Gillott's thorough yet clear writing style continues to keep Entomology near the top of the
class as a text for senior undergraduates and for graduate students and professionals seeking
an introduction to specific entomological topics. The author's long-held belief that an
introductory entomology course should present a balanced treatment of the subject is reflected
in the continued arrangement of the book in four sections: Evolution and Diversity Anatomy and
Physiology Reproduction and Development and Ecology. For the third edition all chapters have
been updated. This includes not only the addition of new information and concepts but also the
reduction or exclusion of material no longer considered mainstream so as to keep the book at a
reasonable size. Based on exciting discoveries made during the previous decade the topics of
insect evolutionary relationships semiochemicals gas exchange immune responses (including
those of parasites and parasitoids) flight and the management of pests have received
particular attention in the preparation of the third edition. Overall more than 30 new or
significantly revised figures have been incorporated. TOC:Part I. Evolution and Diversity. 1.
Arthropod Evolution. 2. Insect Diversity. 3. External Structure. 4. Systematics and Taxonomy.
5. Apterygote Hexapods. 6. Paleoptera. 7. The Plecopteroid Blattoid and Orthopteroid Orders.
8. The Hemipteroid Orders. 9. The Panorpoid Orders. 10. The Remaining Endopterygote Orders.
Part II. Anatomy and Physiology. 11. The Integument. 12. Sensory Systems. 13. Natural and
Chemical Integration. 14. Muscles and Locomotion. 15. Gas Exchange. 16. Food Uptake and
Utilization. 17. The Circulatory System. 18. Nitrogenous Excretion and Salt and Water Balance.
Part III. Reproduction and Development. 19. Reproduction. 20. Embryonic Development. 21.
Postembryonic Development. Part IV. Ecology. 22. The Abiotic Environment. 23. The Biotic
Environment. 24. Insects and Humans. Index.
