INTO DARKNESS: The Beauty of Japanese Trechini

Shinya KAWAI

Publisher
Roppon-Ashi Entomological Books
Publication year
2024
Format
Hardcover
Illustrations
Full color photos
Language
Japanese
Length
304pp.
Dimensions
B5 format (182x257mm)

This book is a photographic catalogue of all 443 Japanese trechiniid beetles known up to 2023.

  • High definition focus stacking images of 92 live individual of trechiniid beetles are shown on one full page or half page.
  • 99 habitats of trechiniid beetle such as caves, abandoned mines and colluvia are shown in many photos.
  • Taxonomy, morphology and distributions of 32 genera of Japanese Trechini are summarized. (in Japanese)
  • All 443 Japanese trechiniid beetles known up to 2023 are listed in scientific names, body lengths, type localities, references and distributions. (in Japanese)
  • Distributional area of 21 genera of Japanese Trechini are shown in 7 area maps of Japan.
  • Research trips for 142 Japanese caves made by the author for 22 years are introduced with detail information. (in Japanese)
  • Photographic guide to the Trechini specimen collecting, mounting and photographing method with images. (in Japanese)
  • Descriptional papers of all 443 Japanese trechiniid beetles are listed as references.

It contains new genus Ryukyuaphaenops Sugaya et al., 2023.

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JPY 18,000