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Tables of Contents for Essential Entomology
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
1
6
PART ONE Insect evolution and biology
7
42
The evolution of arthropods
9
5
The first terrestrial arthropods
14
1
Insects and their relations
15
1
A brief history of multicellular life (with particular reference to insects)
16
5
Five factors in a winning formula
21
16
Size
21
5
Oxygen supply
24
1
Cell size
24
1
Temperature regulation
25
1
Cuticle
26
3
Cuticle structure
27
2
Moulting
29
1
The nervous system and the blood-brain barrier
29
3
The insect CNS
29
3
Flight
32
4
The origin of wings
32
2
The origin of flight
34
1
Viscosity
34
1
Flight mechanics
35
1
Reproduction
36
1
Interaction with other organisms
37
5
Insect structure
42
4
Sense organs
42
1
Circulatory system
43
1
Digestive system
44
1
Respiratory system
44
1
Reproductive system
45
1
Epilogue
46
3
Further reading
47
2
PART TWO Guide to the insect orders
49
10
Basic taxonomy
51
8
PART THREE The insect orders
59
218
The `primitively' wingless insects
61
2
Archaeognatha
63
4
Thysanura
67
4
The winged insects
69
2
Ephemeroptera: (mayflies)
71
1
Ephemeroptera
71
6
Odonata: (dragonflies and damselflies)
77
1
Odonata
77
8
Neoptera
84
1
Subdivision Exopterygota (Hemimetabola)
85
2
Plecoptera
87
4
Blattodea
91
8
Isoptera
99
8
Mantodea
107
4
Grylloblattodea
111
4
Dermaptera
115
4
Orthoptera
119
10
Phasmatodea
129
4
Embioptera
133
4
Zoraptera
137
4
Psocoptera
141
4
Phthiraptera
145
8
Hemiptera
153
16
Thysanoptera
169
4
Subdivision Endopterygota (Holometabola)
173
2
Megaloptera
175
4
Raphidioptera
179
4
Neuroptera
183
6
Coleoptera
189
14
Strepsiptera
203
6
Mecoptera
209
4
Siphonaptera
213
6
Diptera
219
16
Trichoptera
235
6
Lepidoptera
241
18
Hymenoptera
259
18
PART FOUR Fieldwork
277
26
Collecting
279
17
Relative collecting techniques
280
8
Butterfly and aerial net
280
1
Sweep nets
280
1
Beating trays
281
1
Light traps
282
2
Flight intercept traps
284
1
Pitfall traps
285
2
Water pan traps
287
1
Lures and baited traps
288
1
Absolute collecting techniques
288
5
Hand searching
288
1
Emergence traps and rearing
289
1
Suction sampling
290
1
Extraction techniques
291
1
Canopy techniques
292
1
Aquatic and taxa-specific sampling techniques
293
3
Fleas
294
1
Butterflies
294
1
Bees
295
1
Termites
295
1
Collecting from live animals
295
1
Killing methods and data recording
296
2
Killing methods
296
1
Data recording
297
1
Specimen preservation
298
1
Long-term preservation
299
4
Key reading
300
3
Glossary
303
6
Acknowledgements
309
1
Bibliography
310
3
Index
313