Borror and DeLong's introduction to the study of insects
Triplehorn (Ohio State University) and Johnson (biology, Ohio State University) combine a taxonomic approach to the study of insects with updated coverage of insect biology, evolution, and insect phylogeny for this seventh edition of the text. Many new families of insects have been added throughout the book. Some of these families reflect revised classifications, but many are the result of the discovery of new groups within the US and Canada, particularly from the New World tropics. There
Print Book, English, ©2005
Thompson Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA, ©2005
x, 864 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
9780030968358, 0030968356
55793895
Insects and their ways
The anatomy, physiology, and development of insects
Systematics, classification, nomenclature, and identification
Behavior and ecology
Phylum arthropoda
Hexapoda
The entognathous hexapods : Protura, collembola, diplura
The apterygote insects : Microcoryphia and thysanura
Order ephemeroptera : Mayflies
Order odonata : Dragonflies and damselflies
Order orthoptera : Grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids
Order phasmatodea : Walkingsticks and leaf insects
Order grylloblattodea : Rock crawlers
Order mantophasmatodea
Order dermatera : Earwigs
Order plecoptera : Stoneflies
Order embiidina : Web-spinners
Order zoraptera : zorapterans, angel insects
Order isoptera : Termites
Order mantodea : Mantids
Order blattodea : Cockroaches
Order hemiptera : True bugs, cicadas, hoppers, phyllids, whiteflies, aphids, and scale insects
Order thysanoptera : Thrips
Order Psocoptera : Psocids
Order Phthiraptera : Lice
Order coleoptera : beetles
Order neuroptera : Alderflies, dobsonflies, fishflies, snakeflies, lacewings, antlions, and owlflies
Order hymenoptera : Sawflies, parasitic wasps, ants, wasps, and bees
Order trichoptera : Caddisflies
Order lepidoptera : Butterflies and moths
Order siphonaptera : Fleas
Order mecoptera : Scorpionflies and hangingflies
Order strepsiptera : Twisted-wing parasites
Order diptera : Flies
Collecting, preserving, and studying insects