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Family Membracidae - Treehoppers
Phylogeny and systematics of the treehopper subfamily Centrotinae (Hemiptera: Membracidae). By Matthew S. Wallace & Lewis L. Deitz
Associated Publishers, 2004
Memoirs on Entomology, International, Volume 19
From Associated Publishers Web site:
Memoir 19 treats the phylogeny and systematics of the long neglected treehopper subfamily Centrotinae (Hemiptera: Membracidae). This work includes: phylogenetic hypotheses used to place 206 of 216 genera into monophyletic tribes; an illustrated tribal key and descriptions for identifying the 23 valid tribes (6 new); and discussions of phylogeny, biogeography, and several life history traits. The monograph also provides 186 figures illustrating key tribal and generic characteristics (with 1500 individual digital photographs from both light and scanning electron microscopy and line drawings).
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 The Leafhoppers and Planthoppers By L. R. Nault, J. G. Rodriguez
Wiley-Interscience, 1985
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Explanation of terms used in entomology By John Bernardh Smith
Brooklyn Entomological Society, 1906
Viewable and downloadable in various formats from the Biodiversity Heritage Library
Contributed by Cotinis on 19 June, 2008 - 7:43pm |
Guide to the Study of Insects (and a Treatise on Those Injurious and Beneficial to Crops) By A. S. Packard, Jr., M.D.
Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1878
A wealth of natural history information, although there are a lot of outdated names that require some detective work.
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The Songs of Insects By Lang Elliott, Wil Hershberger
Houghton Mifflin, 2007
A book/CD combination with excellent photos, brief species accounts, and recorded songs of 75 North American species--mostly orthoptera, but a few cicadas as well.
Contributed by Cotinis on 7 January, 2008 - 8:36pm |
Plant-Pollinator Interactions By Nickolas M. Waser and Jeff Ollerton (eds)
The University of Chicago Press, 2006
The editors and contributors of this volume cover important contemporary work in pollination biology, with historic glimpses back to early seminal work by Kölreuter, Sprengel, and others.
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Veterinary Entomology: Arthropod Ecoparasites of Veterinary Importance By Richard Wall and David Shearer
Springer, 1997
Paperback
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Evolution of the Insects By David Grimaldi and Michael S. Engel
Wonderfully and copiously illustrated, communicates the current thinking on the evolution and systematics of these complex beings. Because I feel too small to review such a great book, but obviously think it should be prominent on our book list, I quote from Thomas Eisner's statement on the back cover: "A landmark contribution, not just to entomology and evolutionary biology, but to the life sciences as a whole...A must for naturalists, young and old. Truly a definitive work."
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