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This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.. When present, elytra of the Staphylinidae are markedly abbreviate. This fly in the genus Scaptomyza has clearly visible rows of para-sagittal acrostichal bristles on its thorax the alitrunk of aculeate Hymenoptera comprises the three thoracic segments, plus the propodeum, which strictly ...
Introduction to Entomology (1908). A Manual for the study of insects (1930) jointly credited and illustrated by Anna Botsford Comstock. The Spider book: a manual for the study of the spiders and near relatives (1912). Notes on Entomology (Ithaca, 1875). Annual Reports of Entomologist (Washington, 1879–1881). Report on Cotton Insects (1879).
Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (entomon) 'insect' and -λογία 'study') [1] is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists.
The Latin word was introduced by Pliny the Elder who calqued the Ancient Greek word ἔντομον éntomon "insect" (as in entomology) from ἔντομος éntomos "cut in pieces"; [2] this was Aristotle's term for this class of life in his biology, also in reference to their notched bodies.
An insect uses its digestive system to extract nutrients and other substances from the food it consumes. [3]Most of this food is ingested in the form of macromolecules and other complex substances (such as proteins, polysaccharides, fats, and nucleic acids) which must be broken down by catabolic reactions into smaller molecules (i.e. amino acids, simple sugars, etc.) before being used by cells ...
Entomology is the scientific study of insects. The definition is sometimes widened to include the study of other terrestrial arthropods , such as spiders . The main article for this category is Entomology .
A giant water bug attacking a fish. Insect ecology is the interaction of insects, individually or as a community, with the surrounding environment or ecosystem. [1] This interaction is mostly mediated by the secretion and detection of chemicals (semiochemical) in the environment by insects. [2]