Robert G. Foottit & Peter H. Adler 
Insect Biodiversity [PDF ebook] 
Science and Society

Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction Peter H. Adler and Robert G. Foottit.
2. The Importance of Insects G.G.E. Scudder.
Part I. Insect Biodiversity: Regional Examples.
3. Insect Biodiversity in the Nearctic Region Andrew B. T.
Smith and Hugh V. Danks.
4. Amazonian Rainforests and Their Richness of Coleoptera, a
Dominant Life Form in the Critical Zone of the Neotropics Terry
L. Erwin and Christy J. Geraci.
5. Insect Biodiversity in the Afrotropical Region C.H.
Scholtz and M.W. Mansell.
6. Biodiversity of Australasian Insects Peter S.
Cranston.
7. Insect Biodiversity in the Palearctic Region Alexander S.
Konstantinov, Boris A. Korotyaev and Mark G. Volkovitsh.
Part II. Insect Biodiversity: Taxon Examples.
8. Biodiversity of Aquatic Insects John C. Morse.
9. Biodiversity of Diptera G.W. Courtney, T. Pape, J.H.
Skevington and B.J. Sinclair.
10. Biodiversity of Heteroptera Thomas J. Henry.
11. Biodiversity of Coleoptera P. Bouchard, V.V. Grebennikov,
A.B.T. Smith and H. Douglas.
12. Biodiversity of Hymenoptera John T. Huber.
13. Lepidoptera Biodiversity Michael G. Pogue.
Part III. Tools and Approaches.
14. The Science of Insect Taxonomy: Prospects and Needs
Quentin D. Wheeler.
15. Insect Species – Concepts and Practice Michael F.
Claridge.
16. Molecular Dimensions of Insect Taxonomy Felix Sperling
and Amanda Roe.
17. DNA Barcodes and Insect Biodiversity Robin M. Floyd, John
J. Wilson, Paul D. N. Hebert.
18. Insect Biodiversity and Informatics Norman F.
Johnson.
19. Parasitoid Diversity and Insect Pest Management John
Heraty.
20. Taxonomy of Crop Pests: The Aphids Gary L. Miller and
Robert G. Foottit.
21. Adventive Insects: A Global Overview Alfred G. Wheeler,
Jr. and E. Richard Hoebeke.
22. Biodiversity of Biting Flies: Implications for Humanity
Peter H. Adler.
23. Reconciling Ethical and Scientific Issues for Insect
Conservation Michael J. Samways.
24. Insect Biodiversity: Assessment and Taxonomy Ke Chung
Kim.
25. Insect Biodiversity — Millions and Millions May
Berenbaum.
Taxonomic Index.
Subject Index

Robert G. Foottit is a research scientist specializing in
the taxonomy of aphids and related groups, with the Canadian
National Collection of Insects and Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada. His research interests include the use of morphological and
molecular approaches in the study of aphid species and populations,
particularly those of economic interest as pests and invasive
species. He has conducted field work throughout Canada and the
United States as well as the Pacific Basin area.
Peter H. Adler is a professor of entomology at Clemson
University, where he has held a teaching and research appointment
for more than 20 years, specializing in the behavior, ecology, and
systematics of insects, particularly Diptera. He has conducted
research throughout North America, as well as in the Caucusus,
Russia, Europe, the Amazon Basin, and Southeast Asia. He is the
senior author of the 2004 award-winning book The Black Flies
(Simuliidae) of North America published by Cornell University
Press.