Morgan Jackson - Field guide to the jewel beetles of Northeastern North America

A Field Guide to the Jewel Beetles of Northeastern North America Morgan D. Jackson Steven M. Paiero Adam Jewiss-Gaines University of Guelph

Buprestidae
15,000+ described species
Agrilus – 3,000 described species
Near Global Distribution
Biology increases likelihood for accidental introductions
Agrilus planipennis estimated to cause $1.7 billion in damages annually 1
1 - Aukema JE, Leung B, Kovacs K, Chivers C, Britton KO, et al. 2011 Economic Impacts of Non-Native Forest Insects in the Continental United States. PLoS ONE 6(9): e24587. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0024587

New Taxonomy
New Species
New Introductions
New Technologies
Published 1987

165 Species in 23 Genera

Introduction to Jewel Beetles
Collection & Preservation
Illustrated key to genera
Multiple identification aids for every species

450+ Page Field Guide
Slated for Hard Cover publication in March 2012
~2000 copies in first printing
English & French versions
Free!
Canadian agencies will be given priority for first printing
Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification (Digital Version)
Mid-Late 2012

Acknowledgements
Specimen Loans
Canadian National Collection of Insects
Ted McRae
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
The Field Museum
Editorial Support
Troy Kimoto, CFIA
Bruce Gill, CFIA
Hume Douglas, CFIA
Steve Marshall, UofG
Phil Careless
Funding & Support
Invasive Species Centre

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