Ren, G. D. and X. J. Yang
Fauna of soil darkling beetles in China. Vol. 1. Opatriformes. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).
Beijing, Higher Education Press, 2006. 4to (26.0 x 18.5 cm). vii, 226 pp.; 144 (groups of) text figures, eight full colour plates (one with eight different photos) and one full colour map. Original pictorial paperback.
An important, well-illustrated work, which includes fine colour photographs of whole specimens, and drawings of taxonomically important parts. Four species are new, one is renamed, four more are new to China. With a short English summary, containing the descriptions and differential diagnoses of the new species. A Chinese book dealer calls for 13 plates, but obviously this number includes the eight photos on the first, unnumbered plate. A very good, clean, and complete copy.