Chapman, R.F., 1999.- The Insects: Structure and Function; 4^th edition; Cambridge Univ. Press; ISBN: 0521578906; 800 pp.; Price: $54.95 

Table of Contents: Contributors, Acknowledgements, Introduction: Jae C. Choe & Bernard J. Crespi; 1. Evolutionary perspectives on insect mating: R.D. Alexander, D.C. Marshall & J.R. Cooley; 2. Sexual selection by cryptic female choice in insects and arachnids: W.G. Eberhard; 3. Natural and sexual selection components of odonate mating patterns: O.M. Fincke, J.K. Waage & W.D. Koenig; 4. Sexual selection in resource defense polygyny: lessons from territorial grasshoppers: M.D. Greenfield; 5. Reproductive strategies of the crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae): M. Zuk & L.W. Simmons; 6. The evolution of edible 'sperm sacs' and other forms of courtship feeding in crickets, katydids and their kin (Orthoptera: Ensifera): D.T. Gwynne; 7. The evolution of mating systems in the Zoraptera: mating variations and sexual conflicts: J.C. Choe; 8. The evolution of water strider mating systems: causes and consequences of sexual conflicts: G.Arnqvist; 9. Multiple mating, sperm competition, and cryptic female choice in the leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): J.L. Dickinson; 10. Firefly mating ecology, selection and evolution: J.E. Lloyd; 11. Modern mating systems in archaic Holometabola: sexuality in neuropterid insects: Ch. S. Henry; 12. Mating systems of parasitoid wasps: H. C. J. Godfray & J. M. Cook; 13. Fig-associated wasps: pollinators and parasites, sex-ratio adjustment and male polymorphism, population structure and its consequences: E.A. Herre, S.A. West & J.M. Cook; 14. Evolution of mate-signaling in moths: phylogenetic considerations and predictions from the asymmetric tracking hypothesis: P.L. Phelan, 15. Sexual dimorphism, mating systems and ecology in butterflies: R.L. Rutowski; 16. Lek behavior of insects: T.E. Shelly & T.S. Whittier; 17. Mate choice and species isolation in swarming insects: J.M. Sivinski & Erik Petersson; 18. Function and evolution of antlers and eye stalks in flies: G.S. Wilkinson & G.N. Dodson; 19. Sex via the substrate: mating systems and sexual selection in pseudoscorpions: D.W. Zeh & J.A. Zeh; 20. Jumping spider mating strategies: sex among cannibals in and out of webs: R.R. Jackson & S.D. Pollard; 21. Sexual conflict and the evolution of mating systems: W.D. Brown, B.J. Crespi & J.C. Choe; Organism index; Subject index.

Table of Contents.- PART ONE / INSECTS AS ORGANISMS:1. Introduction, 2.The Insect Body, 3. The Integument, 4. Continuity of the Generations: Development and Reproduction, 5. Maintenance and Movement, 6. Reception of Stimuli and Integration of Activities, 7. Social Relationships. PART TWO / INSECT ECOLOGY: 8. Population Biology, 9. Diversity and Adaptations of Insects in Selected habitats, 10. Insects and Vascular Plants, 11. Entomophagous Insects, 12. Insects and Vertebrates, 13. Insects and Microbes, 14. Pest Management. PART THREE / INSECT DIVERSITY: 15. An Evolutionary Perspective of the Insecta, 16. Key to the Classes and Orders of Common Hexapodous Arthropods, 17. The Parainsecta: Collembola and Protura, 18. The Entognatha: Diplura, 19. The Apterygota: Archeognatha and Thysanura, 20. Ephemeroptera, 21. Odonata, 22. Blattodea, 23. Mantodea, 24. Isoptera, 25. Grylloblattodea, 26. Dermaptera, 27. Plecoptera, 28. Embiidina, 29. Orthoptera, 30. Phasmatodea, 31. Zoraptera, 32. Psocoptera, 33. Phthiraptera, 34. Hemiptera, 35. Thysanoptera, 36. Megaloptera, 37. Raphidioptera, 38. Neuroptera, 39. Coleoptera, 40. Strepsiptera, 41. Mecoptera, 42. Diptera, 43. Siphonaptera, 44. Lepidoptera, 45. Trichoptera, 46. Hymenoptera, 47. Collection and Preservation, Glossary, References Cited, Indexes, Taxonomic Index, Subject Index.

Elias, S.A. (Ed.) 1998.- Quaternary Insects and their Environments, 284 pp.  

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Table of Contents: Preface, 1. The Arthropod Plan: Segmentation And Tagmosis, Exoskeleton, Species Numbers, Arthropod Classes, Questions; 2. The Insect Externally: The Head, The Thorax, The Abdomen, Questions; 3. The Insect Internally, Digestive System, Circulatory System, Tracheal System And Respiration, Muscular System, Excretory System, Fat Body, Nervous System, Reproductive System, Questions; 4. Development And Specialization: Embryology, Postembryonic Development, Endocrine And Exocrine Systems, Questions; 5. Ecology: Aquatic Environment, Terrestrial Environment, Population Dynamics, Questions; 6. Behavior: Rhythms, Locating Food And Initiating Feeding, Locating Mates And Copulation, Oviposition, Orientation, Migration, Protective Behavior, Concealing Coloration, Revealing Coloration, Mimicry, Questions; 7. From Solitary To Social Isoptera (Termites); Hymenoptera (Social Wasps, Ants, Social Bees), Questions; 8. Parasitism By Insects: Ectoparasites, Endoparasites Of Invertebrates, Endoparasites Of Vertebrates, Social Parasites, Questions; 9. Predation By Insects: Odonata, Mantodea, Hemiptera, Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, Questions; 10. Insects, Plants, Livestock, Domestic Animals, And Humans, Beneficial Aspects, Detrimental Aspects, Questions; 11. Insect Pest Management: Legal And Cultural Aspects, Cultural Control, Host-Plant Resistance, Biological Control, Genetic Control, Pheromones And Growth Regulators, Mechanical And Physical Control, Insecticides, Summary, Questions, 12. Household Insects: Termites, Cockroaches, Fleas, Ants, Stored Product Insects, Other Insect Pests, Questions; 13. Classification; 14. Making An Insect Collection: Where And How To Collect, Kill Bottle, Relaxing, Pinning, Labeling, Display And Storage, Liquid Preservation, Glossary, Selected References, Index.

List of contributors.- Preface. 1. Bodyplans, phyla and arthropods: J.W. Valentine & H. Hamilton; 2. The phylogenetic position of the Arthropoda: C. Nielsen; 3.A defence of arthropod polyphyly: G. Fryer; 4. Hox genes and annelid-arthropod relationships: M.H. Dick; 5. Arthropod and annelid relationships re-examined: D.J.Eernisse; 6. Evolutionary correlates of arthropod tagmosis: scrambled legs: M.A. Wills, D.E.G. Briggs & R.A. Fortey; 7. Theories, patterns, and reality: game plan for arthropod phylogeny: M.J. Emerson & F.R. Schram; 8. Sampling, groundplans, total evidence and the systematics of arthropods: W.C. Wheeler; 9. Arthropod phylogeny: taxonomic congruence, total evidence and conditional combination approaches to morphological and molecular data sets: J. Zrzavy, V. Hypsa & M. Vlaskova; 10. The place of tardigrades in arthropod Evolution: R.A. Dewel, W.C. Dewel; 11. Stem group arthropods from the Lower Cambrian Sirius Passet fauna of North Greenland: G.E. Budd; 12. Cambrian `Orsten'-type arthropods and the phylogeny of Crustacea: D. Walossek & K.J. Muller; 13. Comparative limb morphology in major crustacean groups: the coxa-basis joint in postmandibular limbs: G. Boxshall; 14. Crustacean phylogeny inferred from 18S rDNA: T. Spears & L.G. Abele; 15. A phylogeny of recent and fossil Crustacea derived from morphological characters: M.A. Wills; 16. The fossil record and evolution of the Myriapoda: W.A. Shear; 17. The early history and phylogeny of the chelicerates: J.A. Dunlop & P.A. Selden; 18. Problem of the basal dichotomy of the winged insects: A.P. Rasnitsyn; 19. Arthropod phylogeny and `basal' morphological structures: J. Kukalova-Peck; 20. Advances and problems in insect phylogeny: R. Willmann; 21. The groundplan and basal diversification of the Hexapods: N.P. Kristensen; 22. Phylogenetic relationships between higher taxa of tracheate arthropods: O. Kraus; 23. Myriapod-insect relationships as opposed to an insect-crustacean sister group relationship: W. Dohle;24. Cleavage, germ band formation and head segmentation: the ground pattern of the Euarthropoda: G. Scholtz; 25.Homology and parallelism in arthropod sensory processing: D.-E. Nilsson & D. Osorio; 26. The organization and development of the arthropod ventral nerve cord: insights into arthropod relationships: P.M. Whitington & J.P. Bacon.

Table of Contents: Preface and Acknowledgements; 1. Classification of Insects and Their Wing beat Kinematics, 1.1. Insect Taxonomy: Alexander P. Rasnitsyn, 1.2. Classification of Insect Wing Kinematics, 2. Wing beats and Vorticity, 2.1. General Points of Wing Movement and Deformation, 2.2. General Aspects of Flapping-Flight Aerodynamics, 2.3. Investigation of Airflow, 2.4. Vorticity in the Flight of Morphologically and Functionally Two-Winged Insects, 2.5. Vorticity at Posteromotorism, 2.6. Vorticity in the Flight of Anteromotoric Functionally Four-Winged Insects, 2.7. The Problem of Flow Separation from the Leading Edge, 2.8. The Problem of Force Generation, 2.9. Body Motion during Stroke Cycle, 2.9.1. Motion of the Pterothorax, 2.9.2. Motion of the Abdomen, 2.10. The Problem of Flight Power Regulation, 2.11. The Problem of Vortex Wake Geometry, 2.11.1. Near Vortex Wake, 2.11.2. Far Vortex Wake, 2.11.3. Double Vortex Chains, 2.12. Conclusions, 3. Evolution of Flight in the Insect Orders, 3.1. The Origin of Flight, 3.2. Initial Wing Kinematics, 3.3. The Origin of Major Kinematic Patterns, 3.4. Grylloid Insects, 3.5. Damselflies and Dragonflies, 3.6. Hymenopterans and Rhynchote Insects, 3.7. Beetles, 3.8. Caddisflies, Moths, and Butterflies, 3.9. Dipterous Flies, 3.10. Functional Assessment of Some Elements of Wing Kinematics and Deformation, 3.11. Conclusions, 4. Problems of Endopterygote Insect Wing Functional Morphology, 4.1. Topology of Veins and Furrows, 4.2. Wing Morphology and Evolution in the Amphiesmenoptera, 4.2.1. Nomenclature of Veins and Furrows, 4.2.2. Transformation of Wing Planform, 4.2.3. Transformation of Venation, 4.2.4. Transformation of Furrow System, 4.2.4.1. Caddisflies, 4.2.4.2. Moths, 4.3. Wing Morphology in Neuropterans, Scorpion Flies, and the Hypothetical Ancestor of the Amphiesmenoptera, 4.4. Wing Morphology in Dipterous Flies, 4.5. Wing Morphology in Beetles, 4.6. Wing Morphology in Hymenopterans, 4.7. Morphology and Functions of Furrows, 4.8. Lepidopteran Wing Scale Covering, 4.8.1. Size of Scales, 4.8.2. Covering Structure and Types, 4.8.2.1. Orientation of Scales, 4.8.2.2. Rows of Scales, 4.8.2.3. Covering Layers, 4.8.2.4. Differentiation of the Covering as a Function of Wing Zone, 4.8.3. Functions of the Covering, 4.9. Conclusions, Appendix. Form and Function: A Review of General Concepts, Basic Definitions, Complementarity of Form-Generating Factors and Uncertainty of Explanations in Morphology: Recognition of the Problem, Hierarchy of Faculties, The Principle of Evolutionary Stabilization of Functions, Another Formulation: The Principle of Minimum Change, Unavoidable Filling of Morphospace, Multivariate Correspondence between Structures and Functions, Consequence 1: Adaptive Trade-off, Consequence 2: Faculty Clearance, Optimality and Adequacy, Conclusions, References, Index.

Springtails are the most common and widespread insects in terrestrial ecosystems and important indicators of environmental pollution (ecotoxicology). This work reviews the biology of this group and covers the insects' classification, behaviour, physiology, evolution, and response to pollution. A complete list of collembola genera is included together with more than 2500 references.

The present volume includes a representative selection of fully refereed papers from the meeting, plus a listing of the titles of all presentations. The volume includes reviews of major areas within the subject, along with detailed experimental studies. Topics covered include central neural and chemosensory bases of host plant recognition, integrative studies of insect behaviour, tritrophic interactions, plant defences, insect life histories, plant growth responses, microbial partners in insect--plant associations, and genetic bases of host plant associations. 

Two-volume work providing the definitive account of bee systematics, classification, anatomy, physiology, behaviour and ecology. 

Contents: Preface, Acknowledgements, Prologue; 1. Introduction: From Where and Whence, Why Select Amber for Study ?, How Biased Are Amber Samples ?, Structure of Tropical Forests; 2. The Amber Forest: The Plants, Plant-Feeding Insects, Aquatic Biota, Social Insects, Predators, Parasites and parasitoids, Vertebrates; 3. Reconstruction of the Amber Forest: General Conclusions; 4. Amber Today: Handling, Photographing, and Preserving Amber, Amber Imitations and Forgeries, Tissue Preservation and Ancient DNA in Amber; Appendix A. Frequency of Organisms in Dominican Amber; Appendix B. Biota in Dominican Amber; Chapter References; Index. 

"The most intriguing aspect of the book ... is not its stop-motion portraits of the little things that ran an ancient world, but the questions it raises about what became of them". By David Quammen (The New York Times Book Review). 

"[The Poinars] have adroitly used the evidence provided by many small, fossilized objects to piece together a picture of the forest. Their specimens, trapped during life in resin from the forest's dominant algarrobo trees, are preserved in exquisite detail. They buttress their tale with an abundance of riveting photographs of denizens of that ancient forest". Scientific American.

Table of Contents: Importance of Insect Ecology, Major Components and Processes in Ecosystems, Development of Theory in Insect Ecology, TROPHIC RELATIONSHIPS: Plant and Insect Herbivore Relationships, Interactions Between Prey and Predator, Parasite and Prey Population Dynamics, Mutualistic Associations, Pollination Ecology; POPULATIONS: Life Histories and Reproductive Strategies, Ecological Genetics, Population Dynamics: Synthesis; COMMUNITIES AND DISTRIBUTIONS: Intraspecific and Interspecific Competition, Diversity and Stability; References; Indexes.

Rotheray, G. 1999.-Insect Life on Plants; Chapman & Hall; ISBN: 0412333201; Price: $78.00. 

Sands, W.A., 1998.- The Identification of Worker Castes of Termite Genera from Soils of Africa and the Middle East. CABI Publishing, CAB International; ISBN: 0851992250; Price: $140.00. 

Table of Contents: Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: Genera, Illustrations, Methods, Characters used and list of genera, Comments on listed characters, Phenetic and phylogenetic relationships; 2. Key to Worker Castes of Termite Genera from Africa and Middle East; 3. Descriptions of Worker Castes: Hodotermitidae and Rhinotermitidae; 4. Descriptions of Worker Castes: Macrotermitinae (Termitidae); 5. Descriptions of Worker Castes: Apicotermitinae (Termitidae); 6. Descriptions of Worker Castes: Termitinae (Termitidae); 7. Descriptions of Worker Castes: Nasutitermitinae (Termitidae); References; Figures; Plates; Alphabetical Index to Taxa and Their Illustrations.

Table of Contents: Preface and Acknowledgements; 1. The Biology of Social Insects, 2. The Parasites and Their Biology, 3. Breaking into the Fortress, 4. Parasites and the Organization of the Colony, 5. Breeding Strategies and parasites,6. Host-Parasite Dynamics,7. Virulence and Resistance,8. Social Evolution, App. 1: Glossary, App. 2. The Parasites of Social Insects; References, Subject Index, Host Taxonomic Index, Parasite Taxonomic Index, Author Index.

Provides references, approaches and points of discussion, and includes both conceptual and practical approaches to character coding. It covers the distinction between discrete and continuous data, molecular data and alignment and worked examples where character coding of morphological data has been interpreted in the context of molecular phylogeny. Empirical examples of different coding strategies and their systematic repercussions, and a survey of what coding strategies are currently employed in cladistic studies are given. 

Table of Contents: Foreword, Acknowledgements, An Overview of Insect Ecology, Insects and Climate, Insect Herbivores, Resource Limitation, Natural Enemies and Insect Population Dynamics, Evolutionary Ecology, Insects in Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Conservation, Insects and Diseases, Insect Pest Management, References, Index.

List of contributors: Preface, Introduction, Part One: Colonization of trees by insects: 1. Adaptations of phytophagous insects to life on trees, with particular reference to aphids: A.F.G. Dixon; 2. Host specificity in forest insects: S.M. Fraser; Part Two: Temporal and spatial population ecology. 3. Population dynamics of forest insects: Are they governed by single or multiple factors?: T. Royama; 4. The impact of parasitoids and predators on forest insect populations: N.A.C. Kidd & M.A. Jervis; 5. Herbivore-induced responses in trees: Internal vs. external explanations: E. Haukioja & T. Honkanen; 6. Incorporating variation in plant chemistry into a spatially explicit ecology of phytophagous insects: M.D. Hunter; 7. Forest structure and the spatial pattern of parasitoid attack: J. Roland, et al.; Part Three: Insects in forest ecosystems: 8. Termites as mediators of carbon fluxes in tropical forest: Budgets for carbon dioxide and methane emissions: D.E. Bignell, et al.; 9. Herbivory in forests: From centimetres to megametres: M.D. Lowman; Part Four: Forest pests: 10. Comparative analysis of patterns of invasion and spread of related lymantriids: P. Barbosa & P.W. Schaefer; 11. Threats to forestry by insect pests in Europe: K.R. Day & S.R. Leather; 12. Forest pests in the tropics: Current status and future threats: M.R. Speight; 13. The impacts of climate change and pollution on forest pests: M. Docherty, et al.; Part Five: Insect diversity. 14. Patterns of use of large moth caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae and Sphingidae) by ichneumonid parasitoids (Hymenoptera) in Costa Rica dry forest: D.H. Janzen & I.D. Gauld. 15. Impact of forest loss and regeneration on insect abundance and diversity: A.D. Watt, et al.;16. Beetle abundance and diversity in a boreal mixed-wood forest: J.R. Spence, et al.; 17. An overview of invertebrate responses to forest ragmentation: R.K. Didham; 18. Impact of forest and woodland structure on abundance and diversity: P. Dennis; 19. Ficus: A resource for arthropods in the tropics, with particular reference to New Guinea: Y. Basset, et al.; Part Six: Insect conservation: 20. Arthropods of coastal old-growth Sitka spruce forests: Conservation of biodiversity with special reference to the Staphylinidae: N.N. Winchester; 21. Conservation corridors and rain forest insects: C.J. Hill; 22. Insect conservation: T.E. Lovejoy, et al.; Index. 

Contents: 1. Allgemeiner Teil.- 1.1 Grundkenntnisse über Bernstein; 1.2 Genese des Baltischen Bernsteins; 1.3 Verbreitung des Baltischen Bernsteins; 1.4 Lagerstätten des Baltischen Bernsteins; 1.5 Klima zur Zeit des Baltischen Bernsteins; 1.6 Fossilien im Baltischen Bernstein; 1.7 Flora und Fauna des Baltischen Bernsteins; 1.8 Wasserinsekten im Baltischen Bernstein; 1.9 Biogeographische Aspekte; 2. - Spezieller Teil; 3.- Literatur; 4.- Verzeichnis der abgebildeten Holotypen; 5. Register der Familien, Gattungen und Arten.