Insects of the Great Lakes RegionThe insects are the world's most amazing animals and comprise over eighty-five percent of the known animal species. Insects of the Great Lakes Region is the first comprehensive guide to document the rich and diverse insect fauna of the Great Lakes region. In Insects of the Great Lakes Region, educators, insect enthusiasts, and the general public will find high-quality, well-presented, easy-to-understand information with over 250 illustrations of the insects found in yards, gardens, fields, and forests. Among the topics discussed are the geological, biological, and entomological history of the Great Lakes region, the distributional patterns of insects in the Great Lakes region, and insect classification and identification. Appendixes guide the reader to entomological organizations, entomological periodicals, public insect collections, regulations on collecting insects from public lands in the Great Lakes region, as well as rare, threatened, and endangered insects. This guide shows the amateur entomologist everything he needs to know, from where to collect milkweed bugs to how often to feed his pet tarantula. Gary Dunn is Executive Director and Editor, Young Entomologists' Society, Inc., International Headquarters, Lansing, Michigan. |
Contents
Geological and Biological History of the Great Lakes Region | 1 |
Entomological History of the Great Lakes Region | 19 |
Distributional Patterns of Insects in the Great Lakes Region | 25 |
Insect Classification and Identification | 41 |
Key to Orders of Adult Insects of the Great Lakes Region | 47 |
Insect Fauna of the Great Lakes Region | 53 |
Springtails Order Collembola | 57 |
Diplurans Order Diplura | 61 |
Cicadas Hoppers Aphids Scales and Whiteflies Order Homoptera | 132 |
Thrips Order Thysanoptera | 147 |
Dobsonflies Lacewings Antlions and Relatives Order Neuroptera | 149 |
Beetles and Weevils Order Coleoptera | 156 |
TwistedWing Parasites Order Strepsiptera | 195 |
Scorpionflies and Hangingflies Order Mecoptera | 196 |
Caddisflies Order Trichoptera | 198 |
Butterflies Moths and Skippers Order Lepidoptera | 202 |
Silverfish and Firebrats Order Thysanura | 62 |
Mayflies Order Ephemeroptera | 63 |
Dragonflies and Damselflies Order Odonata | 68 |
Stoneflies Order Plecoptera | 75 |
Walkingsticks Order Phasmida | 79 |
Grasshoppers Katydids and Crickets Order Orthoptera | 81 |
Earwigs Order Dermaptera | 92 |
Cockroaches Order Blattaria | 95 |
Mantids Order Mantodea | 97 |
Termites Order Isoptera | 99 |
Barklice and Booklice Order Psocoptera | 102 |
Chewing Lice Order Mallophaga | 104 |
Sucking Lice Order Anoplura | 106 |
True Bugs Order Hemiptera | 109 |
True Flies Order Diptera | 221 |
Fleas Order Siphonaptera | 241 |
Ants Bees Sawflies and Wasps Order Hymenoptera | 243 |
Glossary | 263 |
Entomological Organizations in the Great Lakes Region | 269 |
Periodicals Featuring Information on Great Lakes Insects | 271 |
Institutional Insect Collections in the Great Lakes and Adjacent Regions | 273 |
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Regulations on Collecting Insects on Public Lands in the Great Lakes Region | 279 |
Endangered Threatened and Special Concern Insects of the Great Lakes Region | 281 |
Bibliography | 285 |
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