Language: German
Volume 8 covers the groups Teredilia (comprising the families Lyctidae, Bostrychidae, Anobiidae, and Ptinidae), Heteromera (comprising the eleven families Oedemeridae, Pythidae, Pyrochroidae, Scraptiidae, Aderidae, Anthicidae, Meloidae, Rhipiphoridae, Stylopidae (Strepsiptera), Mordellidae, Serropalpidae, Lagriidae, Alleculidae, Tenebrionidae and Boridae), and Lamellicornia (comprising the families Scarabaeidae and Lucanidae).