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Pre-order open · Publication 31 October 2026
The book is now available for pre-order, with publication scheduled for 31 October 2026. Your pre-order helps fund the production of this volume and supports the author’s independent publishing work.
No-risk guarantee: if the book has not been released by 31 December 2026, we refund your pre-order in full — no questions, no fine print.
Already a reader of the author’s previous work? Please contact Vladimír Štrunc directly at info@insect-books.com during the pre-order period for an individual price offer.
Iconic Beetles · Pre-order · Vol. 1 · ebook · EntoLibry
A curated journey through Nearctic tiger beetles
By Vladimír Štrunc. North American Cicindelidae from the Atlantic dunes to the Pacific Northwest forests. The brilliantly metallic Tetracha hunting on warm southern nights, the giant nocturnal Amblycheila of the Great Plains, the cryptic forest Omus of the Cascades — selected genera and iconic species treated as a connected continental portrait.
Pre-order open · Publication 31 October 2026
The ebook is now available for pre-order, with publication scheduled for 31 October 2026. Your pre-order helps fund the production of this volume and supports the author’s independent publishing work.
No-risk guarantee: if the ebook has not been released by 31 December 2026, we refund your pre-order in full — no questions, no fine print.
Already a reader of the author’s previous work? Please contact Vladimír Štrunc directly at info@insect-books.com during the pre-order period for an individual price offer.
Pre-order pricing · Lock in the lowest price today
| Pre-order now | €19 |
| Rising to (mid-campaign) | €24 |
| Final retail (on publication) | €29 |
Pre-order pricing rises in stages as we approach publication. Your purchase locks in the price at the moment of checkout — and all future editions of the volume are included free of charge by email.
What’s inside
Selected genera treated in depth: Cicindela (classic temperate Nearctic tiger beetles), Cicindelidia (former subgenus elevated under recent revision), Ellipsoptera (coastal and sand-specialist), Habroscelimorpha (southern Atlantic and Gulf beaches), Cylindera, Amblycheila (the giant nocturnal Plains and desert genus), Omus (Pacific Northwest forest specialists), and Tetracha (the metallic nocturnal hunters of the warm south).
Featured iconic species: Cicindela formosa (the Big Sand Tiger Beetle), Cicindela hirticollis, Tetracha carolina and Tetracha virginica, Amblycheila cylindriformis, Habroscelimorpha dorsalis (the threatened Eastern Beach Tiger Beetle), Omus californicus, and additional regionally significant species. Each species is profiled with habitat note, distribution, phenology, and field-identification points.
Biogeographic regions covered:
→ Eastern hardwood forests and Atlantic seaboard
→ Great Lakes and northern boreal margin
→ Southeastern coastal plain — Florida and Gulf coast
→ Great Plains and Midwest prairie
→ Southwestern deserts — Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Mojave
→ Pacific Northwest and Cascade range
Who this volume is for
→ North American naturalists, field photographers, and “tiger beetlers” wanting a curated overview at popular price
→ European and African Cicindelidae enthusiasts approaching the Nearctic fauna for the first time
→ University collections, community college biology programmes, and public libraries
→ State wildlife agencies and conservation NGOs working with threatened beach and dune species
Format and delivery
High-resolution PDF, DRM-free, delivered by email link upon publication. Compatible with all PDF readers on desktop, tablet, and phone. All future editions of the volume — content updates, newly described taxa, refined imagery — are sent automatically to your email free of charge.
Other volumes in the Iconic Beetles sub-collection
Carabidae of Southern Africa — Iconic Beetles, Vol. 2 · 90 pages · pre-order €19. Ground beetles across Karoo, fynbos, and savannah — Anthia, Scarites, Brachinus.
Cicindelidae of Africa — Iconic Beetles, Vol. 3 · ~150 pages · pre-order €19. African tiger beetles across six bioregions — Manticora, Lophyra, Mantica.
Author and publisher
Vladimír Štrunc · Coleoptera taxonomist · founder of EntoLibry, Czech Republic. Maintains the world Cicindelidae data matrix underlying this volume; the open companion database is published at world-tiger-beetles.com. Species described in his honour.
