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SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS
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Scientific Publishers, Inc., was founded in 1989, in Gainesville, Florida. Headquarters
are in Gainesville, Florida. We have representative offices now in Hamburg (Germany),
Lima (Peru), Taipei (Taiwan), Tokyo (Japan), and in Washington, DC.
Our book titles are in natural history. We welcome submissions of manuscripts in
any of the natural sciences and related subjects such as the history of science,
biographies of scientists, and reference works involving natural sciences. Our main
emphasis is in field guides for the identification of plants and animals of different
areas of the world. Sales are handled by our retail division, Flora & Fauna Books
/ Nature World.
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NEW RELEASES
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DRAGONFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA
by James G. Needham, Minter J. Westfall, Jr., and Michael L. May
2000. 940pp, 24 color plates (7x10 in). ISBN: 0-945417-94-2.
The long-awaited monographic revision of the classic "Manual of the Dragonflies
of North America", by Needham and Westfall (1955) includes numerous additional species
described, or discovered within the area treated, since 1955. including northern
Mexico and the West Indies. A total of about 350 species are be treated. Revised
keys to species and revised diagnoses allow identification of all adults and known
larvae of these important aquatic insects. Revised by Westfall and May, this work
is the companion volume to the new book, Damselflies of North America, published
in 1996. Numerous new illustrations are included for all added species, for a total
of 561 line drawings and halftones, plus 24 color plates. The work includes a revised
checklist to species, an extensive bibliography, glossary and index. The color plates
include 14 painted renditions of some species, especially the more primitive groups,
plus 10 plates of color photographs of species in nature.
November 2000 $125.00A cloth
A REVISION OF THE GENUS Theope:
ITS SYSTEMATICS AND BIOLOGY (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae: Nymphidiini)
by Jason P. W. Hall
1999. 127pp, 10 color plates (8.5x11 in). ISBN: 0-945417-95-0.
A thorough modern treatment of the complex of species of the Neotropical metalmark
butterfly genus Theope, covering 68 species, is presented. There are keys
to species and notes on known biologies. The 10 color plates illustrate all species.
Two new species and two new subspecies are described; 15 lectotypes are designated.
There are descriptions of all species, distribution maps and illustrations of genital
characters. A landmark study.
July 1999 $32.50A paper
DAMSELFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA
by Minter J. Westfall, Jr., and Michael L. May
1996. 650pp, 8 color plates (7x10 in). ISBN: 0-945417-93-4.
The first monographic treatment of the smaller Odonata, the damselflies, of North
America, including northern Mexico and the West Indies, covers 161 species. Keys
to species and precise descriptions allow identification of all adults and larvae
of these important aquatic insects. Written by two well-known experts, this work
is the companion volume to a similar book on the dragonflies of North America, by
Needham and Westfall. Numerous illustrations are included, plus 8 pages of color
photographs from nature. The work includes a checklist to species, an extensive
bibliography, glossary and index.
August 1996 $87.50A cloth
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BOOKS IN PRINT
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BUTTERFLIES OF CALIFORNIA
By John A. Comstock (forward by T. C. Emmel & J. F. Emmel)
1989. 334pp, 63 plates (6 x 9 cloth). ISBN: 0-945417-21-7. $32.50s
Reprint of the 1927 classic treatise on California butterflies and skippers. An
introduction and bibliography treats the life and work of Dr. Comstock. A new checklist
to California butterflies provides current names for the species treated by Comstock.
Florida Keys. Papers and discussions are presented by several participants.
BUTTERFLIES OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
by Marc C. Minno and Thomas C. Emmel
1993. 168pp (8 x 11). ISBN: 0-945417-87-X (paper, 18.95s), 88-8 (cloth, 31.50s).
Signed edition: $75.00s.
The butterflies of southernmost Florida, all 106 species, are treated in detail
in this well-illustrated book. An introduction to the natural history of the Florida
Keys provides a backdrop for the detailed treatment of each species. All species
are well illustrated on 29 color plates, plus figures of larvae for many of them.
A bibliography covers most papers dealing with these species for Florida. There
is an index to scientific names.
DAMSELFLIES OF FLORIDA, BERMUDA AND THE BAHAMAS
by Sidney W. Dunkle
1990. 148pp (6 x 9). ISBN: 0-945417-85-3 (paper, 16.95, temporarily OP), 86-1 (cloth,
OP).
Over 100 color photographs of living damselflies allow identification of all 46
species treated (about 30% also occur in the rest of the USA). Line drawings also
provide details to identity the more difficult species. This is the first book to
treat these insects for any region of North America in full color. Included is a
checklist to species, a bibliography and an index.
DAMSELFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA
by Minter J. Westfall Jr. and Michael L. May
1996. 650pp (7 x 10). ISBN: 0-945417-93-4 (cloth, 87.50a).
The first monographic treatment of the smaller Odonata, the damselflies, of North
America, including northern Mexico and the West Indies, covers 161 species. Keys
to species and precise descriptions allow identification of all adults and larvae
of these important aquatic insects. Written by two well-known experts, this work
is the companion volume to a similar book on the dragonflies of North America, by
Needham and Westfall. Numerous illustrations are included, plus 8 pages of color
plates. The work includes a checklist to species, an extensive bibliography, glossary
and index.
DRAGONFLIES OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA, BERMUDA AND THE BAHAMAS
by Sidney W. Dunkle
1989. 154pp (6 x 9 paper). ISBN: 0-945417-23-3. 16.95t.
A complete full-color guide to all 94 species of dragonflies found in Florida (30%
also occur in the rest of the USA) and the Bahamas. There are 129 color figures
of living dragonflies. This is the first color treatment of these important aquatic
insects for any area of North America. Included is a checklist to species, a bibliography
and an index.
MOSQUITO CONTROL PESTICIDES
Ecological Impacts and Management Alternatives
edited by Thomas C. Emmel and John C. Tucker
1991. 105pp (8 x 11 paper). ISBN: 0-945417-22-5. $8.95net
Results of a January 1991 symposium on the problem of pesticide spraying for mosquito
control and the impact on other animals such as butterflies,with emphasis on the
Florida Keys. Papers and discussions are presented by several participants.
SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLIES: Their Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
edited by J. Mark Scriber, Yoshitaka Tsubaki, and Robert C.
Lederhouse
1995. 459pp (32 color plates) (8 x 11 cloth). ISBN: 0-945417-89-6. $75.00t.
This compendium of a Yokohama, Japan, conference covers a wide range of biological
subjects concerning swallowtail butterflies. Subjects include chemical ecology,
population dynamics, mimicry, mating behavior, genetics, evolution, and conservation
of swallowtails over the world. The 25 chapters are authored by a total of 42 experts
in the various subjects treated. The work includes 32 pages of color plates, plus
a bibliography of over 2,000 references.
SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLIES OF THE AMERICAS
A Study in Biological Dynamics, Ecological Diversity, Biosystematics and Conservation
by Hamilton A. Tyler, Keith S. Brown, Jr., and Kent H. Wilson
1994. 376pp (157 color plates) (8 x 11). ISBN: 0-945417-90-X cloth, $49.50s; 92-6
deluxe ed., $150.00s
(91-8 paper student ed., $24.50 net)
A monographic treatment of all species of New World swallowtail butterflies. The
text is a virtual encyclopedia of studies on swallowtails and to some extent to
butterflies in general. The work includes over 1100 line drawings and figures, and
157 color plates. Plates show all variations of adults and all known larvae. Included
are a glossary, bibliography, index, and a New World gazetteer for Lepidoptera sites.
Keys and notes allow identification of all species treated, including their known
immature stages. The student edition is sold only direct to students (limit of 2
copies per student).
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ATLAS OF NEOTROPICAL LEPIDOPTERA
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ATLAS OF NORTH AMERICAN LEPIDOPTERA
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Semi-Annual: May and November. Peer reviewed.
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