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Vectris, 2024. 336, col photos. 230x170mm. HB. NEW. . This unique pictorial guide aims to introduce these amazing predators of the insect world to all nature lovers. This book is the first in a series of books on tiger beetles organized by zoo area. The book introduces the Afrotropical region � the area of Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands. The Palearctic, Nearctic, Neotropical, Australian and Oriental regions will follow.The guide will help you get acquainted with 42 genera / 36 subgenera and approximately 298 species/subspecies of the family Cicindelidae of the Afrotropical region.The book also offers a comprehensive list of all species living in Africa in the introduction, carefully structured according to J�rgen Wiesner�s expert classifications. (Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World, 2nd Edition. December 2020).One or more representative species of each genus and subgenus are illustrated in the book with large photographs, accompanied by information on sex, size, place of… Read more