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American Insects - A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Second Edition (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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American Insects - A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Second Edition (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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Offering a complete accounting of the insects of North America,
this handbook is an up-dated edition of the first handbook ever
compiled in the history of American entomology.By using American
Insects, A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico,
Second Edition, readers can quickly determine the taxonomic
position of any species, genus, or higher taxon of insect known to
occur in America and Canada. Every order, family, and genus is
conveniently numbered and indexed, making this volume the only
complete single source for all of the names of orders, families,
and genera currently available. This book fills the need for an
accurate way to identify, with the several hundred drawings and
photos, the common insects of all orders. Now there is a tool
available to those working without a major collection and library;
and those who would like to have a general knowledge of insect life
without becoming overwhelmed by the vast number of minute insect
species. This usable guide provides sizes, shapes, color patterns
and salient features of some species of each major family by
pointing out those groups most likely to be encountered, including
all North America pests.What's New in this Edition? Researchers in
many orders use the results of cladistics, a new tool for
determining the relationship of orders, families, genera, and
species of organisms, including plants as well as animals
Specialists have provided lengthy lists of generic changes Many of
the identification keys have been revised by adding more
illustrations and making sure all description terms are in the
Glossary The bibliographies of each Order section have been updated
to include all important works that have appeared since the
original edition
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