Domino guide to the insects of Britain and Western Europe

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Insects of Britain and Western Europe How to use this book Title Page Copyright Info Introduction Insect Anatomy Insect life cycles Collecting and studying Insect conservation The orders of insects THE KEY BRISTLETAILS Order Thysanura TWO-TAILED BRISTLETAILS Order Diplura SPRINGTAILS Order Collembola MAYFLIES Order Ephemeroptera DRAGONFLIES Order Odonata DAMSELFLIES Sub-order Zygoptera Family Platycnemididae Family Coenagriidae Family Lestidae Family calopterygidae TRUE DRAGONFLIES Sub-order Anisoptera Family Gomphidae Family Cordulegasteridae Family Aeshnidae Family Corduliidae Family Libellulidae STONEFLIES Order Plecoptera GRASSHOPPERS and CRICKETS Order Orthoptera Key GRASSHOPPERS Family Acrididae GROUNDHOPPERS Family Tetrigidae BUSH-CRICKETS Family Tettigoniidae CAVE CRICKETS Rhaphidophoridae TRUE CRICKETS Gryllidae COCKROACHES Order Dictyoptera: Sub-order Blattodea MANTIDS Order Dictyoptera: Sub-order Mantodea STICK INSECTS Order Phasmida TERMITES Order lsoptera WEB-SPINNERS Order Embioptera EARWIGS Order Dermaptera Family Forficulidae BUGS Order Hemiptera HETEROPTERAN BUGS Sub-order Heteroptera Family Pentatomidae GROUND BUGS Lygaeidae ASSASSIN BUGS Reduviidae DAMSEL BUGS Nabidae MIRID or CAPSID BUGS Miridae SURFACE DWELLERS SUBMERGED BUGS HOMOPTERAN BUGS Sub-order Homoptera CICADAS Cicadidae TREEHOPPERS Membracidae FROGHOPPERS Cercopidae Family Delphacidae LEAFHOPPERS Cicadellidae APHIDS JUMPING PLANT LICE WHITEFLIES Aleyrodidae SCALE INSECTS PSOCIDS Order Psocoptera THRIPS Order Thysanoptera BITING LIGE Order Mallophaga SUCKING LICE Order Anoplura FLEAS Order Siphonaptera ANT-LlONS, LACEWINGS, and ALLIES Order Neuroptera ANT-LlONS Myrmeleonidae ASCALAPHIDS Ascalaphidae GREEN LACEWINGS Chrysopidae BROWN LACEWINGS Hemerobiidae SNAKE FLIES Raphididae SCORPION FLIES Order Mecoptera BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS Order Lepidoptera SWALLOWTAIL and APOLLO BUTTERFLIES Papilionidae WHITE and YELLOW BUTTERFLIES Pieridae ADMIRALS, TORTOISESHELLS and kin Nymphalidae BROWN BUTTERFLIES Satyridae HAIRSTREAKS, COPPERS and BLUES Lycaenidae SKIPPERS Hesperiidae Family Cochylidae Family Pyralidae PLUME MOTHS Pterophoridae SWIFT MOTHS Hepialidae CLEARWING MOTHS Sesiidae BURNETS and FORESTERS Zygaenidae BAGWORMS Psychidae EGGAR MOTHS Lasiocampidae HAWKMOTHS Sphingidae Family Notodontidae TIGER and ERMINE MOTHS Arctiidae Noctuidae Family Geometridae Family Tortricidae CADDIS FLIES Order Trichoptera Family Limnephilidae TRUE FLIES Order Diptera CRANE-FLIES Tipulidae MOSQUITOES Culicidae SOLDIER-FLIES Stratiomyidae HORSE-FLIES Tabanidae ROBBER-FLIES Asilidae HOVER-FLIES Syrphidae Family Tephritidae LOUSE-FLIES Hippoboscidae Family Tachinidae BLOW-FLIES Calliphoridae HOUSE-FLIES and kin Muscidae ANTS, WASPS, BEES, and their relatives Order Hymenoptera SAWFLIES Sub-order Symphyta Family Tenthredinidae WASPS, ANTS, and BEES Sub-order Apocrita GALL WASPS Cynipidae PARASITIC HYMENOPTERA ICHNEUMONS lchneumonidae RUBY-TAILED WASPS Chrysididae ANTS Formicidae DIGGER WASPS Sphecidae SPIDER-HUNTING WASPS Pompilidae POTTER and MASON WASPS Eumenidae SOClAL WASPS Vespidae BEES BUMBLE BEES Apidae CUCKOO BEES BEETLES Order Coleoptera STYLOPIDS TIGER BEETLES and GROUND BEETLES Carabidae BURYING BEETLES Silphidae ROVE BEETLES Staphylinidae SCARABS and CHAFERS Scarabaeidae BUPRESTID BEETLES Buprestidae CLICK BEETLES Elateridae SOLDIER and SAILOR BEETLES Cantharidae Family Cleridae LADYBIRDS Coccinellidae LARDER BEETLES Dermestidae LONGHORN BEETLES Cerambycidae LEAF BEETLES Chrysomelidae WEEVILS BARK BEETLES Scolytidae Family Dytiscidae Family Hydrophilidae TERRESTRIAL LARVAE AQUATIC NYMPHS and LARVAE The Other Arthropods CENTIPEDES Class Chilopoda MILLIPEDES Class Diplopoda WOODLICE Order lsopoda The Arachnids FALSE SCORPIONS Order Pseudoscorpiones TICKS and MITES Order Acarina SCORPIONS Order Scorpiones HARVESTMEN Order Opiliones SPIDERS ORB-WEB SPIDERS Araneidae CRAB SPIDERS Thomisidae Glossary Index of English Names Index of Genera and Species Acknowledgments