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Beautifully illustrated and approachable, this is the only California-specific, statewide book devoted to all groups of insects.

Completely revised for the first time in over 40 years, Field Guide to California Insects now includes over 600 insect species, each beautifully illustrated with color photographs. Engaging accounts focus on distinguishing features, remarkable aspects of biology, and geographical distribution in the state. An accessible and compact introduction to identifying, understanding, and appreciating these often unfamiliar and fascinating creatures, this guide covers insects that readers are likely to encounter in homes and natural areas, cities and suburbs, rural lands and wilderness. It also addresses exotic and invasive species and their impact on native plants and animals. Field Guide to California Insects remains the definitive portable reference and a captivating read for beginners as well as avid naturalists.

ISBN-13: 9780520288744

Media Type: Paperback(Second Edition, Revised)

Publisher: University of California Press

Publication Date: 10-30-2020

Pages: 536

Product Dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.10(d)

Series: California Natural History Guides #111

Kip Will is an entomologist, insect systematist, and former director of the Essig Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Berkeley. Joyce Gross has been photographing California insects for 17 years and works as a computer programmer with the Berkeley Natural History Museums at the University of California, Berkeley. Dan Rubinoff is Professor of Entomology and Director of the University of Hawaii Insect Museum. He grew up in California chasing insects and continues to work actively in the state. Jerry A. Powell is Professor of the Graduate School and former director of the Essig Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Berkeley.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Introduction 1

What Is an Insect? 2

Growth and Reproduction 2

Breathing and Circulation 3

Feeding 4

Stinging 5

Distribution and Diversity of the California Insect Fauna 5

Topography 7

Geographical Distribution 7

Diversity 14

Microhabitats 17

Making an Insect Collection 17

Classification 19

Names 20

Synopsis of Hexapods and the Orders of Insects 22

Accounts: Systematic Treatment 37

Coneheads (Class Protura) 38

Two-pronged Bristletails (Class Diplura) 38

Springtails (Class Collembola) 38

Insects (Class Insecta) 41

Bristletails (Order Archaeognatha) 41

Silverfish (Order Zygentoma) 42

Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera) 46

Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order Odonata) 51

Stoneflies (Order Plecoptera) 66

Ice Crawlers (Order Grylloblattodea) 70

Cockroaches and Termites (Order Blattodea) 71

Mantises (Order Mantodea) 83

Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids (Order Orthoptera) 86

Walking Sticks (Order Phasmida) 106

Webspinners (Order Embiidina) 109

Earwigs (Order Dermaptera) 110

Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice (Order Psocodea) 114

True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, Scales, and Other Bugs (Order Hemiptera) 121

Thrips (Order Thysanoptera) 171

Fishflies and Alderfftes (Order Megaloptera) 175

Snakeflies (Order Raphidtoptera) 176

Nerve-winged Insects (Order Neuroptera) 178

Stylops (Order Strepsiptera) 188

Beetles (Order Coleoptera) 189

Fleas (Order Siphonaptera) 266

Flies, Gnats, and Midges (Order Diptera) 269

Scorpionflies (Order Mecoptera) 331

Caddisflies (Order Trichoptera) 332

Moths and Butterflies (Order Lepidoptera) 347

Ants, Wasps, and Bees (Order Hymenoptera) 426

Acknowledgments 483

Glossary 485

Bibliography 489

Online Resources 494

Photo Credits 495

Index 497

About the Authors 521