Imms’ Outline Of Entomology

O. W. Richards (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

254 Seiten

2011 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1978
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-009-5859-3 (ISBN)

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In his preface to early editions of this book, the late Dr. A. D. Imms said that he intended it to be an elementary account of entomology as a branch of general biology. He had especially in mind the needs of university students of zoology and agriculture, as well as those intending later to specialize in entomology, and he suggested that the book might also interest teachers of advanced biology'in schools. These general aims and the balance between the different aspects of the subject have changed little in this and in our previous revision. We have, however, tried to bring the present edition up to date on the lines of our revised tenth edition of Imms' General Textbook of Entomology, published in 1977. The text has been entirely re-set and eleven illustrations have been replaced by new figures. The same orders . of insects are recognized as in the last edition, but the sequence in which the Endopterygote groups appear has been changed to reflect more accurately their probable evolutionary relationships. Many small changes and some addi tions have been made in the physiological sections, the chapter on the origin and phylogeny of insects has been rewritten, and a new bibliography provides a selection of modern references for the in tending specialist. It has been our object to make these alterations without materially increasing the length of the book or its level of difficulty.

1 Introduction.- 2 Anatomy and Physiology.- The Integument and its Derivatives; Coloration.- Segmentation and Body Regions.- The Head and its Appendages.- The Thorax, Legs and Wings.- The Abdomen and Genitalia.- The Muscular System.- The Nervous System.- The Sense Organs and Perception.- Alimentary Canal, Nutrition and Digestion.- The Respiratory System.- The Circulatory System and associated Tissues.- The Excretory Organs, Fat-body and other Haemoelic structures.- The Glands or Organs of Secretion.- The Reproductive System and Reproduction.- 3 Development and Metamorphosis.- Embryonic Development.- Postembryonic Development.- 4 Some Important Modes of Life in Insects.- Aquatic Insects.- Feeding Habits of Insects.- Predatism.- Parasitism.- Social Insects.- 5 Nomenclature, Classification and Biology.- Order 1. Thysanura.- Order 2. Diplura.- Order 3. Protura page.- Order 4. Collembola.- Order 5. Ephemeroptera.- Order 6. Odonata.- Order 7. Plecoptera.- Order 8. Grylloblattodea.- Order 9. Orthoptera.- Order 10. Phasmida.- Order 11. Dermaptera.- Order 12. Embioptera.- Order 13. Dictyoptera.- Order 14. Isoptera.- Order 15. Zoraptera.- Order 16. Psocoptera.- Order 17. Mallophaga.- Order 18. Siphunculata.- Order 19. Hemiptera.- Order 20. Thysanoptera.- Order 21. Neuroptera.- Order 22. Coleoptera.- Order 23. Strepsiptera.- Order 24. Mecoptera.- Order 25. Siphonaptera.- Order 26. Díptera.- Order 27. Lepidoptera.- Order 28. Trichoptera.- Order 29. Hymenoptera.- 6. Relationships of Insects.- Insects and other Arthropods.- The Ancestry of Insects.- Mutual Relationships.- 7. Appendix on Literature.

Zusatzinfo	254 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	94-009-5859-5 / 9400958595
ISBN-13	978-94-009-5859-3 / 9789400958593
Zustand	Neuware