1 The Arthropod Plan

Segmentation and Tagmosis

Exoskeleton

Size

Speciation

Arthropod Classes

Questions

2 The Insect Externally

The Head

The Thorax

The Abdomen

Questions

3 The Insect Internally

Digestive System

Circulatory System

Respiratory System

Muscular System

Excretory System

Nervous System

Reproductive System

Questions

4 Development and Specialization

Embryology

Post-embryonic Development

Endocrine System

Questions

5 Ecology

Aquatic Environment

Terrestrial Environment

Population Dynamics

Questions

6 Behavlor

Rhythms

Locating Food and Initiating Feeding

Locating Mates and Copulation

Oviposition

Orientation

Migration

Concealing Coloration

Revealing Coloration

Mimicry

Questions

7 From Solitary to Social

Isoptera （Termites）

Hymenoptera （Social Wasps, Ants, Social Bees）

Questions

8 Insects, Plants, and Humans

Beneficial Aspects

Detrimental Aspects

Insect Control

Questions

9 Classification

Collembola

Thysanura

Ephemeroptera

Odonata

Orthoptera

Isoptera

Dermaptera

Plecoptera

Psocoptera

Mallophaga

Anoplura

Thysanoptera

Hemiptera

Homoptera

Neuroptera

Coleoptera

Hymenoptera

Mecoptera

Trichoptera

Lepidoptera

Siphonaptera

Diptera

Making a Representative Collection of Insects

Glossary

Selected References

Index