A Guide to Native Bees of Australia

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Winner of the 2019 Whitley Award for Illustrated Guide

A Guide to Native Bees of Australia provides a detailed introduction to the estimated 2000 species of Australian bees. Illustrated with stunning photographs, it describes the form and function of bees, their life-cycle stages, nest architecture, sociality and relationships with plants. It also contains systematic accounts of the five families and 58 genera of Australian bees. Photomicrographs of morphological characters and identification keys allow identification of bees to genus level. Natural history enthusiasts, professional and amateur entomologists and beekeepers will find this an essential guide.

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"We have all been waiting for Terry Houstons book to provide a holistic, all-encompassing and detailed review of native Australian bees and, it has been worth the wait... I would thoroughly recommend this book to curious naturalists and all the way to seasoned melittologists like myself. Everyone will learn something, perhaps many new things, from Terry's 50 years of "simply messing about with bees"." -- Ken Walker * Victorian Entomologist, August 2018 *

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Dr Terry Houston has studied Australian native bees for more than 50 years, both in the field and in state museum collections. He served as Curator of Insects at the Western Australian Museum, Perth, for 34 years and, although retired, he continues his bee research there in an honorary capacity.