Fundamentals of Entomology

Cover	#1
Contents	#6
Preface	#10
The Arthropod Plan	#12
	Segmentation and Tagmosis	#13
	Exoskeleton	#15
	Size	#17
	Speciation	#18
	Arthropod Classes	#20
	Questions	#34
The Insect Externally	#35
	The Head	#35
	The Thorax	#49
	The Abdomen	#61
	Questions	#65
The Insect Internally	#66
	Digestive System	#66
	Circulatory System	#73
	Respiratory System	#74
	Muscular System	#78
	Excretory System	#82
	Nervous System	#83
	Reproductive System	#87
	Questions	#95
Development and Specialization	#97
	Embryology	#97
	Post-embryonic Development	#100
	Endocrine System	#111
	Questions	#118
Ecology	#119
	Aquatic Environment	#119
	Terrestrial Environment	#130
	Population Dynamics	#140
	Questions	#148
Behavior	#149
	Rhythms	#150
	Locating Food and Initiating Feeding	#151
	Locating Mates and Copulation	#153
	Oviposition	#160
	Orientation	#162
	Migration	#163
	Concealing Coloration	#164
	Revealing Coloration	#170
	Mimicry	#174
	Questions	#179
From Solitary to Social	#180
	Isoptera	#185
	Hymenoptera	#192
	Questions	#204
Insects, Plants, and Humans	#205
	Beneficial Aspects	#205
	Detrimental Aspects	#217
	Insect Control	#226
	Questions	#238
Classification	#239
	Collembola	#247
	Thysanura	#248
	Ephemeroptera	#249
	Odonata	#250
	Orthoptera	#252
	Isoptera	#257
	Dermaptera	#258
	Plecoptera	#259
	Psocoptera	#260
	Mallophaga	#261
	Anoplura	#262
	Thysanoptera	#263
	Hemiptera	#264
	Homoptera	#269
	Neuroptera	#273
	Coleoptera	#276
	Hymenoptera	#283
	Mecoptera	#289
	Trichoptera	#290
	Lepidoptera	#291
	Siphonaptera	#297
	Diptera	#298
	Making a Representative Collection of Insects	#305
Glossary	#313
Selected References	#319
Index	#326