For entomologists, students, and general readers, Scholtz (entomology, U. of Pretoria, South Africa) and Holm, a retired professor at the U. of Pretoria, provide a systematic account of all of the major insect groups of southern Africa. Entomologists from Africa, the US, Europe, Australia, and Canada contribute 26 chapters that focus on the family level, with emphasis on identification and biology and discussion of subfamilies for chapters on larger families. Chapters are arranged by orders, along with introductory chapters on general morphology, metamorphosis, and higher classification of insects. B&w drawings are included. Distributed in the US by International Publishers Marketing. The volume was published in 2008 and is now available in the US for the first time. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)