Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Accounts: Systematic treatment
6. Coneheads (Class Protura) 38
7. Two-pronged Bristletails (Class Diplura) 38
8. Springtails (Class Collembola) 38
9. Insects (Class Insecta)
10. Bristletails (Order Archaeognatha) 41
11. Silverfish (Order Zygentoma) 42
12. Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera) 46
13. Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order Odonata) 51
14. Stoneflies (Order Plecoptera) 66
15. Ice Crawlers (Order Grylloblattodea) 70
16. Cockroaches and Termites (Order Blattodea) 71
17. Mantises (Order Mantodea) 83
18. Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids (Order Orthoptera) 86
19. Walking Sticks (Order Phasmida) 106
20. Webspinners (Order Embiidina) 109
21. Earwigs (Order Dermaptera) 110
22. Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Order Psocodea) 114
23. True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, Scales, and Other Bugs (Order Hemiptera) 121
24. Thrips (Order Thysanoptera) 171
25. Fishflies and Alderflies (Order Megaloptera) 175
26. Snakeflies (Order Raphidioptera) 176
27. Nerve-winged Insects (Order Neuroptera) 178
28. Stylops (Order Strepsiptera) 188
29. Beetles (Order Coleoptera) 189
30. Fleas (Order Siphonaptera) 266
31. Flies, Gnats, and Midges (Order Diptera) 269
32. Scorpionflies (Order Mecoptera) 331
33. Caddisflies (Order Trichoptera) 332
34. Moths and Butterflies (Order Lepidoptera) 347
35. Ants, Wasps, and Bees (Order Hymenoptera) 426
36. Acknowledgments 483
37. Glossary 485
38. Bibliography 489
39. Online Resources 494
40. Photo Credits 495
41. Index 497
42. About the Authors 521