Jewel beetles are famous for their iridescent colors. The taxonomy is under the family of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) which comprises about 15,000 species around the world. Taiwan locates at the boundary of the western Pacific Ring of Fire. From sea coast to mountains which are nearly 4000 meters high, the drastic landscape allows tropical and subtropical vegetation to spread on this island. A rich variety of flora nourishes a diversity of the native buprestid beetles. The fauna of Taiwanese buprestid beetles includes mainly the endemic species and other species that are deeply related to Japan, China, Indochina, and Philippine islands.
"Jewel Beetles of Taiwan Vol. 2" features a collection of 100 beetle species native to Taiwan, including numerous newly discovered species by our authors. In addition to the original two authors, we are pleased to announce the inclusion of world-renowned weevil expert, Dr. Gianfranco Curletti from Italy. This edition not only maintains the high-quality content of Vol. 1 but also enhances formatting details and printing standards.
Covers an additional 100 species of jewel beetles in Taiwan, including 73 endemic species, 8 endemic subspecies, and 5 new recorded species. This book presents high-quality pictures and provides information on the host plants, occurrence period, type locality, distribution, and photographs of male genitalia for 98 species.