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Genus Holopyga

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Cuckoo Wasps and Allies (Chrysidoidea) » Cuckoo Wasps (Chrysididae)

California Cuckoo Wasps in the Family Chrysididae (Hymenoptera)

By Lynn S. Kimsey
UC Press, 2006

An up to date monograph on the entire family for California, with keys, discussions, location citations and maps for each species. The entire book (304 pg.) is freely downloadable as a PDF file here. The format is much the same as the many earlier monographs in the "California Insect Survey" series.

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Contributed by Aaron Schusteff on 16 December, 2007 - 2:29am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera)

Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico

By Karl V. Krombein, Paul D. Hurd, Jr., David R. Smith, and B. D. Burks
Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979

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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 30 November, 2008 - 2:19pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera)

Wasp Farm

By Howard Ensign Evans
Comstock Publishing, 1963

Essays and life history observations.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 21 March, 2004 - 10:14am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta)

Aquatic Insects of North America

By R. W. Merritt, K. W. Cummins, M.B. Berg
Kendall/Hunt, 2008

Over 1,000 pages citing 6,000 references. Contains keys and illustrations. Keys to larvae typically go to genus.

Fourth edition; previous editions dated 1978, 1984, 1996.

Scanned version of third edition available on Google books (missing some pages).

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Contributed by John F. Carr on 7 November, 2008 - 5:04pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta)

Parasitic Insects

By R. R. Askew
Elsevier, 1971

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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 8 September, 2008 - 10:44pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta)

Learn About ... Texas Insects.

By Chris Durden.
University of Texas Press, 1999

Chris Durden is Curator Emeritus of Entomology and Geology, Texas Memorial Museum.

Full text

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 17 August, 2008 - 2:26pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta)

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

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Contributed by Cotinis on 19 June, 2008 - 7:43pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta)

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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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 15 May, 2008 - 5:56pm

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