Of Interest.
Bumblebees of North America: an identification guide.
Williams, Paul, et al.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014.
Octavo, paperback, 208 pp., colour photographs, line drawings, maps.
AU$40.00
The first comprehensive guide to North American bumble bees to be published in more than a century. Richly illustrated with colour photographs, diagrams, range maps, and graphs of seasonal activity patterns, this guide allows both the amateur naturalist and professional to identify all 46 bumble bee species found north of Mexico and to understand their ecology and changing geographic distributions. The book draws on the latest molecular research, shows the enormous colour variation within species, and guides readers through the many confusing convergences between species. It draws on a large repository of data from museum collections and presents state-of-the-art results on evolutionary relationships, distributions, and ecological roles. Illustrated keys allow identification of colour morphs and social castes. A landmark publication, this book sets the standard for guides and the study of these important insects.
