''The Beetles of the World'' is a series of books devoted to Coleopterology. Sciences Nat published the 24 first volumes; the following volumes and the supplements were published by Hillside Books, Canterbury. The first book authored by Jacques Rigout was published in French ''Les Coléoptères du Monde'' in 1981 by Sciences Nat, and the book is a revision the genus '' Batocera''. The author printed the book himself, page by page. The 500 copy volume was professionally bound but was soon out of print. A second edition was printed by a professional in 1986. New authors came quickly to publish in the series. There were French specialists such as Gilbert Lachaume (Goliathini), Jean-Pierre Lacroix (Lucanidae), Patrick Bleuzen (Cerambycidae), Thierry Porion (Curculionidae), Roger-Paul Dechambre (Dynastidae),

Marc Soula Marc Soula (27 April 1945 – 23 February 2012) was a French entomologist. He was born in Oran (French Algeria) and died in Lima (Peru). Published works The majority of Soula's publications dealt with scarab beetles of the subfamily Rutelinae. ...

( Rutelinae) or Patrick Arnaud (Scarabaeidae), but also authorities from Belgium:

Vincent Allard Vincent Allard (18 December 1921 – 22 January 1994) was a Belgian entomologist. Born at Braine l'Alleud, south Brussels, Vincent Allard received his medical studies in France where he obtained several degrees from the University of Paris and ...

(Cetoniidae); Switzerland: Tiéry Lander (Buprestidae); Mexico: Miguel-Angel Morón (Rutelidae); Italy: Pierfranco Cavazzuti, Pietro Ratti, Achile Casale (Carabidae); and Germany: Karl Werner (Cicindelidae). These authors also frequently published entomological articles in the journal '' Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat''.

References

* ''Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat'': complete list of works publishe

* ''The Beetles of the World'': complete list of the 30 books published with their supplement

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