Hawaiian Insects and Their Kin

by Frank Howarth, William P. Mull

Overview

With over 200 vibrant color photographs, this book is a brilliant presentation of one of the most unique insect faunas anywhere on Earth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824814694
Publisher:	University of Hawaii Press, The
Publication date:	06/01/1992
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	1,064,354
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

	Introduction	7
	Features of the Hawaiian Islands	9
	A Brief History of Hawaiian Entomology	13
	Origin of the Hawaiian Insect Fauna	17
	Hawaiian Insect Evolution	21
	Conservation	31
	Insects as an Educational Resource	37
	The Native Hawaiian Land Arthropods	41
	Insects and Their Kin	59
	Bibliography	153
	Index of Scientific Names	155

Editorial Reviews

Two gifted Hawaiian naturalists have collaborated to produce this small spectacular book that features over 200 exquisite color photographs. For the first time, some of the thousands of evolutionary novelties found among Hawaii's endemic terrestrial invertebrates have been selected and illustrated for the nonspecialist.

Quarterly Review of Biology

A remarkable book, making known to a general audience as well as to entomologists some of the dominant groups comprising one of the most unusual insect faunas on earth. The 200 superb color photographs, which include such as carnivorous moth caterpillars, predatory happyface spiders, and "singing" tree snails, are fully co- equal with the text. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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