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A Text-book of Entomology / Including the Anatomy, Physiology, Embryology and Metamorphoses of Insects for Use in Agricultural and Technical Schools and Colleges as Well as by the Working Entomologist cover

A Text-book of Entomology / Including the Anatomy, Physiology, Embryology and Metamorphoses of Insects for Use in Agricultural and Technical Schools and Colleges as Well as by the Working Entomologist

Chapter 1: A TEXT-BOOK OF ENTOMOLOGY INCLUDING THE ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, EMBRYOLOGY AND METAMORPHOSES OF INSECTS FOR USE IN AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AS WELL AS BY THE WORKING ENTOMOLOGIST
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A comprehensive instructional manual that surveys insect anatomy, physiology, embryology, and metamorphic stages for use in agricultural and technical instruction and by practitioners. It situates insects within the Arthropoda and systematically examines external and internal structures—head, thorax, appendages, wings, tracheae—and the mechanics of locomotion and flight. Practical laboratory guidance on dissection, microscopic preparation, and developmental observation is integrated with comparative descriptions and diagnostic characters. Extensive bibliographic references and illustrative figures are provided to support classroom use and further study.

A TEXT-BOOK OF ENTOMOLOGY

A
TEXT-BOOK OF ENTOMOLOGY
INCLUDING
THE ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, EMBRYOLOGY AND METAMORPHOSES
OF
INSECTS
FOR USE IN AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
AS WELL AS BY THE WORKING ENTOMOLOGIST

BY
ALPHEUS S. PACKARD, M.D., Ph.D.
PROFESSOR OF ZOÖLOGY AND GEOLOGY, BROWN UNIVERSITY AUTHOR OF “GUIDE TO STUDY OF INSECTS,” “ENTOMOLOGY FOR BEGINNERS,” ETC.
New York
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO., Ltd.
1898
All rights reserved
Copyright, 1898,
By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
Norwood Press
J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith
Norwood Mass. U.S.A.