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Explore the diversity of beetles through detailed, high-quality printed illustrations. Browse atlases on tiger beetles, ground beetles, jewel beetles and longhorn beetles, with a special focus on Cicindelidae and Prioninae. Preview sample pages, choose an individual volume or explore our book bundles.
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Prioninae · Neotropical region
The Prionids of the Neotropical Region
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Cerambycidae & Prioninae Collection
Two illustrated volumes on longhorn beetles.
€129.00 €168.00 Save €39.00
The Tiger Beetles Bundle
Compare the tiger beetles of Africa and the Oriental region.
€199.00 €259.00 Save €60.00
The Prionids Collection
Explore prionids worldwide and in the Neotropical region.
€79.00 €130.00 Save €51.00
Independent academic publisher · Since 2020
Illustrated Beetle Atlases by Vladimír Štrunc
7 peer-recognized monographs covering 3,000+ Coleoptera species. Distributed in 30+ countries through libraries, museums, and academic resellers.
Comprehensive reference works on Cicindelidae, Cerambycidae, Carabidae, Buprestidae, and Prioninae — from field research and museum collections worldwide.
• The Prionids of the World — ISBN 978-80-904211-0-3 — (128 pp, 2008)
• The Prionids of the Neotropical reg. — ISBN 978-80-904211-1-0 — (152 pp, 2010)
• Jewel Beetles of the World — ISBN 978-80-907980-2-1 — (208 pp, 2022)
• Ground Beetles of Africa, 2nd ed. — ISBN 978-80-907980-1-4 — (216 pp, 2022)
• Tiger Beetles of Africa — ISBN 978-80-907980-4-5 — (344 pp, 2024)
• Tiger Beetles of the Orient — ISBN 978-80-907980-5-2 — (320 pp, 2025)
• Prioninae of the World I — ISBN 978-80-907980-6-9 — (148 pp, 2026)
• Cerambycidae of the Palearctic I — ISBN 978-80-907980-7-6 — (124 pp, 2026)
• Tiger Beetles of the World, 2nd ed. — ISBN 978-80-907980-8-3 — (~280 pp, 10/2026 pre-order)
ORCID 0009-0006-1012-0948 Honorific eponyms 2 species Cited in Zootaxa (Matalin 2025) Resellers NHBS · Pemberley · Entomopraxis
Honorific eponyms are taxonomic recognitions granted by peers — a distinction held by relatively few independent researchers in entomology.
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Semiclaviger strunci Hlaváč & Rakotondravelo, 2024 Myrmecophilous beetle from Madagascar. |
Diastatotropis strunci Trýzna, Raveloson & Rakotonirina, 2025 Fungus weevil from Madagascar. |
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Author: Vladimír Štrunc
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