The Genus Carabus L. in Europe. A synthesis, Fauna Europaea Evertebrata No 2
Turin, H\Penev L\Casale A( ED)
2003. Sofia-Moscow-Leiden, 215 x 285, hardcover with dust jacket, numerous figures, photos, morphological drawings, 27 colour plates with photos of Carabus species and habitats, 217 distributional maps, extensive bibliography, glossary, indices, In English.
Hdb, 536pp. Price €URO 95.

Table of contents

Preface (G. E. Ball) List of contributors   Chapter 1. Introduction (H. Turin, L. Penev & A. Casale)            Why Carabus? Some problems and ‘solutions’ Nomenclature in Checklist, Key to the adults and Species accounts Key to the larvae General chapters Subspecies Mapping Ecological transects About Europe Acknowledgements     SPECIAL PART   Chapter 2. Checklist (A. Casale & B. Bшezina)   Introduction Checklist Hybrids   Chapter 3. Key to the adults (A. Casale & O. L. Kryzhanovskij)   Introduction Key to the subgenera 01. Limnocarabus   02I . Morphocarabus + 02II. Trachycarabus + 04. Eucarabus   03. Carabus (s.str.)   05. Tachypus   06. Archicarabus   07. Hemicarabus   08. Diocarabus   09. Aulonocarabus   10. Mesocarabus   11. Orinocarabus   12. Oreocarabus   13. Tomocarabus   14. Eurycarabus   15. Pachystus   16. Ctenocarabus   17. Rhabdotocarabus   18. Hygrocarabus   19. Chaetocarabus   20. Platycarabus   21. Heterocarabus   22. Sphodristocarabus   23. Megodontus   24. Pachycranion   25. Iniopachys   26. Chrysocarabus (including 27. Chrysotribax)   28. Macrothorax   29. Lamprostus   30. Procrustes   31. Procerus     Chapter 4. Key to the larvae (E. Arndt & K. Makarov)          Introduction Larval morphology Key to the second and third instar larvae Key to the European subgenera Key to selected subgenera   Chapter 5. Species accounts (H. Turin, L.Penev, A. Casale, E. Arndt, Th. Assmann, K. Makarov, D. Mossakowski, Gy. Szйl & F. Weber)   Introduction Abbreviations used Explanations to the sections in the species accounts Species number and name General literature: checklists and catalogues Taxonomy Geographical distribution, chorotypes and range characteristics Distribution in Europe General works Maps Ecology and Biology Conservation Species accounts 01. Limnocarabus   02I . Morphocarabus  + 02II. Trachycarabus    03. Carabus (s.str.)   04. Eucarabus   05. Tachypus   06. Archicarabus   07. Hemicarabus   08. Diocarabus   09. Aulonocarabus   10. Mesocarabus   11. Orinocarabus   12. Oreocarabus   13. Tomocarabus   14. Eurycarabus   15. Pachystus   16. Ctenocarabus   17. Rhabdotocarabus   18. Hygrocarabus   19. Chaetocarabus   20. Platycarabus   21. Heterocarabus   22. Sphodristocarabus   23. Megodontus   24. Pachycranion   25. Iniopachys   26. Chrysocarabus (including 27. Chrysotribax)   28. Macrothorax   29. Lamprostus   30. Procrustes   31. Procerus       GENERAL PART   Chapter 6. Biology and ecology (Th. Assmann)             Introduction The life form of the genus Carabus   Reproduction and development Reproductive systems Sexual attraction and the power of aggregation Copulation Eggs Larvae Pupae and tenerals Rearing Activity Daily rhythms Annual rhythm Locomotory activity and orientation   Abiotic factors Climatic factors, temperature, humidity, and light Chemical factors Structural parameters ot the habitat Biotic factors Diet Interspecific competition Parasites and parasitoids Predators and defence mechanisms Population biology Population ecology Fluctuations of population size Age structure Power of dispersal Differentiation and population history Morphometric differentiation Karyotypic differentiation Differentiation at the level of single loci Glacial fauna and postglacial history Hybrids and hybrid zones   Chapter 7. Phylogeny (E. Arndt, M. Brьckner, M. Marciniak, D. Mossakowski & F. Prьser)   Introduction Results Analysis of morphological data Analysis of molecular data Discussion Comparison of examined genital and larval characters Phylogenetic results Monophyly of the genus Carabus Linnй Discussion of the monophyly of the subgroups Phylogenetic relationships inferred from molecular data Conclusion – a tentative phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus Carabus (s.l.) Appendix   Chapter 8. Biogeography (L. Penev, A. Casale & H. Turin)   Introduction World distribution of Carabus   The general range and its limits Patterns of diversity and specificity Present-day distribution of Carabus in Europe Species composition, diversity and regional distribution Taxonomic structure Chorology Zoogeographical division of Europe based on the Carabus fauna Locality-based biogeography of Carabus   Outline of the ‘local fauna’ concept: an anastomosis between zoogeography and ecology The dataset: local faunas of European Carabus   Variation in local species diversity Types of species distribution across habitat and space Geographical variation in local species compositions Gradient analysis Biogeographical insights into the phylogeny and faunogenesis of Carabus   Classification, phylogeny, and historical biogeography: an unfinished story The scene: Europe and its evolution from the Permian period to the present The early Carabini in Europe Origins of the Carabus species in Europe The early history of Carabus in the light of Palaearctic-Nearctic connections Biogeographical patterns and underlying processes Geographical history of European Carabus species: a scenario Appendix 8.1. Distribution, taxonomic and chorological characteristics of Carabus species in Europe Appendix 8.2. Distribution map of 100 local faunas and schematic pictures of all local gradients (=transects) Transects T-01-100   Chapter 9. Conservation biology (Th. Assmann)   Decline – examples and outline of the problem What shall we protect? A population-biological approach Reasons for the decline of carabid populations Habitat destruction Fragmentation Insecticides Small population size Collecting Stopping the loss – preservation and sustainable conservation MVP, genetic monitoring Habitat corridors Reintroduction projects Programmes of crop edges and field enhancement Action plans for conservation Conclusions   Chapter 10. Carabus evaluations (H. Turin, L. Penev, A. Casale & E. Arndt)   Introduction Chapter 2 – Checklist Chapter 3 – Key to the adults Chapter 4 – Key to the larvae Chapter 5 – Species accounts Chapter 6 – Biology and ecology Chapter 7 – Phylogeny Chapter 8 – Biogeography Chapter 9 – Conservation Conclusions   Glossary   Addendum   References   Author’s index   Taxonomic index

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