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Table Of ContentList of Insects Detailed by Whole-Specimen, Black-and-White Illustrations Part I: Background Chapter 1. Introduction and Organization Chapter 2. Identifying Aquatic Insects Chapter 3. Living in Water Chapter 4. From Field to Laboratory Chapter 5. Arthropods and Other Common Freshwater Macroinvertebrates Part II: Aquatic Insects Chapter 6. Key to the Orders and Stages of Aquatic Insects Chapter 7. Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera) Chapter 8. Damselflies and Dragonflies (Order Odonata) Chapter 9. Stoneflies (Order Plecoptera) Chapter 10. Water Bugs (Order Hemiptera) Chapter 11. Fishflies, Dobsonflies, and Alderflies (Order Megaloptera) Chapter 12. Spongillaflies (Order Neuroptera, Family Sisyridae) Chapter 13. Water Beetles (Order Coleoptera) Chapter 14. Caddisfllies (Order Trichoptera) Chapter 15. Aquatic Caterpillars (Order Lepidoptera) Chapter 16. Midges, Mosquitoes, Aquatic Gnats and Flies (Order Diptera) Color Plates Plant III: Other Insects Associated with Aquatic Environments Chapter 17. Shore-Dwelling Insects Chapter 18. Insects Associated with Emergent Vegetation Chapter 19. Tree Hole and Plant Cup Residents Chapter 20. Diving Wasps (Order Hymenoptera) Plant IV: Other Freshwater Arthropods Chapter 21. Freshwater Springtails (Order Collembola) Chapter 22. Common Freshwater Crustaceans Chapter 23. Common Freshwater Arachnids Appendix:
SynopsisAquatic Biology and Natural History are subjects of interests to many, whether they be related to one's vocational education, one's avocation, or purely to one's appreciation for the living order of the world. This book has been written not only for entomologists, ecologists, and students of aquatic entomology, but also for sport fishermen, naturalists, and environmental assessment specialists. For those who may not have some vested interested in nature and ecology, this book will provide a pictorial introduction to some of the most fascinating life forms on earth and, hopefully, wet the appetite for understanding the aquatic insects, their environment, and their relationship to human life.