seychelles islands

The Seychelles islands are biogeographically interesting, with ancient affinities to Africa and Asia, recent colonising species from the Indo-Pacific and modern introductions. Until recently relatively little has been known about the biodiversity of the islands. This is changed by the series of monographs on the Seychelles fauna, presenting the latest information on all the terrestrial and freshwater animals of the islands. The "Diptera of the Seychelles Islands" includes all 630 recorded from the islands, presenting distribution records, descriptions of many species and assessments of their conservation status.

Gerlach, J (Ed) (2009) The Diptera of the Seychelles islands. 978-954-642-461-7, Pensoft Series Faunisctica 85, ISSN: 1312-0174, 160x240, morphological drawings, photographs, index, bibliography. In English. Softcover, 431pp.
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Species and Communities in Extreme Environments. Festschrift towards the 75th Anniversary and a Laudatio in Honour of Academician Yuri Ivanovich Chernov

Yuri Ivanovich Chernov is one of the greatest modern experts in ecology and biogeography, Arctic regions in particular, not only in Russia but globally. His main monographs are “Nature Zonation and Terrestrial Animal Life” (1975), “Structure of the Animal Population of the Subarctic” (1978) and “Life of the Tundra” (1980), all in Russian. The latter book was later published in English as “The Living Tundra” (1985) with Cambridge University Press and, together with the second edition, for 20 years became the only truly indispensable manual of tundra science in the world. In the present collection of papers, some of Y. I. Chernov's students or followers attempt to reflect upon a number of the synecological and biogeographical paradigms he advanced. The constituent papers seem to unite their authors' urges towards arriving from facts to a phenomenon, and from phenomena to patterns, this being so characteristic to the way of thinking of Yuri Ivanovich himself.
The volume contains review papers on yeast, myxomicetes, soil microfungi, mosses, higher plants, nematodes, oribatid mites, millipedes, spiders, collembolans, ants, beetles, butterflies, and birds. The book is addressed to botanists and zoologists, ecologists, biogeographers and anyone interested in the nature of the polar and adjacent regions..

Golovatch, SI, Makarova, OL, Babenko, AB, Penev, LD (Eds) (2009) Species and Communities in Extreme Environments. Festschrift towards the 75th Anniversary and a Laudatio in Honour of Academician Yuri Ivanovich Chernov. ISBN 9789546424525, 165x240, 165x240, collection of 21 papers, biography and bibliography of Yurii Ivanovich Chernov, In English. Hardback, 530pp.
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Climatic Risk Atlas of European Butterflies

The overarching aim of the atlas is to communicate the potential risks of climatic change to the future of European butterflies. The main objectives are to: (1) provide a visual aid to discussions on climate change risks and impacts on biodiversity and thus contribute to risk communication as a core element of risk assessment; (2) present crucial data on a large group of species which could help to prioritise conservation efforts in the face of climatic change; (3) reach a broader audience through the combination of new scientific results with photographs of all treated species and some straight forward information about the species and their ecology.
The results of this atlas show that climate change is likely to have a profound effect on European butterflies.Ways to mitigate some of the negative impacts are to (1) maintain large populations in diverse habitats; (2) encourage mobility across the landscape; (3) reduce emissions of greenhouse gasses; (4) allow maximum time for species adaptation; (4) conduct further research on climate change and its impacts on biodiversity.
The book is a result of long-term research of a large international team of scientists, working at research institutes and non-governmental organizations, many within the framework of projects funded by the European Commission. It is published as Special Issue 1 of BioRisk, a new open-access journal of biodiversity and environmental sciences. It addresses conservationists working in research and/or policy making, ecologists, climatologists, biogeographers, entomologists, and members of the public society who care about the worrying trends in changes to the world’s climate and nature.

Settele J, Kudrna O, Harpke A, Kuehn I, van Swaay C, Verovnik R, Warren M, Wiemers M, Hanspach J, Hickler T, Kuehn E, van Halder I, Veling K, Vliegenthart A, Wynhoff I, Schweiger O (2008) Climatic Risk Atlas of European Butterflies, Biorisk 1 (Special Issue) ISSN 1313-2652 (online), ISSN 1313-2644 (print), ISBN 978-954-642-454-9 (paperback), ISBN 978-954-642-455-6 (hardback), 165x240, full color edition, recent and modeled (2050, 2080) distribution maps, photo and data on biology and ecology of each species, general chapter on methods of mapping and modeling, references, index, in English.
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High Altitude Isopoda Arachnida and Myriapoda in the Old World

Large groups of non-insect arthropods such as the terrestrial Isopoda, Arachnida and Myriapoda recorded higher than 2,200 meters above sea-level are listed from all mountain systems of Africa, Europe and Asia (including New Guinea). The maximum altitude for each species, genus, family, order and class is reported. This is the first compilation of this kind ever produced. The groups are compared between the different regions and the levels of endemism are outlined. A short description of each region shows the most peculiar features of high-montane terrestrial life in the Balkan and Iberian peninsulas, the Alps, the Tetras, the Caucasus, the Himalayas, as well as in the mountains of Turkey, Central Asia, South-East Asia, Japan, New Guinea, the Cameroon, eastern and southern Africa, Madagascar, North Africa, the Canary Islands and others. The trend in the number of species and genera decreasing with altitude, termed "taxogradient", is analyzed. Such new terms as "hybsobiont" and "hybsoendemic" are also introduced. The bibliography contains more than 1,300 references.

Beron, P (2008) High Altitude Isopoda‚ Arachnida and Myriapoda in the Old World. ISBN 978-954-642-309-2, Pensoft Series Faunistica No. 73, ISSN 1312-0174. 165x240, maps and color photos, bibliography. In English. Hdb, 556pp.
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Prime Butterfly Areas in Serbia

The book deals with butterflies that are rare or even extinct elsewhere. This book describes 40 most important butterfly areas in Serbia. CD with distributional data is included. Richly illustrated with color photos of habitats and maps.

Jaksic, P (ED). 2008. Prime Butterfly Areas in Serbia. ISBN 978-86-912033-0-6. 165x240, full-colour photos of butterflies, habitats, maps; includes CD-ROM. In English. Hardback, 223pp.
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A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera) Their classifi cation, distributions, and ways of life Volume II (Carabidae – Nebriiformes 2 – Cicindelitae)

A synthesis of the taxonomy, distributions, and ways of life of the ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) dwelling in the Western Hemisphere. Under each taxon account, the historical taxonomy, distribution at the country and/or state/province level, and way of life, including Macrohabitat, Microhabitat, Dispersal abilities, Seasonal occurrence, and Behavior are elaborated. Selected references for each taxon are given in these categories and an extensive bibliography of Tiger Beetle references for the Western Hemisphere is presented. The sections on way of life include the following: Macrohabitat summary, altitudinal distribution in meters, as well as a general altitudinal classification, habitat/microhabitat details, seasonality, and under Behavior, there are notes on diel activity, adult/larval hibernation, prey items, immatures, over wintering, and other pertinent notes presented. Details of dispersal power, or the capability of dispersal, i.e. wing condition, flight data, walking, running, swimming, and climbing records, as far as is known, is included. This work, planned as a seven-volume companion to Larochelle & Lariviere (2003), will be an indispensable tool or anybody interested in ground-beetles per se and their natural history, as well as their role in the environment and importance to agriculture, conservation, forestry. National, regional, and local libraries will find this set of tools well used due to the incredible amount of information that is summarized at these geographical levels. This work follows a modified classification of Erwin (1984), and the nomenclature of Lorenz (2005), as updated on a six-month cycle by Erwin (e-data base, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution) from recently published literature.

Erwin, TL and Pearson, DL 2008.
A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera). Their classification, distributions, and ways of life. Volume II (CARABIDAE-NEBRIIFORMES 2-CICINDELITAE), ISBN 978-954-642-444-0, 165x240, color plates, index, references, in English.
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Biodiversity biosystematics, and ecology of Canadian Coleoptera.

This volume includes fourteen research articles on Canadian Coleoptera, mainly on the families Staphylinidae, Leiodidae, Histeridae, Nitidulidae, Cucujidae, Phalacridae, Silvanidae, Laemophloeidae, Tetratomidae, several aquatic groups, and others. An introductory editorial traces the history of scientific research and indicates areas of future inquiry. The papers address various questions with respect to the distribution, dispersal, zoogeographical status, phenology, and bionomics of Canadian Coleoptera, the role of saproxylic beetles in forest ecosystems, and invasive species in native habitats. The answers to these questions have important economic and environmental consequences. The book is addressed to coleopterists, ecologists, biogeographers, and conservationists.

Majka, CG and Klimaszewski, J (Eds) 2008.
Biodiversity, Biosystematics, and Ecology of Canadian Coleoptera, ZooKeys 2 (Special Issue), ISBN 978-954-642-451-8, 165x240, full color, richly illustrated by photos, maps, drawings.
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A World Catalogue and Bibliography of the Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea), Volume 4: Agrilinae: Agrilina through Trachyini

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 (3125 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, 513 genera and more than 14700 valid species. In addition, the first large bibliography on the subject concludes the catalogue with more than 8000 citations.

The present volume 4 includes 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.

Bellamy, C.L. 2008.
A World Catalogue and Bibliography of the Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea), Volume 4: Agrilinae: Agrilina through Trachyini, ISBN 978-954-642-321-4 (vol. 4), ISBN 978-954-642-317-7 (vols.1-5), Pensoft Series Faunistica No. 79, ISSN 1312-0174, 165x240, catalogue, comments, references.
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A World Catalogue and Bibliography of the Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea), Volume 3: Buprestinae: Pterobothrini through Agrilinae: Rhaeboscelina

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 (more than 3200 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 8000 citations.

The present volume 3 includes the conclusion of Buprestinae (including the large genera Anthaxia and Chrysobothris) and the majority of the non-Agrilus Agrilinae.

Bellamy, C.L. 2008.
A World Catalogue and Bibliography of the Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea), Volume 3: Buprestinae: Pterobothrini through Agrilinae: Rhaeboscelina, ISBN 978-954-642-320-7 (vol. 3), ISBN 978-954-642-317-7 (vols.1-5), Pensoft Series Faunistica No. 78, ISSN 1312-0174, 165x240, catalogue, comments, references.
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Distribution and Ecological Preferences of European Freshwater Organisms Volume 1. Trichoptera

This book series provides comprehensive information on distribution and ecological preferences of European freshwater organisms. The first volume summarises the current knowledge on European caddisflies (Trichoptera), based on the evaluation of over 1,400 literature references. The distribution within the European ecoregions (including Turkey and the Caucasian region) is given for 1,426 European Trichoptera species and subspecies, categorised into 136 genera and 23 families. A wide variety of ecological preferences is presented as numerical codes, including feeding types, habitat and current preferences, temperature and altitude preferences, life duration and flight periods, and the response to environmental stress. The compilation is a unique tool for analysing freshwater biota, both for basic and applied purposes such as ecosystem monitoring and the implementation of European directives in the field of environmental protection.

Schmidt-Kloiber, A & Hering, D 2008.
Distribution and Ecological Preferences of European Freshwater Organisms Volume 1. Trichoptera by Graf, W, Murphy, J, Dahl, J, Zamora-Munoz, C, Lopez-Rodriguez, MJ, ISBN 9789546424419, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 240x170, datasets, Ppb, 388pp., in English.
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The Sheep-Guarding Dog of Abruzzo

The Author describes the dog kept and bred by the shepherds of mountainous Abruzzo in Italy to repel wolves and bears from their flocks. The way it behaves and works, its life history, and its relationship to the environment are recounted. The dog is placed in the wider perspective of the pastoral dogs of the Old World and historical documents are provided to indicate the antiquity of the type. The degenerating effect of kennel-breeding for conformation is stressed. The book does not contain instructions for the private fancier intending to keep one of these dogs as a companion.

Breber P 2008.
The sheep-guarding dog of Abruzzo , ISBN 9789546424372, 145x210, richly illustrated by 200 color photos, scans of historical document and portraits, bibliography, In English.
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Fifty Years of Flukes and Flippers: A Little History and Personal Adventures With Dolphins, Whales and Sea Lions (1958-2007)

This book is a combination history of some aspects of Marine Mammal Science and a narrative of a special voyage by the author into the world of marine mammals. Although the study of marine mammals has a very long history, the modern era of research did not start in any serious way until the 1950's. At the end of the War, Marineland of Florida came to life and provided a whole new experience for the general public to view and study dolphins (primarily the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin), up close and personal. It was also the start of a new approach and interest in research to understand how these amazing mammals have adapted to the marine environment. This was the start of many opportunities to try and answer some of the questions that have intrigued scientist for centuries. Since the author's introduction to this new endeavor started in 1956 the book focuses on the development of this fascinating field of science from that period up to the present. The story is told from his perspective as an active participant.Today there are thousands of dedicated young scientists working with marine mammals. Unfortunately few of them know much of the fascinating history of their science. It is our hope that this book will address that issue.Dr. William E. Evans, is a Professor Emeritus of the Marine Biology Department, Texas A&M University Galveston. He is one of the first group of scientists that made up the cadre of the Navy's Marine Mammal Program which started in the 1960' at a Naval Base in Southern California. His primary area of research during his 10 years with the US Navy program was marine mammal communion and echolocation. It resulted in the design of a special research platform for observing and recording dolphins underwater and for radio telemetric study of several species. During his career, Dr Ewans was a Director of the Hubbs Sea World Research Institute, a Chairman of the Marine Mammal Commission with over sight responsibilities for the Marine Mammal Protection, Associate Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and Dean of the Texas Maritime College. Currently he a Guest Professor at the University of Notre Dame, and Managing Editor of the American Midland Naturalist. Dr. Evans is the author of over one hundred scientific and popular articles. He is the author and co-author of four books including a childrens book about a Gray Whale GIGI.

Evans, WE. 2008.
Fifty Years of Flukes and Flippers: A Little History and Personal Adventures With Dolphins, Whales and Sea Lions (1958-2007), ISBN 978-954-642-326-9. Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow, 140x210 mm, 37 colour and 51 b/w photos. In English. Ppb, 147pp.
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Sea Slugs of the Red Sea

This book brings together, for the first time, all known information on the species of sea slugs of the Red Sea, belonging to 130 genera and 52 families. The contents include discussions on taxonomy, distribution, bionomics, habitats, and ecology. An introductory chapter describes in detail the history of studies on sea slugs of the Red Sea, and includes a section reproducing the old engravings, most which have never been seen since their original publication. The book is excellently illustrated by nearly 500 photos of living animals in their natural habitats, representing some 189 species, many of which are depicted for the first time. This book will be of interest to marine biologists, systematists, ecologists, divers and all lovers of the incredible biodiversity of the Red Sea.

Dr. Nathalie Yonow has been studying opisthobranchs for over 20 years, following an obsession with marine biology since a child living in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Greece, and Wales. She earned both her B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Swansea University (Wales, United Kingdom). Nathalie Yonow has since been invited on a number of expeditions collecting opisthobranchs from the Red Sea, Mauritius, and the Maldives, as well as being given other Indo-Pacific collections to identify - Ambon, Chagos, Socotra, Reunion, and the Persian Gulf. These form the substance of many publications, and are still on–going research. Her first love is the Red Sea, and her research is based on her own collections as well as additional specimens from museums and enthusiastic divers. Dr. Yonow has contributed sea slug chapters to a number of taxonomic publications from regions ranging from northern European to East African shores.

"This book is the first extensive summary of much information scattered in a vast and mostly inaccessible scientific literature on Opisthobranchia in the Red Sea. The identification key and high quality pictures make an accurate determination very easy. Information on biology, such as food, seasons of occurrence, reproductive biology, and wider geographical distribution for each species render this book also very useful for all interested in these fantastic sea slugs..."

– Professor Heike Waegele, University of Bonn, Germany.

“It was with great interest that I went through your book - it really explains your subject in a way that makes the book readable not only for specialists but also for the lay reader. This is how scientific books should be!”

– Dr. Guenther Schefbeck, Austrian Parliament.

“It is wonderful finally to find a book of this quality which I can easily take on my diving trips to the Red Sea (and western Indian Ocean). It is light-weight and compact, and user friendly in the marine environment…”

- Pam Kemp, photographer and dive master, U.K.

Yonow, N. 2008.
Sea Slugs of the Red Sea, ISBN 978-954-642-327-6, Pensoft Series Faunistica No. 74, ISSN 1312-0174. Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow, 165x235, illustrated in full color by nearly 500 marvelous photos of living animals, species accounts, taxonomy, distribution, ecology, complete reference list, index. In English. Hdb., 306pp.
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Back to the Roots and Back to the Future. Towards a New Synthesis between Taxonomic, Ecological and Biogeographical Approaches in Carabidology. Proceedings of the XIII European Carabidologists Meeting, Blagoevgrad, August 20-24, 2007

This book, dedicated to Professor Emeritus George Ball from the University of Alberta, Canada, presents a collection of 30 papers held at the XIII European Carabidologists Meeting in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria (August 2007). The meeting was attended by 90 specialists from 20 countries of Europe, Asia and America. Traditionally, the proceedings volumes of the European Carabidologists Meeting have become important milestones outlining the latest trends and achievements in carabidology. The aim of the organisers was to invite specialists from different countries and scientific schools to attempt the most complete representation of both traditional and innovative approaches and methods in studying ground beetles.
The book will be of use to carabidologists, specialists in traditional and molecular systematics, general and applied ecology, conservation biology and bioindication, urban ecology and biogeography.

Penev, L/Erwin, T/Assmann, T (Eds) 2008.
Back to the Roots and Back to the Future. Towards a New Synthesis between Taxonomic, Ecological and Biogeographical Approaches in Carabidology. Proceedings of the XIII European Carabidologists Meeting, Blagoevgrad, August 20-24, 2007, ISBN 978-954-642-325-2, Pensoft Series Faunistica No. 75, ISSN 1312-0174, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, collection of papers, graphs, tables, photos, in English.
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Advances in Heteroptera Research. Festschrift in Honor of 80-th Aniversary of Michail Josifov

In the end of 2007, the prominent Bulgarian entomologist, acknowledged specialist in taxonomy and biology of Heteroptera, our colleague and friend, Michail Josifov, celebrated his 80th birthday. An author of 126 scientific works and more than 50 popular articles and books, he has described 9 new genera and 144 new species of true bugs. In recognition of his contribution to Bulgarian science, he has been awarded the Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius.
This book is an anniversary present from his colleagues from 20 countries and recognition of Michail Josifov’s remarkable contribution to the investigation of Heteroptera. The 32 articles, written by 49 authors, present new data on the origin, zoogeography and species composition of heteropteran fauna from different parts of all continents. Numerous nomenclature and taxonomic decisions are suggested. Various problems of phylogeny, biology, karyosystematics and phylogeorgaphy of different Heteroptera species are treated. This book includes the description of 2 genera and 19 species, 1 genus and 14 species of which are named after Michail Josifov. The book also contains short biographical notes, a complete bibliography of Michail Josifov’s scientific articles, and a list of all taxa described by him or named after him.
The articles in this book are not only a wonderful present, they are another step forward in the study of the splendid world of true bugs. They, we hope, will be useful to everybody devoted to this cause.

Grozeva & Simov (Eds) 2008.
Advances in Heteroptera Research. Festschrift in Honor of 80th Anniversary of Michail Josifov, ISBN 978-954-642-311-5, Pensoft Series Faunistica No. 82, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, collection of 33 papers, numerous graphs, photos, drawings, in English.
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An Anecdotal History of Nematology

Nematology is not only about those lovely Nobel prize winning creatures, nematodes, but also about the people who work with them, the nematologists. Your good friends Bengt Eriksson, David McNamara and John Webster have cajoled a whole galaxy of story-telling nematologists to reminisce about their loved ones, their nematodes, and to tell us how they got to know them so well. It is all disclosed in "An Anecdotal History of Nematology". It is good nematology, but it's different, and you will be able to read the other side of some of our nematological world's most fascinating discoveries and about their discoverers. The book is addressed to all who love to work on nematodes. It will be of interest also to historians of science and to any zoological library.

Webster, JM/Eriksson, KB/McNamara, DG (Eds) 2008.
An Anecdotal History of Nematology, ISBN 978-954-642-324-5. Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 140x215, 117 b/w illustrations, In English.
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A World Catalogue and Bibliography of the Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea), Volume 2: Chrysochroinae: Sphenopterini through Buprestinae: Stigmoderini

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 (more than 3200 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 8000 citations.

Volume 2 contains the remainder of Chrysochroinae and the first part of Buprestinae and includes the second and third large genera (Sphenoptera) and (Castiarina).

Bellamy, C.L. 2008.
A World Catalogue and Bibliography of the Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea), Volume 2: Chrysochroinae: Sphenopterini through Buprestinae: Stigmoderini, ISBN 978-954-642-319-1 (vol. 2), ISBN 978-954-642-317-7 (vols.1-5), Pensoft Series Faunistica No. 77, ISSN 1312-0174, 165x240, catalogue, comments, references.
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A World Catalogue and Bibliography of the Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea), Volume 1: Introduction; Fossil Taxa; Schizopodidae; Buprestidae: Julodinae - Chrysochroinae: Poecilonotini

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 (3125 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, 513 genera and more than 14700 valid species. In addition, the first large bibliography on the subject concludes the catalogue with more than 8000 citations.

In the present volume 1, 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.

Bellamy, C.L. 2008.
A World Catalogue and Bibliography of the Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestoidea), Volume 1: Introduction; Fossil Taxa; Schizopodidae; Buprestidae: Julodinae - Chrysochroinae: Poecilonotini, ISBN 978-954-642-318-4, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, catalogue, comments, references, In English.
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The Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa

Dragonflies are a beautiful, important and conspicuous component of freshwater, whether still or flowing. They are also important indicators of freshwater quality and condition, which is significant for current and future conservation initiatives in South Africa. The country's dragonflies are particularly interesting as many are special or endemic to the area, making it a part of the world of great conservation significance. Sadly however, many of these endemic species are highly threatened, especially by invasive alien trees which shade out their habitat. This book is about this exciting dragonfly fauna. Besides aiming at increasing awareness of these lovely and sensitive insects, it enables their identification, using several approaches, from simple flick-through to the use of comprehensive identification keys. Each species is also given a Dragonfly Biotic Index, covering a spectrum from the most common, widespread and tolerant species through to the most threatened, rare and sensitive ones.

Michael Samways is Professor and Chair of the Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa and a Fellow of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has published 260 scientific papers and written several books on insect biology and conservation, the most recent of which is Insect Diversity Conservation, Cambridge University Press. He has won several awards, and in the last two years, these include the Stellenbosch University Rector's Award for Research Excellence, the John Herschel Medal from the Royal Society of South Africa, and the Senior Captain Scott Medal from the South African Academy for Science and Art. Michael is on several international editorial boards and involved with various international committees devoted to invertebrate conservation. Indeed, his research team is dedicated to the conservation of invertebrates and other biodiversity, which so enrich our planet.

Samways, M. 2008.
The Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa, ISBN 9789546423306, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 145x210, full-color guide with excellent photos, index, references, In English.
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Plant-Arthropod Interactions in the Early Angiosperm History

Paleontologists just recently opened their eyes to the wealth of fossil documents relevant to plant - arthropod interaction and are busy now accumulating raw data. Perhaps the richest regional collection of interaction traces came from the mid-Cretaceous deposits of the Negev Desert, Israel, encompassing the time interval of the rise and basal radiation of angiosperms - the flowering plants. The arthropods (insects and mites) inserting their eggs in the leaves and making leaf mines and galls were discovering new possibilities for endophytic life that the flowering plants provided. Their morphological disparity suggests a diversification race, in which the angiosperms failed to override their leaf parasites. Only a small fraction of insect diversity is represented by body fossils that belong to one extinct and nine extant families of beetles and cockroaches mostly. Because similar structures are produced on leaves by parasitic arthropods of different systematic alliances, a purely morphological classification is worked out for the trace fossils, with but tentative assignments to natural taxa, referring to distinct types of parasitic behavior. It is the evolution of behavior that is documented by the trace fossils. The body fossils and parasitic traces represent morphologies and behavioral traits fairly advanced for their geological age. The expression, abundance, co-occurrence, and host specialization of parasitic structures, as well as the marks of predation on mines and galls betray regulatory mechanisms of plant - arthropod interaction, analyzed in the broad context of ecosystem evolution, paleogeography and climate change.

Krassilov, V. & Rasnitsyn, A (ED) 2008.
Plant-Arthropod Interactions in the Early Angiosperm History, ISBN 978-954-642-315-3. Pensoft Publishers & Brill, 165x240, illustrated by b/w photos, drawings and colour plates, index references, In English.
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Acarorum Catalogus I. Acariformes: Calyptostomatoidea (Calyptostomatidae), Erythraeoidea (Smarididae, Erythraeidae)

The first volume of the series "Acarorum Catalogus" is focused on the superfamilies Calyptostomatoidea and Erythraeoidea of the world. More than 750 species are listed therein, with synonymies and citations in various papers. The book also contains a list of by-country distributions and a list of the authors who published on any known species from these groups. There are other lists including hosts of the larvae of these mites, species inquirendae, and a synopsis of the many new combinations. The bibliography alone consists of more than 1,000 titles. The first volume of the series virtually represents a pattern to take in the next volumes on other mite or tick groups to follow.

Beron, P 2008.
Acarorum Catalogus I. Acariformes: Calyptostomatoidea (Calyptostomatidae), Erythraeoidea (Smarididae, Erythraeidae), ISBN 978-954-642-308-5, Pensoft Series Faunistica No. 72, ISSN 1312-0174, Pensof Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x235, bibliography, index, In English.
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Annotated Catalogue of the Ampulicidae, Sphecidae, and Crabronidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Turkey

The present work is the first complete catalogue of the digger wasps (families Ampulicidae, Crabronidae, and Sphecidae) of Turkey. During 162 years of exploration, 715 nominal names have been proposed for the 530 species and 19 subspecies in 78 genera currently recognized for the Turkish fauna. Catalogued genera are arranged within the three families mentioned above based on the latest concepts regarding the phylogenetic relationships of digger wasps and bees. Citations to the original description are given for each valid species, followed by a summary of previous provincial records in Turkey. Maps illustrating provincial distributions are also provided for each species. Eight species names are corrected for nomenclatural reasons, one species is synonymized, and lectotypes are designated for four species group taxa. The genus Dynatus, previously recorded from Turkey on the basis of the Neotropical D. nigripes (Westwood, 1832), is here excluded from the Turkish fauna. The catalogue includes 138 reference titles and 551 maps. The book will be an essential addition to any zoological library.

Ljubomirov, T/Yildirim, E 2008.
Annotated Catalogue of the Ampulicidae, Sphecidae, and Crabronidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Turkey, ISBN 978-954-642-312-2, Pensoft Series Faunistica No. 71, ISSN 1312-0174, Pensoft Publishers Sofia-Moscow, 165x240, 551 maps, bibliography, index, In English.
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The Mammals of Wisconsin

The last book by Professor Charles A. Long “The Wild Mammals of Wisconsin” is a comprehensive treatise on mammals found in Wisconsin, updating information on classification, identification, geography and other concepts of their biology. These include ecology (and status), habitats (including dens and nests), reproduction (both development and aging), and estimates of home range, movements, and density (with seasonality whenever possible). Geographic and micro-geographic variation of races and species are described, based on thousands of preserved specimens, many listed as essential specimens examined. The analysis also includes Upper Michigan, northern Illinois, and occasionally even eastern Minnesota. The problem of appropriate names is discussed, with fair attention to diverse opinions. Taxonomic synonymies include original names, invalid homonyms and synonyms that have been used, and the names deemed acceptable. The phylogeny of higher taxonomic groups, such as families and orders, provide curious histories and adaptations. Pre-historic and exterminated mammals are described, including the discovery of an elk-moose. Modern concepts, such as evolution and speciation and the biome concept are introduced. Genetics, physiology, animal diseases, relation of hosts to humanity, ecological succession, and zoogeography are discussed. An especially appealing section on former naturalists who studied Wisconsin mammals includes some surprises: John Muir, Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, Hartley H. T. Jackson, and the first woman mammalogist – Martha Maxwell of Portage. Detailed accounts are given for 69 species (not counting the few now exterminated), in 17 families and seven orders. A glossary, four appendices, and a magnificent bibliography are at the end. Countless illustrations include grand wildlife artists of past and present. To quote Long: “All together we hope to express tribute to nature, and wildlife poetry and art.”

Long, Ch 2008.
The Wild Mammals of Wisconsin, Pensoft Series Faunistica 68, ISSN 1312-0174, ISBN 9789546423139 (paperpack), ISBN 9789546423030 (hardback), Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, numerous illustrations, drawings, maps and tables, plate with color photos, 524 pp.
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New! International Journal of Myriapodology

The International Journal of Myriapodology is an international journal publishing original research on Myriapoda as well as Onychophora which have traditionally been “adopted” by myriapodologists. The journal’s main scope is taxonomy in a broad sense, but includes other disciplines like ecology, evolution, genetics, morphology, palaeontology, parasitology, phylogeny, physiology, and zoogeography.
The following categories of papers are considered: 1) Feature articles – papers based on original research; 2) Review articles – longer articles, offering a full overview or historical perspective of a topic; 3) Short communications – short (max. 2 pages) articles including correspondence, reports on new species; 4) Book reviews and announcements.
The journal will be published in an online version as well as on paper. The International Journal of Myriapodology is published jointly by Pensoft and Brill.

Back to the Roots or Back to the Future? Towards a New Synthesis between Taxonomic, Ecological and Biogeographical Approaches in Carabidology. Abstract Volume and Programme (XIII European Carabidologists Meeting, Blagoevgrad, August 20-24, 2007)
Penev, L

The present volume contains abstracts of presentations and posters on taxonomy, faunistics, genetics, phylogeny, ecology, biology and conservation of carabid beetles presented at the 13th ECM meeting in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.

Penev, L 2007.
Back to the Roots or Back to the Future? Towards a New Synthesis between Taxonomic, Ecological and Biogeographical Approaches in Carabidology. Abstract Volume and Programme (XIII European Carabidologists Meeting, Blagoevgrad, August 20-24, 2007)ISBN 9789546423078, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, collection of abstracts with lists and addresses of participants and programme, 104 pp., paperback.
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Prime Butterflies Areas in Bulgaria
Abadjiev, S Beshkov S

Studies of butterflies in Bulgaria have been carried out for more than 150 years. While the species distribution was more or less known, their conservation was not a special priority until recently. Previously the conservation efforts were mainly focused on a particular species (the decline of butterflies has been recognized for many years) and not on the areas which they inhabit. The main object here was to identify and describe the most important sites for butterflies in the country, implementing a simple method using target species, in order to help the definition of the Bulgarian part of the European Union's NATURA 2000 Network. Fifty NATURA 2000 sites are properly listed and described, and in this respect the book can serve as NATURA 2000 Guide for Bulgaria. The book is richly illustrated by color photos of species and habitats, maps, it includes species listings and data on conservation and protection, as well as basic GIS data on a CD. It is adressed to lepidopterologists, biogeographers, conservationists, NATURA 2000 workers and anyone interested in the nature of the Balkans.

Abadjiev, S Beshkov S 2007.
Prime Butterflies Areas in Bulgaria. Pensoft Series Faunistica 69, ISSN 13120174, ISBN 9789546423047, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, full-color book, richly illustrated by maps, photos of habitats and butterflies, references, with a CD, in English & Bulgarian (bilingual), 222 pp., hardback.
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Icons from Melnik and the Melnik Region, Bulgaria. Christian Art
Gerov, G (Ed.)

There can hardly be a person who, after seeing the famous Melnik, wouldn't be fascinated by its unique beauty. The crossroad position of this small town in Southern Bulgaria turned it into a natural bridge between the South and the North on the Balkans, into a link between the different ethnoses and traditions. The album describes a large group of icons from Melnik and Melnik region dated in the period 15th-19th centuries. The book consists of general introductory part enlighthing the history of the region and its Christian art. Then, icons are illustrated both as overall photos and each in several details which makes the book quite unique in its kind. Each icon is commented regarding contents (described also textually), history, scripts, origin and details. All photographs are professionally taken and designed. The albom is excellently designed and printed. The book is addressed to specialists in Christian art, visitors of Melnik and anyone interested in Balkan history and art. The author, Georgi Gerov, is a well-known specialist in Christian art, currently Director of the "crypta" (museum collection of icons) of the Patriarh Cathedral St Alexander Nevski in Sofia.

Gerov, G (Ed.) 2007.
Icons from Melnik and the Melnik Region, Bulgaria. Christian Art. ISBN: 9789546422859 Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), ARS Millenniums MMM, 240x330, richly illustrated album with excellent color photos, icon photographies in details, comments, notes, in English, 179 pp., hardback.
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Neotropical Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Insecta). Aquatic Biodiversity of Latin America (ABLA Series)
Borkent, A Spinelli, GR

This book brings together, for the first time, all known information on the 51 genera and 1095 described Neotropical species of biting midges. An overview of the group includes a discussion of bionomics, adaptations of the various life stages, habitats, their ecological roles (including disease transmission), collecting and preparation techniques, zoogeography and classification. A key to adults (including males) provides the first key to all the genera of this region. Limited keys to eggs and larvae are presented. Keys are written in both English and Spanish. A table of all previous descriptions of immatures and a catalog of all Neotropical species is included.
This book will be of interest to systematists, ecologists, medical entomologists and students wishing to undertake innovative research in a remarkably interesting and instructive group of insects.

Borkent, A Spinelli, GR 2007.
Neotropical Ceratopogonidae (Diptera: Insecta). Aquatic Biodiversity in Latin America Vol. 4, ISSN: 13127276, ISBN-13: 9789546423016, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, richly illsutrated, keys both in English and Spanish, references, index, in English, 198 pp., hardback.
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Dragonflies of the Yungas (Odonata). A Field Guide to the Species from Argentina / LIBÉLULAS DE LAS YUNGAS (ODONATA) Una guía de campo para las especies de Argentina
von Ellenrieder, N Garrison, RW

The Yungas are highly biodiverse cloud forests extending from Venezuela south through NW Argentina, and are considered one of the biodiversity 'hot spots' in South America. This bilingual (Spanish/English) pocket field guide, the first of its kind for any region in South America, is accompanied by 280 illustrations including detailed diagnostic drawings and numerous color photos of live dragonflies. It covers all 102 species in 45 genera and 9 families found in the Argentine Yungas, representing over a third of all species known from the country. This guide provides a reliable and original means of identifying adult odonates for limnologists, ecologists, biologists, naturalists, amateurs and to anyone interested in the aquatic ecosystems of the cloud forests of the South American Andes, their biota and conservation. Natalia von Ellenrieder is a researcher for the CONICET (Consejo de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas) at the Instituto de Bio y Geociencias in Salta, Argentina, and Rosser W. Garrison is an Insect biosystematist at the California Department of Food and Agriculture in the US.
Las Yungas son selvas nubladas de alta biodiversidad que se extienden desde Venezuela hasta el NO de Argentina, y son consideradas como uno de los 'puntos calientes' de biodiversidad en Sudamerica. Esta guia bilingue (Espanol/Ingles) de bolsillo, la primera en su genero para cualquier region en Sudamerica, esta acompanada por 280 ilustraciones incluyendo detallados dibujos diagnosticos y numerosas fotografias a color de libelulas. Trata todas las 102 especies de los 45 generos y 9 familias halladas en las Yungas de Argentina, representando mas de un tercio del total de especies conocidas del pais. Esta guia provee un medio confiable y original para identificar a los adultos de odonatos para limnologos, ecologos, biologos, naturalistas, amateurs y para todos aquellos interesados en los ecosistemas acuaticos de las selvas nubladas de los Andes sudamericanos, su biota y conservacion. Natalia von Ellenrieder es una investigadora del CONICET (Consejo de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas) en el Instituto de Bio y Geociencias de Salta, Argentina, y Rosser W. Garrison trabaja como biosistematico en el California Department of Food and Agricultura en Estados Unidos.

von Ellenrieder, N Garrison, RW 2007.
Dragonflies of the Yungas (Odonata). A Field Guide to the Species from Argentina. LIBÉLULAS DE LAS YUNGAS (ODONATA) Una guía de campo para las especies de Argentina. Pensoft Series Faunistica 67, ISSN 13120174, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 145x210, richly illustrated by color photos and b/w drawings, keys, references, index, in English and Spanish (bilingual), 168 pp., paperback.
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The Lepidoptera of Israel. Volume II: Noctuidae
Kravchenko, VD Fibiger, M Hausmann, A Mueller, GC

This book is the second in a series that covers more than 1,000 species of Macro Lepidoptera of Israel, with complete and up-to-date information about their taxonomy, distribution, habitat preferences, seasonal activity and host plant interactions. This series is the first of its kind within the entire Near East that aspires to fill in a significant gap in our knowledge about the moths and butterflies of this poorly studied region.
Volume 2 summarizes information pertaining to 420 noctuid moth species currently recorded in Israel, illustrated with 38 life-sized color plates. In addition, maps of the distribution of each species throughout Israel are included. This book is complementary to the richly illustrated first volume that deals with 128 erebid species and contains 36 color plates representing the wide range of major habitat types in Israel. As well as being an important tool for butterfly and moth specialists, this book is also a good companion for nature conservationists, biogeographers, collectors and nature lovers. The Israeli Lepidoptera series aims to serve as the definitive guide for anyone interested in the nature of Israel, as well as of the Near East in general.

Kravchenko, VD Fibiger, M Hausmann, A Mueller, GC 2007.
The Lepidoptera of Israel. Volume II: Noctuidae. Pensoft Series Faunistica 63, ISSN 13120174, ISBN 9546422886, ISBN13 9789546422880, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 290x210, 54 color plates with moth species, bibliography, index, in English, 320 pp., hardback.
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Catalogue of Aleocharine Rove Beetles of Canada and Alaska (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharine)
Gouix, N Klimaszewski, J

The first comprehensive catalogue of difficult to identify and poorly known Canadian and Alaskan aleocharine rove beetles is presented. Aleocharine rove beetles represent one of the great monophyletic radiations in the history of life. This radiation is characterized by diverse habitat, microecological and behavioural specialization in various lineages. Their small size, strongly flexible body, defensive strategies, excellent mobility and their ability to adapt to various microhabitats enabled them to compete with other arthropods and succeed. This catalogue is meant to bridge the gap in our knowledge and provide the most recent list of synonyms and valid species occurring in Canada and Alaska in a classification that reflects the current state of knowledge. In total, 387 valid species classified in 92 genera and 14 tribes, and 351 synonyms and 6 uncertain records are reported. Compiled information is provided on the tribes, genera, species and synonyms with references to the original descriptions for genera and species, the status of each species, references to revision and monographic publication if applicable, and a summary of current distribution of valid species. There are 312 references on the subject and 102 colour images of species representing genera included in the catalogue. The authors hope that this publication will stimulate further efforts to unravel the history of Canadian and Alaskan rove beetles fauna.

Gouix, N Klimaszewski, J 2007.
Catalogue of Aleocharine Rove Beetles of Canada and Alaska (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharine). Pensoft Series Faunistica 65, ISSN 13120174, ISBN 9789546422941, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, 16 color plates of represntatives of each genus, references, index, in English, 166 pp., paperback.
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A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera). Their classification, distributions, and ways of life. Volume I (Trachypachidae, Carabidae - Nebriiformes 1)
Erwin, TL

A synthesis of the classification, distributions, and ways of life of the ground-beetles (Coleoptera: Caraboidea) dwelling in the Western Hemisphere. Under each taxon account, the historical nomenclature, distribution at the country and/or state/province level, and way of life, including Macrohabitat, Microhabitat, Dispersal abilities, Seasonal occurrence, and Behavior are elaborated. Selected references for each taxon are given in these categories and an extensive, nearly complete bibliography of Caraboidea references for the Western Hemisphere is presented. The sections on way of life include the following: Macrohabitat summary, altitudinal distribution in meters, as well as a general altitudinal classification, habitat/microhabitat details, seasonality, and under Behavior notes on diel activity, adult/larval hibernation, prey items, immatures, over wintering, and other notes on behavior are presented. Details of dispersal power, or the capability of dispersal, i.e. wing condition, flight data, walking, running, burrowing and climbing records, as far as is known is included. Species introduced are noted with their probable area of origin. This work, planned as a seven volume companion to Larochelle & Lariviere (2003), will be an indispensable tool for anybody interested in ground-beetles per se and their natural history, as well as their role in the environment and importance to agriculture, conservation, and forestry. National, regional, and local libraries will find this set of tools well used due to the incredible amount of information that is summarized at these geographical levels. This work follows the classification of Erwin (1984), and the nomenclature of Lorenz (2005), as updated on a six month cycle by Erwin (e-data base, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution).

Erwin, TL 2007.
A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera). Their classification, distributions, and ways of life. Volume I (Trachypachidae, Carabidae - Nebriiformes 1). Pensoft Series Faunistica 66, ISSN 13120174, ISBN 9789546422989, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, 22 color plates, bibliography, indexes, in English, 348 pp., hardback.
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Morphology of the Auditory and Vestibular Organs in Mammals, with Emphasis on Marine Species
Solntseva, GN

The basic directions of the structural evolution of the outer, middle and inner ears in representatives of a wide ecological range of mammals (terrestrial, subterranean, aerial, semi-aquatic and aquatic forms, including marine mammals) have been traced in this monograph for the first time. The broad spectrum of the species studied and the application of modern anatomical, optical and bio-mechanical methods allowed the author to describe previously unknown structural features of the peripheral part of the auditory system in animals with a varied specialization of hearing. The influence of ecological and evolutionary factors on the structural organization of the auditory organ was analyzed. The ecological and morphological approach was useful in revealing the fact that the peculiarities in the auditory organ structure in different mammalian groups were stipulated by the animals' adaptation to definite acoustic features of habitat. Morphological and functional adaptations of the peripheral part of the auditory system directed to the optimization of auditory sensitivity in different habitats proved to be principal in evolution. Particular attention was paid to the less widely studied orders of mammals (pinnipeds, cetaceans), being of interest both from the point of view of their echolocation abilities (in dolphins) and the influence of water habitat on the morphological adaptation development in the structure of the peripheral part of the auditory analyzer in semi-aquatic and aquatic species. The book is illustrated with a large number of original micro-photos, pictures, drawings and is aimed at morphologists, zoologists, ecologists and specialists, working in the field of bionics, as well as students and tutors of biological and medical departments in institutes and universities.
Galina N. Solntseva is a Professor at the Laboratory for Bioacoustics in the A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution Russian Academy of Sciences. She is a well-known specialist in the field of the evolutionary morphology of hearing. G.N. Solntseva has studied the peripheral part of the auditory system in representatives of different ecological groups of mammals for many years. She has taken part in numerous marine expeditions in the Black, Caspian, White Seas and in the Sea of Okhotsk in order to collect morphological material and this has allowed her to gather a unique (in terms of volume and species diversity) collection of morphological material on marine mammals. G.N. Solntseva is the author of more than a hundred scientific works in this field, including the monograph "The Auditory System of Mammals", issued in 1979 by the publishing house "Nauka".

Solntseva, GN 2007.
Morphology of the Auditory and Vestibular Organs in Mammals, with Emphasis on Marine Species. ISBN 9546422800, Russian Academic Monographs, No 4, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, richly illustrated with 54 b/w plates of photographs, drawings, complete bibliography, in English, 340 pp., hardback.
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Riccati Equations
Egorov, AI

In this book, scalar, matrix and operator Riccati equations are considered. Theoretical questions and practical methods of solution of these equations are expounded. The necessary auxiliary facts from algebra, functional analysis and Lie group analysis are given. Theory is illustrated with solutions of numerous examples. The matrix Riccati equations are presented completely. Lie groups on matrices theory have been advanced for an analysis of these equations. Theoretical questions concerning matrix and operator equations are dealt with based on a variety of applied problems from mathematical physics, optimal control of finite dimensional systems and distributed parameters systems. Alexander Ivanovich Egorov, born 1930, D. Sc. (Physics & Mathematics), Professor at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, leading researcher at the Program Systems Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The author of more than 100 papers on the theory of optimal control, including several monographs, all in Russian: Optimal control with heat and diffusion processes, Moscow: Nauka, 1978; Optimal control with linear systems, Kiev, 1988; Mathematical methods of the optimization of heat and diffusion processes (co-authored with R. R. Rafatov), Frunze, 1990; Riccati equations, Moscow: Fizmatlit, 2001; Foundations of control theory, Moscow: Fizmatlit, 2004; Ordinary differential equations with applications, Moscow: Fizmatlit, 2005. The present monograph is a revised English translation of the 2001 Russian edition.

Egorov, AI 2007.
Riccati Equations Russian Academic Monographs 5, ISBN 978-954-642-296-5, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, formulas, equations, comments, references, 384pp., in English, hardback.
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Neotropical Simuliidae (Diptera: Insecta). Aquatic Biodiversity of Latin America (ABLA Series)
Coscaron, S Coscaron Arias CL

This book is unique in coverage, summarizing all available information concerning the American simuliid fauna south of the United States. It also includes morphological diagnoses of females, males, pupae and larvae, as well as keys (in English and Spanish), illustrations of characters, mapped distributions, and bionomics. This region appears to support 359 species grouped in two tribes, 12 genera and 18 subgenera. The description of each taxon is provided with a list of the available literature, as well as all other relevant information. The book is addressed to taxonomists, limnologists, ecologists, veterinarians and biologists in general.

Coscaron, S Coscaron Arias CL 2007.
Neotropical Simuliidae (Diptera: Insecta) Aquatic Biodiversity of Latin America (ABLA Series), ISSN 1312-7276. Volume 3, ISBN 978-954-642-293-4, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, many figures, keys, index, bibliography, in English, keys also in Spanish, 685 pp., hardback.
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Biodiversity of Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece). Biodiversity of Bulgaria, volume 3
Beron, P (Ed.)

The present volume of the series “Biodiversity of Bulgaria”, treating the Western Rhodope Mountains, contains 40 papers by 71 authors. It starts with a geographical outline. It includes general reviews of the Mycota (1,763 species of fungi), mosses (364 species) and algae (1,257 species, varieties and forms) of the entire Rhodopes. One paper each concerns the higher flora and the arboreal diversity of the Western Rhodopes. Most of the contributions (34) treat animal diversity, altogether considering 3,958 species of Rhizopoda, Nematoda, Oligochaeta, Acanthocephala, Cladocera, Calanoida, Copepoda, Syncarida, Amphipoda, Ephemeroptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Trichoptera, Diptera, Mollusca, Pisces, Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, Insectivora, Rodentia, Lagomorpha and Macromammalia. For each of these higher taxa, regions and groups important for conservation, as well as endemics, relicts, protected and endangered species are outlined. The book is addressed to botanists and zoologists, conservationists, biogeographers, and all lovers of the Balkan's nature.

Beron, P (Ed.) 2007.
Biodiversity of Western Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece). Biodiversity of Bulgaria, volume 3. Pensoft Series Faunistica 56, ISSN 1312-0174, ISBN 9546422797, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, collection of papers, graphs, tables, drawings, maps, bibliography, in English, 974 pp., hardback.
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A Field Guide to Little Known Genetically Engineered Organisms Including Revisionary Interpretations About Their Impact on World History
Avise, J

The High-flow Cow (pictured on the front cover) is just one of many remarkable organisms recently created by the biotechnology industry. Here the author guides readers on a fascinating behind-the-scenes journey into the little-known world of genetic engineering. Not only are field marks, behaviors, habitats, and geographic ranges provided for 35 of the world’s most top-secret genetically engineered species, but so too are described the historical sagas and personal dramas behind each creature’s artificial manufacture. From Migratory Chickens and Marijuana-sniffing Dogs to Fire-retardant Trees, Square Tomatos, and Oil-drinking Bacteria, the creatures described in this Field Guide give new meaning to the old adage that “fiction is stranger than truth."
John C. Avise is a Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California at Irvine, and a member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In addition to hundreds of publications in scientific journals, he has written a wide variety of textbooks and trade books, including an entirely serious treatise on the biotechnology industry entitled The Hope, Hype, and Reality of Genetic Engineering.

Avise, J 2007.
A Field Guide to Little Known Genetically Engineered Organisms. Including Revisionary Interpretations About Their Impact on World History. ISBN 9789546422927, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 130x210, drawings, descriptions of organisms, in English, 108 pp., paperback.
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Distributional Atlas and Catalogue of the Leaf Beetles of Bulgaria (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoocartographia Balcanica, 3
Gruev, B Tomov, V

This catalogue and atlas summarise all available data on the distribution and ecology of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) in Bulgaria. Species accounts include taxonomic status, synonymy, all known localities in Bulgaria and data on distribution and habitat preferences. Each species distribution is mapped. The book is addressed to taxonomists, collectors, nature conservationsts and biogeographers.

Gruev, B Tomov, V 2007.
Distributional Atlas and Catalogue of the Leaf Beetles of Bulgaria (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zoocartographia Balcanica, 3. Pensoft Series Faunistica No. 55, ISSN 1312-0174, ISBN 9546422711, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, 300 maps, species accounts, bibliography, index, in English, 358 pp., hardback.
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Artenschutzprogramm fur die Gekielte Smaragdlibelle (Oxygastra curtisii) in Deutschland an der Our / Species Protection Programme for the Orange-spotted Emerald (Oxygastra curtisii) in Germany - the Example of the Our River Population
Ott, J Schorr, M Trockur, B Lingenfelder, U

The series "Invertebrate Ecology and Conservation Monographs" is launched by Pensoft Publishers on behalf of a wide team of specialists from all around the world. It is published in 4 issues per year. The first two volumes appeared in January 2007. The main aim of the series is to attract the attention of both academics and society to model studies in invertebrate ecology and conservation. It is also intended to include in-depth studies supported by detailed data, which nowadays are rarely published as complete works because of their volume, but which are often much more sustainable than many high impact journal papers. The present volume 3 focuses on the Orange-spotted emerald Oxygastra curtisii - a slender, medium sized dragonfly with bright green eyes. The species was first described from Britain in 1834, but has become extinct in that country. Subsequently, the species was found in Germany between 1940 and 1943 on the river Sieg in Northrhine-Westfalia, and from where it later disappeared as a consequence of habitat destruction. It was then not seen in Germany for decades and as a consequence the species was classified on the national red lists as "extinct". However, in 1999, it was discovered by chance at the river Our, which forms the border between Germany and Luxembourg. As the species is listed in the Annexes II and IV of the EC Habitats' Directive (92/43/EWG), this newly-discovered population immediately received special attention by odonatologists and nature conservationists. In addition, the governmental agencies were obliged to take special action to protect this population. The nearest populations are on the river Ourthe in Belgium, and at the river Meuse in France. In 2005 and 2006, a species protection programme for the river Our population of Oxygastra curtisii was begun, on behalf of the Landesamt fur Umwelt, Wasserwirtschaft und Gewerbeaufsicht (LUWG) (Federal Agency for Environmental Protection, Water Resources, Factory Safety and Health Control). The protection measures put in place are an excellent example of targeted species conservation that is supported by detailed studies on ecology, bionomics and habitat preferences. The book is for conservationists, limnologists, landscape ecologists, landscape planners, as well as all dragonfly lovers.

Ott, J Schorr, M Trockur, B Lingenfelder, U 2007.
Artenschutzprogramm fur die Gekielte Smaragdlibelle (Oxygastra curtisii) in Deutschland an der Our / Species Protection Programme for the Orange-spotted Emerald (Oxygastra curtisii) in Germany - the Example of the Our River Population. ISBN-13 978-954-642-299-6, Invertebrate Ecology and Conservation Monographs, ISSN 1312-9082, volume 3, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, numerous b/w and color illustrations, graphs and photos, in German, extended (5 pp.) English & French summarie, 130 pp., paperback.
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Annotated Catalogue of the Carabid Beetles of Albania (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Gueorguiev, B.V.

This catalogue summarizes all available literature records and a lot of new material revised or determined by the author in various European museums and private collections. At present the carabid fauna of Albania can be considered as well-studied. The catalogue includes references to or data for 543 species, 103 genera and 31 tribes of Carabidae. Several dozen taxa of specific or supraspecific rank are added for the first time to the fauna of either the Balkan Peninsula or Albania. A moderate taxonomic contribution based on a study of types, topotypes or series of previously problematic species or subspecies from Albania and the neighbouring countries is also presented; as a result, 38 various taxonomic changes (new synonyms, revalidations, new statuses etc.) are introduced. All species are listed with detailed localities and references. The book is addressed to specialists in coleopterology and entomology, biogeographers and nature conservationists, collectors and all ground beetle lovers.
"Without doubt, this excellent catalogue, compiled with diligence and knowledge, will be an important tool for anyone, not only specialists on Balkan Carabidae, and will improve our insights into the systematics and distribution of carabid beetles. The hope of the author to place Albania with this catalogue side by side to Bulgaria (certainly the best-known regional fauna of Carabidae in the Balkan Peninsula, catalogued in 1995 by the same author and his father) is surely fulfilled." David Wrase

Gueorguiev, BV 2007.
Annotated Catalogue of the Carabid Beetles of Albania (Coleoptera: Carabidae). ISBN-13 978-954-642-295-8, Pensoft Series Faunistica 64, ISSN 1312-0174, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, 1 map, references, index, in English, 200 pp., paperback.
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The Lepidoptera of Israel. Volume I: Erebidae
Kravchenko, VD Fibiger, M Hausmann, A Mueller, GC

This book is the first of a series to cover more than 1,000 species of Macro Lepidoptera of Israel, with complete and up-to-date information concerning their taxonomy, distribution, habitat preferences, seasonal activity and host plant interactions. The series is the first of its kind in the entire Near East, aiming to fill in a significant gap in our knowledge of the butterflies and moths of this still poorly studied region. Volume I summarizes evidence concerning 128 erebid moth species currently recorded in Israel, illustrated in live size on 12 color plates. In addition, the distribution of each species in the country is mapped. The book is richly illustrated with color photos on another 36 plates, representing a wide range of major habitat types of Israel. The book is an imminent tool for specialists in butterflies and moths, being topical also for nature conservationists and biogeographers, collectors and nature lovers. It may as well serve as a guide for anyone interested in the nature of Israel, as well as of the Near East in general.

Kravchenko, VD Fibiger, M Hausmann, A Mueller, GC 2007.
The Lepidoptera of Israel. Volume I: Erebidae. ISBN 9546422878, ISBN-13 9789546422873, Pensoft Series Faunistica 62, ISSN 13120174, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 290x210, color photos, maps, 35 color plates with habitats, 16 color plates with moth species, bibliography, index, in English, 150 pp., hardback.
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Jungle Bugs in the Night (Nocturnal Activities of Insects & Spiders in Tropical Forests of the World)
Purser, B

This beautifully illustrated book comprises 297 photos of living insects and spiders, demonstrating a little known aspect of entomology for there exists no popular literature treating the nocturnal activities of these fascinating creatures. Few have had the time - or courage - to carry a camera quietly through the jungle at night. The text and photos introduce the reader to the various types of tropical forest and their smaller inhabitants. A chapter illustrates the many ways in which one may observe noctural life in the jungle, and the special techniques necessary to photograph bugs and vegetation in these dripping forests. Together with its photos, this book will be of considerable interest to Nature photographers. Two chapters are devoted to the more unexpected facets of nocturnal life: colour, structure and, especially, behaviour, aspects which are rarely - if ever - treated in text-books. Photography of these reclusive creatures has involved many patient hours of standing and sitting quietly within the darkened forests of Australia, New Guinea, Malaysia, Madagascar, West Africa, Central America and, especially, Amazonia. Observation has involved many long nights, from sunset to dawn, at altitudes varying from
sea-level to 4000 meters, at temperatures ranging from 30° to near zero. The variety and behaviour of jungle bugs under these hightly variable conditions give the reader a very good insight into the private lives of these creatures. All photos have been taken by the author, each photo being discussed and integrated in the adjacent text; in that a good photo is worth a thousand words, this text is reduced to a minimum. However, humerous incidents and personal remarks have not been neglected, these making reading agreeable.
The author, a Naturalist from birth, has worked (and lived) in tropical forests for nearly 50 years. An experienced photographer and scientist, he describes his scientific observations and experiences in a language which all, both amateur and professional, will appreciate.

Purser, B 2007.
Jungle Bugs in the Night (Nocturnal Activities of Insects & Spiders in Tropical Forests of the World). ISBN 9546422827, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 210x290, full-color albom with excellent original photos of the author, glossary, in English, 168 pp., hardback.
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Yponomeutoid Moths (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae, Plutellidae, Argyresthiidae) of Israel
Gershenson, ZS Pavlicek, T Kravchenko, V Nevo, E

This monograph, part of the "Evolution Canyon" model research program, is the first overview of the 3 families, 6 genera, and 25 species of the Yponomeutoid moths from Israel. For each species, main references, diagnostic characters, including external morphology of the imago, male genitalia, trophic connections, geographical distribution, and comparative remarks are given. Keys to the identification of the Yponomeutoid moths from Israel to families, genera, and species are presented. The following three species are newly recorded from Israel: Yponomeuta plumbellus (Den. et Schiff.), Y. sedellus Tr., and Argyresthia conjugella Zell. The book is addressed to specialists in moths, collectors, biogeographers and nature conservationsts.

Gershenson, ZS Pavlicek, T Kravchenko, V Nevo, E 2007.
Yponomeutoid Moths (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae, Plutellidae, Argyresthiidae) of Israel. Pensoft Series Faunistica 58, ISSN 1312-0174, ISBN 9546422746, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, b/w drawings, photos, maps, identification keys, bibliography, index, in English, 200 pp., hardback.
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Ecological Traits and Genetic Variation in Amazonian Populations of the Neotropical Millipede Poratia obliterata (Kraus, 1960) (Diplopoda: Pyrgodesmidae) (Brazil)
Natalie Bergholz

The periodic flood pulse of the Amazon River has been the main controlling factor in the local ecosystems for at least two million years. Numerous adaptations, in some cases along with speciation, have evolved in local terrestrial invertebrates. The small millipede Poratia obliterata (Kraus, 1960), which probably originates from the Andes, is currently known from a remarkably broad range of Central Amazonian biotopes, i.e. various seasonal inundation forests, upland forest and plantations. Like most native millipedes, P. obliterata appears to escape flooding by tree ascents. Such developed survival strategies adaptive to annual inundation can either reflect ecological plasticity or implicate ecological speciation, .i.e. ‘biotope-specific races’ or ecotypes. To assess the causal mode of adaptation, ecological studies with genetic analyses are combined in this work. Comparing the distribution, biotope range, population subdivision and genetic diversity of different millipedes, the species P. obliterata appears to feature a generalist strategy. The book shows low divergence between Amazonian populations of this diverse and widespread species, which seems to cope well with various biotopes and thus successfully invaded seasonal inundation forests. The book is addressed to specialists in evolution, ecological genetics, ecology and conservation of wetlands, millipede research and conservation.

Natalie Bergholz 2007.
Ecological Traits and Genetic Variation in Amazonian Populations of the Neotropical Millipede Poratia obliterata (Kraus, 1960) (Diplopoda: Pyrgodesmidae) (Brazil). Invertebrate Ecology and Conservation Monographs, ISSN 13129082, ISBN 9789546422903, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, Richly illustrated by color and b/w photos, graphs and maps, in English, 198 pp., paperback.
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Ökologie einer aussterbenden Population des Segelfalters Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ecology of an Almost Extinct Population of the Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758)
R. Steiner, G. Hermann and J. Settele

The present volume presents results of a study on a formerly large metapopulation of the Scarce Swallowtail in South-Western Germany. In particular, habitat preferences of eggs and larval stages are quantified and the general decline and finally the extinction of the population is thoroughly documented. It is a typical example of the effects of insufficient conservation measures, which mainly resulted from wrong prioritisation and from ignoring available knowledge. The book is addressed to conservationists, butterfly specialists, entomologists, and population ecologists.

R. Steiner, G. Hermann and J. Settele 2007.
Ökologie einer aussterbenden Population des Segelfalters Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ecology of an Almost Extinct Population of the Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758). Invertebrate Ecology and Conservation Monographs, ISSN 13129082, ISBN 9789546422897, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, Richly illustrated by color photos and graphs, in German , 172 pp., paperback.
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An Atlas of the Reptiles of North Eurasia. Taxonomic Diversity, Distribution, Conservation Status
Ananjeva, NB Orlov,NL Khalikov, RG Darevsky,IS Ryabov, IS Barabanov

This richly illustrated book presents up-to-date information on all the species and subspecies of turtles (7 species), lizards (112 species) and snakes (74 species) inhabiting the region of North Eurasia, which, in accordance with a decision of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) of June 2003, comprises the territory of the former Soviet Union and Mongolia. An attempt is made here to reflect the results of new taxonomic and phylogenetic revisions relating to the herpetological fauna of this region, but not previously published in Russian-language monographs. Detailed information on geographical distribution, with schematic maps, data on type localities and conservation status (IUCN and regional Red Lists, CITES, Bern Convention), are included in each account. The book can be used as an illustrated reference work on the reptiles of North Eurasia, while the data provided could serve as a basis for the Global Reptile Assessment (GRA). More than 400 colour illustrations are included in the book(photographs of reptiles and habitats, and maps). The book is addressed to herpetologists and conservationists, both academics and students, and all reptile lovers.

An Atlas of the Reptiles of North Eurasia. Taxonomic Diversity, Distribution, Conservation Status. Pensoft Series Faunistica 47, ISSN 1312-0174 ISBN 954642269X, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 210x290, richly illustrated with more than 400 color illustrations (photos of reptiles, habitats and maps), map for each species, 196 in total, indexes, bibliography, in English. Hardback, 250pp.
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Forests and Dragonflies (4th WDA Symposium of Odonatology, Pontevedra, Spain, July 2005)
Rivera, AC

Over the world, forests provide diverse habitats for a range oforganisms, including dragonflies and other animals, that at a first sight seem not to depend on forests. For instance, Macromia splendens, one of Europe’s most endangered dragonflies (cover), uses forest roads as hunting places, and larvae are sometimes found amongst tree roots. As the authors of this book show, dragonflies are highly dependent on forest cover and composition, and this is true from the boreal forests to the tropics. The aim of this book is therefore to explore the ways in which forests affect dragonfly life, and to show that forests are much more than places where timber is produced.

Rivera, AC 2007. Forests and Dragonflies (4th WDA Symposium of Odonatology, Pontevedra, Spain, July 2005). Pensoft Series Faunistica 61, ISSN 1312-0174 ISBN 9546422789, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x214, collection of 14 papers on dragonflies, graphs, tables and color photos, in English. Hardback, 300pp.
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Caves and Speleology in Bulgaria
Beron, P Daaliev, T Jalov, A

This book summarizes our knowledge of the caves and cave research in Bulgaria. The first Bulgarian caving society was founded as early as 1929, but the first cave animals, fossils and archaeological artefacts in Bulgarian caves had been found and published even earlier, at the end of the 19th century. However, sporting speleology was established much later, since the restoration of organized caving in 1958. By that time, only some 200 caves had been known in Bulgaria, largely highly superficially. At present they outnumber 5,100, most of them being well-documented. Cave animals have been recorded from more than 700 Bulgarian caves. Bulgarian cavers have discovered and surveyed 62 caves longer than 1,000 m, as well as 52 potholes deeper than 100 m. Bulgarian caving is currently well-organized network of caving clubs, including more than 800 members. Over the past 40 years, Bulgarian cavers have organized the exploration of hundreds of caves in more than 45 countries, including independent missions to Austria, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Cuba, China, Vietnam, Indonesia etc. Some of them also participated in such complex international expeditions as the British Speleological Expedition to Papua New Guinea in 1975. Numerous new animal species have been described by Bulgarian specialists from caves in different parts of the world. The Bulgarian Federation of Speleology has initiated the creation of a Balkan speleological union. One of the major achievements of Bulgarian speleology has become the compilation of the Main Card Index of Bulgarian caves. Keeping in mind all these achievements, time has come to publish both in Bulgarian and English a compendium containing, besides other things, concise descriptions of 260 of he most important and spectacular caves and potholes of Bulgaria. An outline is also given of some general subjects like Biospeleology, Speleopalaeontology, Speleoarcheology, Speleomineralogy, Geomorphology and Hydrogeology of Karst, Cave diving, Cave rescue and others. The book contains data on various aspects of research carried out by Bulgarian cavers all over the world, as well as biographical information about many Bulgarian cavers and cave scientists. The publication is richly illustrated by numerous colour pictures, graphs and maps.

Beron, P Daaliev, T Jalov, A 2007. Caves and Speleology in Bulgaria. ISBN 954642241X, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), BFS & NMNH, 210x290, richly illustrated with b/w and color photos, graphs, map of each of the 200 caves described, in English. Hardback, 600pp.
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Sarcophaginae et Paramacronychiinae du Proche Orient (Insecta, Diptera, Sarcophagidae)
Lehrer, AZ

Pour la premiere fois dans la litterature dipterologique de la famille Sarcophagidae, on present la synthese taxonomique des sous-familles Sarcophaginae et Paramacronychiinae du Proche Orient, dans une ordre scientifique et avec une nomenclature binominale conformes avec les normes du Code International de Nomenclature Zoologique.

La monographie comprend 82 especes de dipteres, 29 etant decouvertes par l'auteur dans cette region, qui peuvent etre identifiees correctement d'apres les cles de determination et, surtout, d'apres les illustrations originales des structures microscopiques des genitalia males. Dans tous les cas on mentionne leur distribution geographique et, souvent, les descriptions sont accompagnees d'observations critiques et actualisations taxonomiques modernes.

Ce travail s'adresse a tous les biologistes, entomologistes, biogeographes et parasitologues de l'agriculture, sylviculture, medicine humaine et veterinaire, ainsi qu'aux etudiants et les cadres didactiques des domaines de sciences naturelles.

For the first time in the literature concerning the fly family Sarcophagidae, a taxonomic synthesis is provided of the subfamilies Sarcophaginae and Paramacronychiinae in the Near East, this being presented in a scientific way with the use of binominal nomenclature in full agreement with the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.

The monograph includes 82 species, of which 29 have been discovered in this area by the author. These species could be correctly identified based both on available determination keys and, above all, the original illustrations of the microscopic structures of the male genitalia. In all cases their geographic distribution is given, often the descriptions being also accompanied by critical observations and taxonomic updates.

This work is addressed to specialists in agricultural and forest entomology, biogeography and parasitology, as well as in human and veterinary medicine. It is also of general interest to students and teachers in the field of natural sciences.

Lehrer, AZ 2006. Sarcophaginae et Paramacronychiinae du Proche Orient (Insecta, Diptera, Sarcophagidae). Pensoft Series Faunistica 60, ISSN 1312-0174, ISBN 9546422819, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, keys, species descriptions, b/w drawings and photos, references, index, in French. Hardback, 264pp.
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Atlas of the Millipedes (Diplopoda) of Britain and Ireland
Lee, P

This publication is the culmination of more than 30 years of data collection by over 500 naturalists throughout Britain and Ireland, especially those members of the British Myriapod and Isopod Group and its predecessor, the British Myriapod Group. From its outset the British Myriapod Survey established a system for the collection of ecological information alongside distribution records. This approach was unique to the Myriapod and Isopod Survey recording schemes and only now is its value being recognised by other invertebrate recording schemes. It has enabled the production of an atlas based on more than 47 000 records that is so much more than a simple collection of distribution maps for the 62 species of millipede found in Britain. Analysis of the ecological data provided for almost 80% of the species records provides an insight into the habitat preferences of this important but undervalued group of animals. The results should be of interest to a much wider audience than the committed myriapodologists.

The inclusion of colour photographs within this publication also marks a new departure for the BRC series of atlases. It may be somewhat surprising that a work on millipedes is the first to show this innovation. In contrast to birds, butterflies or beetles, millipedes are not often pictured in books and to the general naturalist or layman the reasons are self evident. However, the fascinating body forms and ornamentation and the often attractive colour patterns exhibited by the species illustrated in this book should finally discredit such misconceptions; millipedes can be beautiful!

"This new volume will be of great value in conservation work, allowing research workers and planners to see in which types of habitat and microhabitat the different species may be found and which of these require to be protected in order to maintain viable populations of the species in which they are interested. A further feature and major strength of this volume is the placing of the British and Irish fauna in a European context, evidently permitting abetter understanding of the species' distributions and the relative importance of the British and Irish populations globally. Because of the attention paid to sound ecological principles and its bio-geographical attributes this atlas should appeal to a broader field of readers than the title might indicate. It reveals distribution patterns that are mirrored in other groups of organisms and is a model of its kind." - Desmond Kime

Lee, P 2006. Atlas of the Millipedes (Diplopoda) of Britain and Ireland. Pensoft Series Faunistica 59, ISSN 1312-0174 ISBN 9546422770, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), With a contribution from Paul T. Harding. Photographs by Steve Hopkin. 165x240, species descriptions, maps, color photos of many species, bibliography, index, in English. Hardback, 216pp.
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Mare Nostrum, Neogene and Anthropic Natural History of the Mediterranean Basin, with Emphasis on the Levant
Por, FD Dimentman, C

The Mediterranean world, the sea, the islands and the shores facing it, is a self-centered microcosm subjected to a very agitated geological history during the Neogene. At the same time, this region absorbed the profound influence of the earliest human cultures. The present book by two researchers from the Hebrew University presents the wide panorama of this interaction. Regional earth science, oceanography, marine and inland flora and fauna, together with regional anthropology and ancient history are for the first time presented on equal footing in this well-illustrated book. In the corner of the Levant, the interdependence between the water bodies of the Rift Valley, the earliest waves of human settlement and the emergent agro-pastoral culture are especially in evidence and a source for management efforts even today.

The most updated knowledge about the environmental history of the region together with the exciting new oceanographic discoveries and processes are presented alongside with the human impact - prehistorical, classical and contemporary.

The resulting symbiosis between sea, land and society created a homogenous circum-Mediterranean nature and culture. Biogeography and human geography are inextricable. "Mare Nostrum" is the best example of an anthropic environment, seasoned by long-standing human influence and therefore less prone to modern induced imbalance. It maintained its beauty and attractiveness as the world's chief target for tourism.

The book is a primer for integrative Mediterranean environmental studies. It is a widely regional synthesis of fields like historical geology, plant and animal biogeography, oceanography, human history and societal impact - fields which received in the past only parochial treatments. First in its kind, it can serve as a basic textbook which provides a guardedly optimistic academic message, instead of the many doomsday previsions.

Por, FD Dimentman, C 2006. Mare Nostrum. Neogene and Anthropic Natural History of the Mediterranean Basin, with Emphasis on the Levant. ISBN 954642272X, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, color and b/w drawings, maps and photos, bibliography, index, in English. Hardback, 350pp.
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Discrete Alternating Current Regulators and Stabilizers
Barudov, S Barudov, E

The quality control and management of the electrical energy is a way to increase the efficiency of utilization of the energy resources and to improve the operational conditions of various consumers. The book is dedicated to the problems of discrete regulation and stabilization of the supply voltage amplitude for single or grouped consumers. The results of multifactor analyses are presented, covering the nature of the load, the structure of the commutators, the parameters of the switching processes and those of the supply network. The book is addressed to specialists in design and operation of electric systems.

Barudov, S Barudov, E 2006. Discrete Alternating Current Regulators and Stabilizers. ISBN 9546422762, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 145x260, graphs, tables, schemes, bibliography, in English. Hardback, 126pp.
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Ephemeroptera of South America, Aquatic Biodiversity of Latin America, Volume 2
Dominguez, E Molineri, C Pescador, ML Hubbard, MD Nieto, C

For many years, students from numerous countries have complained about the lack of "tools" to identify aquatic invertebrates from Latin America. Keys found in accepted textbooks are mostly limited, superficial or too popular-science. On the other hand, more advanced keys in academic books on aquatic invertebrates fail to cover Neotropical representatives in due detail. The few that do, however, also show too many defects in scope and presentation to be considered up-to-date. An international team of editors combined their efforts with Pensoft Publishers to launch a new major series on the aquatic biodiversity of Latin America. About 15 monographs, written by scientists from various countries, will offer a new, unrivalled view of the marvellous aquatic world of South America! The series is addressed to zoologists, ecologists, hydrobiologists, biogeographers, conservationists and students interested in aquatic biodiversity. The series will be an imminent tool for any biological library.

- Volume 2 -

This book covers all known (14) families, (103) genera and (470) species of the insect order Ephemeroptera from continental South America. It includes updated keys (in English and Spanish) to separate families, genera and species (when possible), as well as complete reference data on each taxon, considering its status, characters, biology and distribution. The book is addressed to specialists in systematics, ecologists, limnologists and biologists in general.

Dominguez, E Molineri, C Pescador, ML Hubbard, MD Nieto, C 2006. Ephemeroptera of South America. Aquatic Biodiversity of Latin America (ABLA Series) Volume 2, ISSN 1312-7276. ISBN 9546422592, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, 218 b&w, 16 color plates, keys, index, bibliography, in English, keys also in Spanish. Hardback, 642pp.
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The Frogs of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Menzies, J

This is a book about the frogs of New Guinea, where they came from, how they live and why there are so many species. It is not intended to be a taxonomic treatise and no new species are described, nor are any major taxonomic changes proposed. With over three hundred species now recognised in the Papuan biogeographic region, it has not been possible to give more that a short specific description of each but a full bibliography will facilitate readers' access to original descriptions or subsequent revisions, should this be needed. References to the widely scattered literature on the frog fauna of the region is, for the first time, brought together under one cover.
The author lived, taught and carried out research in Papua New Guinea for twenty-five years and is now a visiting reserach fellow at the University of Adelaide in Australia and, concurrently, Emeritus Professor of Biology at the Universty of Papua New Guinea. He has published numerous papers on the biology of New Guinea's mammals and amphibians and, in conjunction with anthropologist and botanist colleagues, on ethnozoology and flora.

Menzies, J 2006. The Frogs of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Pensoft Series Faunistica 48, ISSN 1312-0174, ISBN 9546422673, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 210x295, richly illustrated with more than 100 color illustrations (photos of frogs, habitats), maps, index, bibliography, in English. Hardback, 210pp.
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Reptiles of the Solomon Islands
McCoy, M

This book provides comprehensive accounts of 85 reptiles, which represent all the currently known species occurring in this island archipelago. Most importantly, the natural histories of the living animals are given in detail, and almost all species - including many colour variants - are depicted in large, full-colour photographs. While Reptiles of the Solomon Islands is essentially a field guide, it is compiled in such a way as to be of use not only for professional biologists working in the field or museum, but also for the interest of amateur naturalists and travellers in Solomon Islands. In fact anyone with an appreciation for the natural history of this group of beautiful South Pacific islands will find this book a worthwhile addition to their library.
Michael McCoy lived in Solomon Islands for 26 years, working as a photographer and writer. He has published several books, worked as a consultant on a number of television documentaries, and his photographs have appeared widely in regional and international publications. He now lives in Australia.

"During the 26 years Mike McCoy lived in the Solomons, he visited nearly all the islands in the archipelago and is widely regarded as one of the foremost authorities on the reptile fauna of the Solomons. He is also an extraordinarily gifted photographer with a keen eye for detail, an indefatigable field worker and an old and close friend. Since the publication of the first field guide in 1980, he has continued his studies, making many additional discoveries, and this fine book is the culmination of those efforts." Allen Allison Ph.D., Vice President Science, Bishop Museum, Honolulu

McCoy, M 2006. Reptiles of the Solomon Islands. Pensoft Series Faunistica 57, ISSN 1312-0174, ISBN 9546422754, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, keys and species descriptions, b/w drawings, map, 128 color photos on 64 color plates, bibliography, indexes, in English. Hardback, 212pp.
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The Amphibians and Reptiles in Bulgaria
Beshkov, V & Nanev, K

A marvelous, well-designed full-colour guide to the Bulgarian amphibians and reptiles containig a lot of information about the history of research of these animals in Bulgaria, as well as data on taxonomy, distribution, ecology, biology and conservation of all 54 Bulgarian species.

Beshkov, V & Nanev, K 2006. The Amphibians and Reptiles in Bulgaria. Pensoft Series Faunistica 46. ISSN 1312-0174, ISBN 9546422681, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, each species photographied in nature, data on taxonomy, distribution, biology and conservation for each species, in English. Hardback, 120pp.
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The Amphibians of Belarus: Advances in Amphibian Research, vol. 10
Drobenkov, SM Novitsky, RV Kosova, LV Ryzhevich, KK Pikulik, MM

This book summarizes the results of a long-term investigation of amphibian distribution, ecology and morphology in the Republic of Belarus. For all amphibian species, Triturus vulgaris, T. cristatus, Bombina bombina, Pelobates fuscus, Bufo bufo, B. viridis, B. calamita, Hyla arborea, Rana temporaria, R. arvalis, R. ridibunda, R. lessonae and Rana esculenta, geographical and habitat distribution, assemblage structure, feeding, activity, reproduction and development are described. Detailed analysis of morphological variation and the differentiation of populations by landscape regions are given. Regional problems of anthropogenic pressure and methodology of species conservation are discussed. The book may also serve a guide to the amphibians of Belarus and may well be used by both specialists and amateurs.

Drobenkov, SM Novitsky, RV Kosova, LV Ryzhevich, KK Pikulik, MM 2006. The Amphibians of Belarus. Advances in Amphibian Research, vol. 10, ISSN 1310-8840, ISBN 9546422614, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, data on taxonomy, biology, ecology and conservation, graphs, tables, 14 color plates, references, index, in English. Paperback, 176pp.
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Bulgarian Antarctic Research. Vol 5: Life Sciences, volume 5
Golemansky, V & Mecheva, R (Eds)

The present volume of Bulgarian Anatrctic Research is almost entirely devoted to Gentoo penguins, discussing aspects of genetics, polymorphism, survival, morphology and physiology.

Golemansky, V & Mecheva, R (Eds)2006. Bulgarian Antarctic Research. Life Sciences, volume 5. ISBN 9546422630, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, photos, graphs, maps, a collection of papers, in English. Paperback, 106pp.
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Advances in Phycological Studies: Festschrift in Honour of Prof. Dobrina Temniskova-Topalova
Ognjanova-Rumenova, N Manoylov, K (ED)

The Festschrift to honour Prof. Dobrina Temniskova-Topalova's 70th birthday includes articles by some of her current and former students, colleagues, collaborators, and friends over the years. The volume is a collection of 25 research articles on different aspects of phycology and is intended to reflect her versatile academic interests and areas of expertise. The topics covered by the papers include taxonomy, palaeoecology, physiology, and ecology of different algal groups. Some articles describe new taxa from fossil and recent materials of Europe, Asia and North America: a new genus Hyalosigma, fourteen new diatom species, and one new combination. Important patterns of the morphological evolution in extinct diatom genera of family Stephanodiscaceae in Lake Baikal are discussed. New floristic and taxonomic information on the distribution of the endemic Chara corfuensis J. Gr. ex Fil. and the tropical Compsopogon coeruleus (Balbis) Montagne is provided. Research on various biostratigraphical and palaeoecological marine and lacustrine basins, based on diatoms and dinoflagellate cysts, is presented. More specialized topics like uniparental auxosporulation are presented also. Careful analyses of the infection process in the green microalga pathosystem and an unicellular fungal parasite are discussed. A substantial group of articles focuses on the ecology of freshwater diatoms - redefinition of their importance in bioassessment, density and nutrient dependence of diatoms, and the use of new analytical methods like nonparametric multiplicative regression modeling. The book is addressed to specialists and students interested in taxonomy, ecology, physiology, biostratigraphy and palaeoecology of algae.

Ognjanova-Rumenova, N Manoylov, K (ED) 2006. Advances in Phycological Studies: Festschrift in Honour of Prof. Dobrina Temniskova-Topalova. ISBN 9546422606, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, collection of papers, numerous graphs, tables, photos, references, in English. Hardback, 384pp.
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Memoires Entomologiques. Paramemoires d'un timarchophile
Jolivet, P

A fascinating life story of the famous naturalist, traveller and professional entomologist Professor Pierre Jolivet.

Jolivet, P 2006. Memoires Entomologiques. Paramemoires d'un timarchophile. ISBN 9546422649, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 140x210, color and b&w photos, map, in French. Paperback, 346pp.
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Atlas. Birds of Moscow City and the Moscow Region
M. V. Kalyakin, O. V. Voltzit

The Atlas is a complete collection of distribution maps of all 273 breeding, migrant, nomadic and wintering bird species recorded in Moscow City and the Moscow Region during 1999–2004. The maps are accompanied by brief texts characterising their status in the region, graphs illustrating their seasonal presence and about 900 photos of all 273 recorded bird species. The book summarises the data collected by 401 birdwatchers and professional ornithologists during six years of fieldwork for the programme «Birds of Moscow and the Moscow Region» or received from several research and conservation projects, and information derived from the literature published after 1999. The Atlas shows the recent distribution of birds in Moscow City and the Moscow Region. These data can be used for educational, conservational and scientific purposes. The book is adressed to ornithologists, birdwatchers, conservationists, urban ecologists and all lovers of nature.

M. V. Kalyakin, O. V. Voltzit. 2006. Atlas. Birds of Moscow City and the Moscow Region. Pensoft Series Faunistica 54, ISSN 1312-0174. ISBN 9546422622, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 210x290, full-color albom, more than 900 color photos, 1- 2 distributional maps and graphs for each of the 273 species, comments and notes, references, index. In English and Russian (bilingual). Hardback, 372pp.
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Amazon Fish Parasites
Aquatic Biodiversity of Latin America (ABLA Series), ISSN 1312-7276. Volume 1
V.E. Thatcher

For many years, students from numerous countries have complained about the lack of "tools" to identify aquatic invertebrates from Latin America. Keys found in accepted textbooks are mostly limited, superficial or too popular-science. On the other hand, more advanced keys in academic books on aquatic invertebrates fail to cover neotropical representatives in due detail. The few that do, however, also show too many defects in scope and presentation to be considered up-to-date. An international team of editors combined their efforts with Pensoft Publishers to launch a new major series on the aquatic biodiversity in Latin America. About 15 monographs, written by scientists from various countries, will offer a new, unrivalled view of the marvelous aquatic world of South America! The series is addressed to zoologists, ecologists, hydrobiologists, biogeographers, conservationists and students interested in aquatic biodiversity. The series will be an imminent tool for any biological library.

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This book covers the following Phyla and Classes: Protozoa (Myxozoa, Sporozoa), Plathelminthes (Trematoda, Monogenoidea, Cestoda), Nematoda, Acanthocephala, Crustacea (Copepoda, Branchiura, Isopoda), Hirudinea and Pentastomida that are known to parasitize Amazonian fishes. The text is in English and the identification keys to families and genera are in both English and Spanish. In addition to the keys and checklists, each chapter gives information on the morphology, life cycles, pathology, prevention, treatment, collection method, as well as general reference data on each taxon. An alphabetic table of host fishes with their respective parasites is provided. The book will prove to be useful for parasitologists, ichthyologists, aquaculturists, pisciulturists and all those interested in Neotropical fish parasites.

Thatcher, V.E. 2006. Amazon Fish Parasites Aquatic Biodiversity of Latin America (ABLA Series), ISSN 1312-7276. Volume 1. ISBN 9546422584, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, 194 plates of figures in line drawings and photos, 15 color plates, index, bibliography. In English and keys also in Spanish. Hardback, 508pp.
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Les Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) des Petites Antilles
Taxonomie, ethologie, biogeographie
F. Chalumeau & J. Touroult

This monograph on the longhorn beetles of the Lesser West Indies (Anguilla to Grenada) and Virgin Islands is the first regional synthesis covering all known species, including those described by the authors. The first part deals with such generalities like habitats and biogeography, phenology, previous studies and methods. The second part represents a monography of the 135 species involved, all keyed, with type locality, taxonomic remarks, diagnosis, variability, distribution, and biology. Most data on the species' distribution and biology, especially host plants relationships, are original. Most of the species have never been illustrated in colour so far.

La presente monographie traite des Cerambycides peuplant les Petites Antilles (d'Anguille a Grenade), auxquelles nous avons associe les Iles Vierges. Fruit de plusieurs annees d'effort, cet ouvrage est en fait la toute premiere synthese des taxa caribeens -- des plus anciens nommes a ceux recemment decrits par les Auteurs. Avec les generalites usuelles (techniques de capture, terminologie...) et un essai de biogeographie globale, la premiere partie presente les iles dans leur diversite, les formations vegetales s'y trouvant et les zones bioclimatiques insulaires. La seconde partie est une monographie des quelque 135 especes recensees avec, outre les cles de determination et les diagnoses, leur repartition, ethologie, variation et notes diverses. La plupart des observations se rapportant a leur distribution et a leur biologie sont originales -- en particulier pour les plantes-hotes et la phenologie. Enfin, presque toutes les especes ont ete illustrees par des photos en couleurs, plusieurs ayant ete prises sur le vif.

Chalumeau, F., Touroult, J. 2005. Les Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) des Petites Antilles Taxonomie, ethologie, biogeographie. ISBN 9546422452, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 242 pages + 32 pages of 55 color pictures of living beetles and habitats and of 150 mounted specimens, 5 maps, illustrated keys, references, index. In French, identification keys translated also in English. Hardback, 274pp.
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Fascinating Insects
Some aspects of insect life
P. Jolivet & K. K. Verma

This book highlights the very successful and much diversified group of organisms, the insects, and deals with some interesting aspects of insect life, which are often ignored in entomology textbooks. There are chapters on ants making "slaves;" insect migrations; chemical defence strategies; parental care and love; AIDS and insects; killer bees; and intelligence. The book also includes first-hand experiences of the great traveller-naturalist Prof. P. Jolivet, who narrates the re-emergence of the 17-year-cycle cicada in the USA in May 2004; the occurrence of insects on the great tepuys of Venezuela; marching of army ants in the tropical Africa; and much more.

Pierre Jolivet, D.Sc., has written many research papers and books on the beetle family Chrysomelidae. His areas of special interest include the biology of Timarcha, food plants of chrysomelids, and ants-plants relationship. He has co-edited four important books on Chrysomelidae: Biology of Chrysomelidae (1988), Novel Aspects of the Biology of Chrysomelidae (1994), Chrysomelidae Biology, in three volumes (1996), and New Developments in the Biology of Chrysomelidae (2004). In recognition of Dr Jolivet's valuable contribution in the subject, the Fifth International Symposium on Chrysomelidae, held in Aug. 2000 in Brazil, was named after him.

K. K. Verma, M.Sc., Ph.D., taught zoology and entomology for over 35 years, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in M. P. Government Colleges, India. He has also specialized in the functional morphology and physiology of Chrysomelidae. He has to his credit a number of outstanding papers published in both Indian and international journals. In 2002, he co-authored a book, Biology of Leaf Beetles, summarizing the current knowledge about leaf beetles.

This appropriately illustrated, eclectic volume of short essays, written with enthusiasm, grace and wit by two knowledgeable, broadly experienced insect scientists, will assist the entomologically uninitiated to appreciate the wonders and complexity of the small creatures whose environment humans inhabit, and will expand the horizons of the initiated with refreshing and useful insights into a wide variety of entomological topics.
George E. Ball, entomologist, professor emeritus, University of Alberta, Canada

This book is written with panache, highlighting the extraordinary adaptations shown by insects. People will eventually awaken to the amazing insect biodiversity that surrounds us. With this book, we are encouraged to follow a fascinating journey of discovery into the world of insects.
Christian Mille, entomologist,
Institut Agronomique neo-Caledonien, La Foa, Nouvelle-Caledonie

This original and unusual book on truly fascinating creatures, not casually dedicated to Jean-Henry Fabre, is not a handbook for identification of insects, or an "official" text of entomology. It is a travel guide -- reflecting the journeys and experiences of the authors throughout the world -- into different aspects of the life of the most diverse extant group of organisms… I would recommend this book both to students and nature lovers who would find in it much to learn about insects, as well as to professionals.
Achille Casale, professor of zoology and entomology,
University of Sassari, Italy

Fascinating as Fabre's Souvenirs Entomologiques, but here, they are real life-experiences under the tropics, incredible but true, related with talent.
Yves Delange, professor of botany,
National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France

Jolivet, P., Verma, KK. 2005. Fascinating Insects Some aspects of insect life. ISBN 9546422428, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 145x210, richly illustrated by photos, graphs and drawings. Hardback, 310pp.
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Cercopid Spittle Bugs of the New World (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cercopidae)
C. S. Carvalho & M. D. Webb

South America processes a staggering number of insect species. Whilst most people are familiar with its butterflies few realise that there is a group of equally colourful and interesting insects. These are commonly referred to as either Spittle bugs, due to the watery excreta produced by the young or Frog-hoppers, the latter referring to their great ability to jump. In South America they are also known for the serious damage they cause to pasture grasses and sugar-cane. This book provides the first comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide to this family of jewel-like insects. Nearly every species is included in superb colour together with line drawings to aid identification. Stunning pictures are also given of the insects in the wild. This book is aimed at museum curators, researchers, agronomists and amateur hobbyist and it hoped that it will stimulate further work on this fascinating and richly colourful group of insects. The text includes a complete checklist of species with comprehensive synonomies and chapters on classification, reproduction and biology.

Gervasio Silva Carvalho is Professor in the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul - Porto Alegre, Brazil. He has published approximately 27 papers on morphology, systematics, ecology, and biogeography of insects. His interest in Neotropical Auchenorrhyncha (particularly Cercopidae) started with his Masters degree (1979-1981) and continued with his PhD thesis obtained in 1992 under Professor Albino Morimasa Sakakibara.

Mick Webb is Curator of Hemiptera at the Natural History Museum, London. On joining the museum in 1966 he worked under Dr Bill Knight from whom he developed his interest in Auchenorrhyncha. The museums rich collections from throughout the World has enabled Mick to publish widely on tropical cicadellids (his main interest) while his contact with scientists from throughout the World, both at the BM and during official visits abroad, has resulted in many rewarding collaborative projects.

Carvalho, CS., Webb MD. 2005. Cercopid Spittle Bugs of the New World (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cercopidae). ISBN 9546422460, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, 16 colour plates with 56 photos of field images, 78 black and white plates with 278 species genitalia figures and 16 colour plates of approximately 450 images of named museum specimens. Hardback, 272pp.
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Biomes of Brazil. An Illustrated Natural History
Biomas do Brasil. Uma Historia Natural Ilustrada
F.D. Por, V.L. Imperatriz-Fonseca & F.N. Lencioni

Biomes of Brazil is a didactical presentation of the eight more important biomes of this subcontinent, for the use of the academic and student reader. The bi-lingual text of the book, makes it accessible also to the environmentalist and ecotourism public world-wide. The eight chapters follow the same sequence of treatement, from a short geologic and environmetal introduction, to the presentation of the respective flora and fauna and ending with human aspects and environmental issues.The most recent level of knowledge is being reviewed, leaving space also for new and original considerations.

The first author is emeritus professor of Zoology in Israel. He has lectured for 25 years also in Brazil, on subjects of nature protection and evolution, while first-hand studying also some of the biomes treated in this book. The second author is professor of ecology at the University of Sao-Paulo, where she is a forefront specialist in bees and in sociobiology. She is also involved for many years in environmental education and politics in Brazil. The book is exclusively hand-illustrated, with didactic drawings and schemes and especially with large-scale dioramas of the different biomes. Most of the illustration is from the hand of the third author, a consumate naturalist and ornithologist and a resourceful teacher.

Por, FD, Imperatriz-Fonseca, VL, Neto FL. 2005. Biomes of Brazil. An Illustrated Natural History Biomas do Brasil. Uma Historia Natural Ilustrada. ISBN 9546422371, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 210x290, excellently illustrated by original color drawings, graphs and maps, bibliography. In English and Portuguese, bilingual. Hardback, 208pp.
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Studies on the Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies in Europe. Volume 1: General Concepts and Case Studies
Proceedings of the Conference held in UFZ Leipzig, 5-9th of December, 2005
E. Kuehn, R. Feldmann, J. Thomas & J. Settele (Eds.)

The book contains the first part of extended abstracts on various issues of ecology and conservation of the butterflies of Europe presented at a Conference held in Leipzig, 5-9th of December, 2005. Sections covered are: ECOLOGY OF BUTTERFLIES - Habitat requirements, Habitat models & landscape influences; Evolutionary biology; Distribution & phenology; CONSERVATION OF BUTTERFLIES AND GLOBAL CHANGE - Monitoring butterflies across Europe; Population biology and land use.

Keynote speakers of the part covered within this volume are: Chris van Swaay (The Netherlands), Andreas Erhardt (Switzerland), Jane Hill (UK) and John Dover (UK).

Kuehn, E., Feldmann, R., Thomas, J., Settele, J, 2005. Studies on the Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies in Europe. Volume 1: General Concepts and Case Studies Proceedings of the Conference held in UFZ Leipzig, 5-9th of December, 2005. ISBN 9546422479, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, selection of papers, tables, graphs, photos, references, Hardback. In English, 140 pp.
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Studies on the Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies in Europe. Volume 2: Species Ecology along a European Gradient: Maculinea Butterflies as a Model
Proceedings of the Conference held in UFZ Leipzig, 5-9th of December, 2005
J. Settele, E. Kuehn, & J. Thomas (Eds.)

The book contains extended abstracts on a wide variety of issues concerning the ecology and conservation of Large Blue butterflies of the genus Maculinea. It mainly consists of results of the EU funded research project MacMan (Maculinea butterflies of the Habitats' Directive and European Red List as indicators and tools for habitat conservation and management; www.macman-project.de). They have been presented at a Conference held in Leipzig, 5-9th of December, 2005. Sections covered are: Maculinea as indicators; Functional and trophic relations in Maculinea systems; Population genetics, chemistry and physiology of Maculinea and Myrmica ants; Conservation and management for Maculinea.

Keynote speakers at the Maculinea part of the conference are: Jeremy Thomas (UK), David Nash & Jacobus Boomsma (Denmark), Konrad Fiedler (Austria), Piotr Nowicki (Poland) and Thomas Hovestadt (Germany).

Settele, J., Kuehn, E., Thomas, J, 2005. Studies on the Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies in Europe. Volume 2: Species Ecology along a European Gradient: Maculinea Butterflies as a Model Proceedings of the Conference held in UFZ Leipzig, 5-9th of December, 2005. ISBN 9546422568, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, selection of papers, tables, graphs, photos, references, Hardback. In English, 250 pp.
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Contributions to Systematics and Biology of Beetles
Papers celebrating the 80th birthday of Igor Konstantinovich Lopatin
A. Konstantinov, A. Tishechkin & L. Penev (Eds.)

This volume is dedicated to Professor Igor Konstantinovich Lopatin in celebration of his 80th birthday. Igor Konstantinovich is a renown taxonomist, prolific author, innovative biological explorer, and respected teacher who trained hundreds of students and during his professional life was (and still is) an inspiration and a mentor for scores of taxonomists. His tireless enthusiastic work shaped generations of Belarusian zoologists, brought a wide and steady respect of systematics into a local scientific community. But most important, he taught us that collecting and studying beetles, small and big, bright and dull, is a noble thing to do.
Contributions assembled in this volume reflect Lopatin's intellectual breadth and diverse scientific interests. Some dwells on Lopatin's interest in biogeography of arid areas of the Palearctic describing zoogeographic connections between desert faunas of Middle Asia, Iran, and Afghanistan, and leaf beetle fauna of the Hermon Mountains in Israel. Other contributions reflect Lopatin's interest in host plant relationships, e.g. discovery of a rare crucifer in Turkey being eaten by an even rarer flea beetle. Many contributions are revisions and keys for identification in nearly all major groups of beetles. Some are checklists, faunistic notes, ecological studies, and many contain descriptions of new taxa in many beetle families. This book will be an indispensable source of information on beetle taxonomy, diversity, biogeography, and host plant relationships. It will be useful for entomologists, ecologists, extension scientists, entomology students, comparative morphologists and evolutionary biologists working across beetle taxa and anybody interested in beetle identification.

Konstantinov, A., Tishechkin, A., Penev, L., 2005. Contributions to Systematics and Biology of Beetles. Papers celebrating the 80th birthday of Igor Konstantinovich Lopatin. ISBN 9546422339, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, collection of 30 papers, list of publications of I.K.Lopatin, list of species described by him, numerous graphs, photos, drawings, Hardback. In English, 450 pp.
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Bengaliidae du Monde (Insecta, Diptera) (Bengaliidae of the World (Insecta, Diptera))
Lehrer, A

This monograph reveals spectacular and previously unknown, taxonomic diversity of the new myrmecophilous dipteran family Bengaliidae. The type and sole genus, Bengalia, has hitherto been placed in the family Calliphoridae. Based on a thorough revision and a detailed study of its morphology, Bengaliidae is shown to represent a distinct family phylogenetically distant from Calliphoridae. The new family actually comprises four subfamilies, 12 genera and 70 species, of which three subfamilies, ten genera and 49 species are described as new. All Bengaliidae appear to be associated with ant nests in the Afrotropical and Oriental regions.

The monograph is richly illustrated with b/w line drawings, giving in detail the characters of, and keys to, all the taxa of Bengaliidae. The male genitalia are depicted for each of the new or revised species. The phylogeny of Bengaliidae and its position within Diptera is also discussed.

Dr. Andy Z. Lehrer is one of the globally leading specialists on Sarcophagidae and Calliphoridae, the author of numerous papers on the taxonomy and biogeography of dipterans. The book is addressed to specialists in the biology and ecology of flies and ants, to generalist taxonomists, biogeographers and evolutionists, as well as any zoological library collecting literature on the above topics.

Lehrer, A., 2005. Bengaliidae du Monde (Insecta, Diptera) (Bengaliidae of the World (Insecta, Diptera)). ISBN 9546422444, Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow), 165x240, excellent b/w drawings, descriptions of new taxa, keys, references, index, Hardback. In French, keys and summary translated in English, 192 pp.
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