ABSTRACT

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

part |2 pages

Part I: Introduction

chapter 1|8 pages

General Considerations

chapter 2|12 pages

Insect Classification and Systematics

chapter 3|6 pages

Identification Features

chapter 5|26 pages

Insect Collecting

chapter 6|14 pages

The Orders of Insects

part |4 pages

Part II: The Insect Fauna of America, North of Mexico

chapter 1|8 pages

Collembola (Springtails and Allies)

chapter 2|2 pages

Protura (Proturans)

chapter 3|6 pages

Diplura (Diplurans)

chapter 4|2 pages

Archaeognatha (Bristletails)

chapter 5|10 pages

Zygentoma (Silverfish and Allies)

chapter 6|10 pages

Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

chapter 7|16 pages

Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

chapter 8|12 pages

Plecoptera (Stoneflies)

chapter 9|2 pages

Embioptera (Webspinners)

chapter 10|4 pages

Phasmatodea (Walkingsticks)

chapter 12|4 pages

Grylloblatodea (Rock Crawlers)

chapter 13|4 pages

Dermaptera (Earwigs)

chapter 14|12 pages

Dictyoptera (Mantids and Cockroaches)

chapter 15|8 pages

Isoptera (Termites)

chapter 16|4 pages

Zoraptera (Angel Insects)

chapter 17|16 pages

Psocoptera (Barklice and Booklice)

chapter 18|6 pages

Mallophaga (Biting Lice)

chapter 19|6 pages

Anoplura (Sucking Lice)

chapter 20|46 pages

Hemiptera (True Bugs)

chapter 22|10 pages

Thysanoptera (Thrips)

chapter 24|174 pages

Coleoptera (Beetles, and Weevils)

chapter 25|84 pages

Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, and Bees)

chapter 26|16 pages

Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

chapter 28|4 pages

Mecoptera (Scorpionflies and Allies)

chapter 29|86 pages

Diptera (Flies and Keds)

chapter 30|4 pages

Strepsiptera (Stylopids)

chapter 31|10 pages

Siphonaptera (Fleas)