内容简介
Detaileddescriptionsofinsectorders,families,andmanyindividualspeciesareillustratedwith1,200drawingsand142superbcolorpaintings.Illustrations-whichusetheuniquePetersonIdentificationSystemtodistinguishoneinsectfromanother-includesizelinestoshowtheactuallengthofeachinsect.Ahelpfulglossaryexplainsthetechnicaltermsofinsectanatomy.
作者简介
RichardE.WhiteisaresearchentomologistattheUnitedStatesNationalMuseuminWashingtonandtheauthorofarticlesandresearchpaperschieflyinhisspecialfieldofbeetles.Asanartistheismostexperiencedinportrayinginsects,buthealsoillustratesgeneralbiologicalsubjects.DonaldJ.BorrorisaprofessorofentomologyatOhioStateUniversityandtheauthorofbooks,articles,andrecordings.WithDwightM.DeLongheisthecoauthorofawidelyusedtextbook,AnIntroductiontotheStudyofInsects,nowinitsfourthedition.Dr.Borrorhasmadeseveralrecordsofbirdsongsandinsectsounds.WithRichardD.AlexanderherecordedTheSongsofInsects,oneoftheSoundsofNaturedisksintheCornellLaboratoryofOrnithologyseries.RogerToryPeterson,oneoftheworld'sgreatestnaturalists,receivedeverymajorawardforornithology,naturalscience,andconservation,aswellasnumeroushonorarydegrees,medals,andcitations,includingthePresidentialMedalofFreedom.ThePetersonIdentificationSystemhasbeencalledthegreatestinventionsincebinoculars,andthePetersonFieldGuides?arecreditedwithhelpingtosetthestagefortheenvironmentalmovement.
