| Author | Vladimír Štrunc |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9788090798021 |
| Publisher | PhotoMusic s.r.o. |
| Pages | 208 |
| Size | 210 x 297 mm |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Images | Colour images |
| Year published | 2022 |
The aim of this visual guide - Jewel Beetles of the World - is to introduce these amazing representatives, commonly known as Jewel beetles, to all nature enthusiasts, insect photographers and educators. The book is exceptional in its detailed identification views and the multitude of genera and species represented. Illustrations of some of the species depicted here have never been previously published. The authors aim to motivate the younger generation to protect the natural habitats to which these insects are vitally attached.
Jewel Beetles of the World covers in total 504 species and subspecies in 111 genera of the superfamily Buprestoidea. The book is divided into a main section with high-resolution dorsal and lateral illustrations and a biogeographical section showing the different genera in relation to their distribution in the area. An overall view of the species diversity of the Jewel beetles is shown in the last genera section in an arrangement of 12 exemplars.
More than 500 species from about 111 genera are pictured, structured according to Löbl & Löbl. The classification of tribes is not definitive and is provided in the book for orientation and grouping purposes only.
Expert supervision of this publication was provided by V. Kubáň (Šlapanice u Brna, Czech Republic). The validity of the names of the included taxa and their correct spelling, authorship and year of publication follow the most recently published works. The world catalogue of the superfamily Buprestoidea (Bellamy 2008, 2009) and the second supplemented edition of the Palearctic Catalogue (Kubáň 2016) were used as a basis. Where revision papers were published after these dates, the data from these papers were used as above (eg. Hołyński 2009, 2014, Moore & Vidal 2015, Frank & Sekerka 2016, 2020, Frank 2000).
The confirmation of the identifications of the included taxa was entirely based on photographs. The included taxa from Palaearctic and Oriental Regions were verified by V. Kubáň based on his private collection and his private library. The included taxa from the remaining zoogeographical regions were verified by V. Kubáň with the help of his private collection, the collection of the Entomological Department of the National Museum in Prague and on the basis of his private library. The genera Belionota, Chrysodema, Cyphogastra, Paracupta and Iridotaenia were modified thanks to extensive comments by D. Frank (Prague, Czech Republic). Only the North American species of the genus Acmaeodera remain in their original unrevised state.
