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This is a guide to selected sources in the entomology literature at URI. To find additional information, conduct a subject search in the HELIN Catalog using such headings as ENTOMOLOGY, INSECTS, ARACHNIDA, SPIDERS, SCORPIONS, etc.
On the Web
- Insects.orgGood source of illustrations and capsule descriptions of selected insects.
- BugGuide.netGood source of illustrations and capsule descriptions of selected insects.
- Department of Entomology, Iowa State University of Science and Technology.Images, insect chat room, and an insect zoo. A gateway to insect sites on the web.
- ISA: International Society of Arachnology.Covers the arachnids: spiders and their relatives. Choose arachnology pages.
In Print
Call Number: URI Reference QL458.4 P74 1984
ISBN: 0871969963
Covers anatomy, classification, behavior, defense, spiders and man. Brief; very well illustrated.
Call Number: URI Reference QL463 B69 2005
ISBN: 0030968356
Classical text, good for identifying insects down to the family level.
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Created and Revised By
J.L. Kelland, 11/03, 6/07, J. Austin 10/10.
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