Insect Biodiversity

Volume One of the thoroughly revised and updated guide to the study of biodiversity in insects The second edition of Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society brings together in one comprehensive text contributions from leading scientific experts to assess the influence insects have on humankind and the earth s fragile ecosystems. Revised and updated, this new edition includes information on the number of substantial changes to entomology and the study of biodiversity. It includes current research on insect groups, classification, regional diversity, and a wide range of concepts and developing methodologies. The authors examine why insect biodiversity matters and how the rapid evolution of insects is affecting us all. This book explores the wide variety of insect species and their evolutionary relationships. Case studies offer assessments on how insect biodiversity can help meet the needs of a rapidly expanding human population, and also examine the consequences that an increased loss of insect species will have on the world. This important text: Explores the rapidly increasing influence on systematics of genomics and next-generation sequencing Includes developments in the use of DNA barcoding in insect systematics and in the broader study of insect biodiversity, including the detection of cryptic species Discusses the advances in information science that influence the increased capability to gather, manipulate, and analyze biodiversity information Comprises scholarly contributions from leading scientists in the field Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society highlights the rapid growth of insect biodiversity research and includes an expanded treatment of the topic that addresses the major insect groups, the zoogeographic regions of biodiversity, and the scope of systematics approaches for handling biodiversity data.

Volume One of the thoroughly revised and updated guide to the study of biodiversity in insectsThe second edition of Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society brings together in one comprehensive text contributions from leading scientific experts to assess the influence insects have on humankind and the earth's fragile ecosystems. Revised and updated, this new edition includes information on the number of substantial changes to entomology and the study of biodiversity. It includes current research on insect groups, classification, regional diversity, and a wide range of concepts and developing methodologies. The authors examine why insect biodiversity matters and how the rapid evolution of insects is affecting us all.This book explores the wide variety of insect species and their evolutionary relationships. Case studies offer assessments on how insect biodiversity can help meet the needs of a rapidly expanding human population, and also examine the consequences that an increased loss of insect species will have on the world. This important text:* Explores the rapidly increasing influence on systematics of genomics and next-generation sequencing* Includes developments in the use of DNA barcoding in insect systematics and in the broader study of insect biodiversity, including the detection of cryptic species* Discusses the advances in information science that influence the increased capability to gather, manipulate, and analyze biodiversity information* Comprises scholarly contributions from leading scientists in the fieldInsect Biodiversity: Science and Society highlights the rapid growth of insect biodiversity research and includes an expanded treatment of the topic that addresses the major insect groups, the zoogeographic regions of biodiversity, and the scope of systematics approaches for handling biodiversity data.

1 Introduction 12 The Importance of Insects 9Part I Insect Biodiversity: Regional Examples 453 Insect Biodiversity in the Nearctic Region 474 Amazonian Rainforests and Their Richness and Abundance of Terrestrial Arthropods on the Edge of Extinction: Abiotic-Biotic Players in the Critical Zone 655 Insect Biodiversity in the Afrotropical Region 936 Biodiversity of Australasian Insects 1117 Insect Biodiversity in the Palearctic Region 141Part II Insect Biodiversity: Taxon Examples 2038 Biodiversity of Aquatic Insects 2059 Biodiversity of Diptera 22910 Biodiversity of Heteroptera 27911 Biodiversity of Coleoptera 33712 Biodiversity of Hymenoptera 41913 Diversity and Significance of Lepidoptera: A Phylogenetic Perspective 463Part III Insect Biodiversity: Tools and Approaches 49714 The Science of Insect Taxonomy: Prospects and Needs 49915 Insect Species - Concepts and Practice 52716 Molecular Dimensions of Insect Taxonomy in the Genomics Era 54717 DNA Barcodes and Insect Biodiversity 57518 Insect Biodiversity Informatics 59319 Parasitoid Biodiversity and Insect Pest Management 60320 The Taxonomy of Crop Pests: The Aphids 62721 Adventive (Non-Native) Insects and the Consequences for Science and Society of Species that Become Invasive 64122 Biodiversity of Blood-sucking Flies: Implications for Humanity 71323 Reconciling Ethical and Scientific Issues for Insect Conservation 74724 Taxonomy and Management of Insect Biodiversity 76725 Insect Biodiversity - Millions and Millions 783