Description
Pre-order open · 2nd Edition · 400 copy print run · Delivery November 2026
A Comprehensive Reference to the Genera and Subgenera of Cicindelidae
By Vladimír Štrunc · foreword by David L. Pearson. The expanded successor to the sold-out 1st edition: approximately 264 genera (+111 %), a complete index of all currently recognised subgenera, per-genus diagnostic and biogeographical text, distribution maps across six bioregions, and high-resolution photographic plates.
ISBN: 978-80-907980-8-3
For owners of the 1st edition
An internal pre-order offer is available. If you already own the 1st edition of Tiger Beetles of the World, please contact the author directly at shop@insect-books.com during the pre-order period to receive your personalised offer. This offer is not available after publication.
The 1st edition is sold out. The 2nd edition is a substantially expanded successor — not a reprint. New genera and subgenera described since 2019 are now incorporated; the volume gains 75 % more pages while the per-page price drops by 22 %.
What is new in the 2nd Edition
What each genus account contains
Each of the ~264 genus accounts is built on the EntoLibry world Cicindelidae data matrix and contains a uniform set of fields:
→ Valid genus name, author, year · type species · type locality · tribal placement
→ Currently recognised subgenera with authors and years
→ 150–200 words of diagnostic morphology, habitat, ecology, biogeography
→ Bioregion distribution map (six-zone scheme)
→ 2–4 high-resolution photographs · standardised dorsal, lateral, and diagnostic close-up views
Key new feature
A complete index of Cicindelidae subgenera
The most-requested feature from 1st edition readers. The 2nd edition includes a comprehensive index of all currently recognised Cicindelidae subgenera worldwide — listed under their parent genus, with authors and years. Recent revisions by Wiesner, Cassola, Moravec, Matalin, and Duran & Gough are integrated. Contested subgeneric assignments are flagged with alternative interpretations cited.
Foreword by David L. Pearson
The 2nd edition opens with a foreword by David L. Pearson — co-author of A Field Guide to the Tiger Beetles of the United States and Canada (Oxford University Press) and lead author of Tiger Beetles: The Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity of the Cicindelids (Cornell University Press, 2001).
Institutional purchases
EntoLibry provides MARC 21 records, ISSN-registered series metadata, and standing-order options through GOBI and Harrassowitz. Institutional pre-order: €126.65 (15 % off) with code INST-2026. Contact shop@insect-books.com for invoice arrangements or multiple-copy orders.
Production timeline
June 2026 · Pre-order open · 1st edition owner offers via email
September 2026 · Manuscript finalised · printer hand-off
October 2026 · Production · binding · QC
November 2026 · Dispatch to pre-order customers worldwide
Author and publisher
Vladimír Štrunc · Coleoptera taxonomist · founder of EntoLibry, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic. Maintains the world Cicindelidae data matrix underlying both the printed monograph series and the open companion database at world-tiger-beetles.com. Species described in his honour.
→ Read the full overview, taxonomic framework, and ecosystem context
