Identification of beetles (Coleoptera)

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12.03.2016 21:32, liapinjuk

My Friends!

I appeal to not indifferent, active, sincere fans of coleopteran entomology, as well as beetle lovers, students, teachers and even specialists (I think that even among them there are people with burning eyes, eager to see something new, unusual)

I had not yet published my book "Catalog of beetles of the Moscow and Ryazan regions" when I was attacked by a barrage of criticism. Some say that the book is harmful and not worth a penny. Others say useful, for amateurs, curious children and as additional literature for students. You'd think I'd stirred up a hornet's nest, but all I did was state some of my views.

But there are still some crazy people who will buy my book. These are my friends, just like me, who find the book visual and useful.

The book will allow you to visually identify a huge number of types of MO and RO.

So what scared the experts so much?

A discussion of an unpublished book, but already ready for publication, is held in the section Classification of insects in the subsection Beetles of the Moscow and Ryazan regions.

The print run will be small. Part of the print run has already been reserved by my friends. If you really want to buy my book, please contact my mailbox liapinjuk@gmail.com.

I apologize for the price, but I'm releasing my first book with my own money and I can't afford a large print run, so physically, no matter how much I want to, I won't be able to make the price low. But I'm still trying to lower it in every way I can.

If you reserve a book, I will talk about the final price and terms of buying the book by mail. I will be particularly happy to work with those people on the next volumes in the future.

Briefly about the book. A4 format, no less than 13 volumes, each volume contains color images of 200 types found in the Moscow City Library. and so on. Obl, 200 pages, in the 1st volume there are more than 1700 color images, the images will not be of the best quality, but they will be quite sufficient to determine the views from the author's point of view. Of course, I am an amateur and cannot guarantee the correctness of all definitions, even an expert cannot guarantee this.

In all volumes of the book, at least 2,500 species living in the MO and RO will be depicted in color and to a greater extent identified – this is 70% of the species living in the MO. The locations of their finds and other useful brief data are given. The final list of beetle species of all families living in the MO and RO will be given according to the literature and the author, and there will be about 3600 species.

I am waiting for your emails. Everyone can scold and smash, but few people can do something interesting, unusual, necessary. I need your support.
So far, I have not seen anyone willing to join this work with passion. It's a pity. I am disappointed in the Russians. Where are the dreamers, where are the romantics, where are you, ay, respond.

Vyacheslav Lyapin.

12.03.2016 22:05, akulich-sibiria

surrounding area. Krasnoyarsk. mowing, meadow.
5 mm. The head tube is rather long, almost parallel, slightly bent in hair-like scales, green scales at the base in the middle. Pronotum in similar scales of shiny brownish color, green in the center. Elytra without particularly visible dark spots and without a scapular spot. Scales with a large notch are brownish. At the seam closer to the top in green. Also, the 5th row spacing is mottled, and the 7th with a strip of greenish scales. Greenish scales are also present at the base of the elytra. After the middle, the scales are raised. Thighs black, forelegs partly medium brown. The paws are lighter.
It resembles nigrirostris but is confused by the size and shape of the head tube.
I drove along the DV and your determinant, which is not very similar.
Ilya, will you have any thoughts? Or is it meles again?
picture: DSCN1463.JPG

This post was edited by akulich-sibiria - 12.03.2016 22: 18

12.03.2016 22:15, Mantispid

surrounding area. Krasnoyarsk. mowing, meadow.
5 mm. The head tube is rather long, almost parallel, slightly bent in hair-like scales, green scales at the base in the middle. Pronotum in similar scales of shiny brownish color, green in the center. Elytra without particularly visible dark spots and without a scapular spot. Scales with a large notch are brownish. At the seam closer to the top in green. Also, the 5th row spacing is mottled, and the 7th with a strip of greenish scales. Greenish scales are also present at the base of the elytra. After the middle, the scales are raised. Thighs black, forelegs partly medium brown. The paws are lighter.
It resembles nigrirostris but is confused by the size and shape of the head tube.
I drove along the DV and your determinant, which is not very similar.
Ilya, will you have any thoughts?

This is H. (Dapalinus) meles. In nigrirostris, the pronotum is narrower and smaller.

This post was edited by Mantispid - 12.03.2016 22: 19

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