Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword to the 1984 Printing v
3. Preface vii
4. CONTENTS xi
5. I. From Germ Cells to Adult 1
6. II. The Body Wall and the Muscles 16
7. III. The Head 31
8. IV. The Organs of Feeding 44
9. V. The Thorax 80
10. VI. The Legs 94
11. VII. The Wings 113
12. VIII. The Abdomen 134
13. IX. The Alimentary Canal 168
14. X. The Circulatory System 201
15. XI. The Fat Body, Urate Cells, and Oenocytes 217
16. XII. The Respiratory System 227
17. XIII. The Nervous System and the Sense Organs 243
18. XIV. The Endocrine Organs 280
19. XV. The Reproductive System 290
20. References 316
21. Index 329