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      A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Second Edition

      American Insects

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      American Insects book

      A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Second Edition
      ByRoss H. Arnett Jr.
      Edition 2nd Edition
      First Published 2000
      eBook Published 21 April 2014
      Pub. Location Boca Raton
      Imprint CRC Press
      DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/9781482273892
      Pages 1024
      eBook ISBN 9780429175374
      Subjects Bioscience, Environment & Agriculture
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      Arnett Jr., R.H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Second Edition (2nd ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781482273892

      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

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      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 4|8 pages

      Insect Ecology, Behavior, and Distribution

      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 11|28 pages

      Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets)

      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 21|44 pages

      Homoptera (Cicadas, Hoppers, Whiteflies, Aphids, and Scale Insects)

      chapter 22|10 pages

      Thysanoptera (Thrips)

      chapter 23|16 pages

      Neuroptera (Dobsonflies, Lacewings, Antlions, and Allies)

      chapter 24|174 pages

      Coleoptera (Beetles, and Weevils)

      chapter 25|84 pages

      Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, and Bees)

      chapter 26|16 pages

      Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

      chapter 27|200 pages

      Lepidoptera (Moths, Skippers, and Butterflies)

      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)

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