Field Guide To Insects Of South Africa, 2004

This is the first comprehensive field guide to the insect fauna of South Africa, with detailed descriptions of over 1 200 of the most common, most economically and ecologically important, and most interesting and attractive insects in the region. The easy-to-read text is matched with superb photography. Each account covers identification, biology, distribution and related species, and is accompanied by a colour photograph of the species or family.

Mike Picker is a Senior Lecturer in the Zoology Department, University of Cape Town Charles Griffiths is an Associate Professor, and former Head, of the Zoology Department, University of Cape Town Alan Weaving is a retired entomologist who lives in Grahamstown

Introduction	p. 4
Insect Orders
Collembola: spingtails	p. 20
Diplura: diplurans	p. 22
Thysanura: silverfish	p. 24
Archaeognatha: bristletails	p. 24
Ephemeroptera: mayflies	p. 26
Odonata: damselflies & dragonflies	p. 30
Blattodea: cockroaches	p. 44
Isoptera: termites	p. 52
Mantodea: mantids	p. 60
Dermaptera: earwigs	p. 68
Embiidina (Embioptera): embiids or web-spinners	p. 70
Plecoptera: stoneflies	p. 72
Orthoptera: crickets, katydids, grasshopper & locusts	p. 74
Phasmatodea: stick insects	p. 108
Psocoptera: psocids or booklice	p. 112
Phthiraptera: lice	p. 114
Hemiptera: bugs	p. 116
Thysanoptera: thrips	p. 170
Megaloptera: dobsonflies & alderflies	p. 172
Neuroptera: lacewings, antlions & their kin	p. 174
Coleoptera: beetles	p. 186
Strepsiptera: stylopids	p. 260
Mecoptera: hangingflies	p. 262
Diptera: flies	p. 264
Siphonaptera: fleas	p. 308
Trichoptera: caddisflies	p. 310
Lepidoptera: moths and butterflies	p. 314
Hymenoptera: sawflies, wasps, bees & ants	p. 392
Mantophasmatodea: heelwalkers, gladiators	p. 428
Insect Photography	p. 430
Glossary	p. 431
Further Reading	p. 432
Acknowledgements	p. 433
Indexes	p. 434
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Field Guide To Insects Of South Africa, 2004

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