2nd Edition
American Insects A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Second Edition
By Ross H. Arnett, Jr.
Copyright 2000
1024 Pages
by
CRC Press
1024 Pages
by
CRC Press
1024 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Offering a complete accounting of the insects of North America, this handbook is an up-dated edition of the first handbook ever compiled in the history of American entomology. By using American Insects, A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Second Edition , readers can quickly determine the taxonomic position of any species, genus, or higher taxon of insect known to occur in... Read more
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
General Considerations
Insect Classification and Systematics
Identification Features
Insect Ecology, Behavior, and Distribution
Insect Collecting
The Orders of Insects
The Insect Fauna of America, North of Mexico
Collembola (Springtails and Allies)
Protura (Proturans)
Diplura (Diplurans)
Archaeognatha (Bristletails)
Zygentoma (Silverfish and Allies)
Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Plecoptera (Stoneflies)
Embioptera (Webspinners)
Phasmatodea (Walkingsticks)
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids)
Grylloblattodea (Rock Crawlers)
Dermaptera (Earwigs)
Dictyoptera (Mantids and Cockroaches)
Isoptera (Termites)
Zoraptera (Angel Insects)
Psocoptera (Booklice and Barklice )
Mallophaga(Chewing Lice)
Anoplura(Sucking Lice)
Hemiptera (True Bugs)
Homoptera (Cicadas,Leafhoppers, Aphids, Scale Insects, and Allies)
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Neuroptera (Dobsonflies, Lacewings, Antlions, and Allies)
Coleoptera (Beetles, and Weevils)
Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, and Bees)
Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
Lepidoptera (Moths, Butterflies, and Skippers)
Mecoptera (Scorpionflies and their Allies
Diptera (The Flies)
Strepsiptera (Stylopids)
Siphonaptera (Fleas)
Glossary
Index
Preface
Introduction
General Considerations
Insect Classification and Systematics
Identification Features
Insect Ecology, Behavior, and Distribution
Insect Collecting
The Orders of Insects
The Insect Fauna of America, North of Mexico
Collembola (Springtails and Allies)
Protura (Proturans)
Diplura (Diplurans)
Archaeognatha (Bristletails)
Zygentoma (Silverfish and Allies)
Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Plecoptera (Stoneflies)
Embioptera (Webspinners)
Phasmatodea (Walkingsticks)
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids)
Grylloblattodea (Rock Crawlers)
Dermaptera (Earwigs)
Dictyoptera (Mantids and Cockroaches)
Isoptera (Termites)
Zoraptera (Angel Insects)
Psocoptera (Booklice and Barklice )
Mallophaga(Chewing Lice)
Anoplura(Sucking Lice)
Hemiptera (True Bugs)
Homoptera (Cicadas,Leafhoppers, Aphids, Scale Insects, and Allies)
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Neuroptera (Dobsonflies, Lacewings, Antlions, and Allies)
Coleoptera (Beetles, and Weevils)
Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, and Bees)
Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
Lepidoptera (Moths, Butterflies, and Skippers)
Mecoptera (Scorpionflies and their Allies
Diptera (The Flies)
Strepsiptera (Stylopids)
Siphonaptera (Fleas)
Glossary
Index
Biography
Ross H. Arnett Jr.
"Any biologist with a passing interest in insects, any student looking for a pen-and-ink drawing of a particular beetle, or any reference librarian checking out a common name for an insect will find a use for this volume. This new edition gathers together as much as anyone needs to gain entry into the vast entomological literature. This book is a tribute to Arnett's single-minded devotion, over the course of 80 years, to the study of insects…According to the author, there are 87,107 different types of insects in North America, all of which are accounted for in this book."
-CHOICE, February 2001
"Fifteen years after the first edition, which was the first such handbook to be compiled in American entomology, the second edition of R.H. Arnett, Jr.'s massive tome has been revamped and improved with: captions…restored for what now are the more than 1,500 photos and line drawings; cladistics used to determine relationships; bibliographic entries expanded and updated; and, many identification keys revised for uniformity…every order, family, and genus is numbered and indexed making the landmark work a convenient tool for identifying insects and determining taxonomic position…broadly useful to areas other than the specified geographic region."
-IPM Net
