Borror and DeLong's introduction to the study of insects , 2005
- Nature - 864 pages First published in the 1950s by the late
James Borror and Dwight Moore DeLong, this classic text,
INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF INSECTS 7TH EDITION, combines the
study of insects with clear and current insect identification.
In this new edition (available in a bundle with InfoTrac College
Edition), Johnson and Triplehorn supply updated information on
phylogeny using systematics while adding a greater emphasis on
insect biology and evolution. This greater concentration on
insect systematics necessitated many content changes including
an added chapter for a newly described order, the
Mantophasmatodea, as well as a new chapter reclassifying Order
Homoptera (Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Hoppers Psyllids) into
Order Hemiptera. Nearly every order has been modified, sometimes
substantially, to reflect new discoveries and scientific
hypotheses. Many new families have been added throughout the
book, some reflecting revised classificati