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Abstracts and Indexes

Agricola
AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access)records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including plant and animal sciences, forestry, entomology, soil and water resources, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, agricultural products, alternative farming practices, and food and nutrition. Coverage: 1970-present.

Biological Abstracts
Biological Abstracts is a comprehensive source of worldwide life sciences literature from 1980-present. Coverage includes agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, botany, ecology, microbiology, pharmacology, and zoology.

Medline [ PubMed interface ]
Index to journals published internationally, covering all areas of medicine. 1966-present.

Review of Medical and veterinary entomology
An indexing and abstracting service which indexes the literature on disease spreading and otherwise injurious arthopods, including insects. Monthly issues are in classified order with author and subject indexes. The final issue each year is a cumulative annual authro and subject index.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks SF601 .R454 Current Periodical. 

Web of Science
Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary subject and author searching and cited reference searching. 1975-present.
Contains ISI's Science Citation Index; 1975-present.

Zoological Record
Comprehensive index to the literature of zoology which includes entomology in its scope. Volume 13 of each annual index is devoted to the class Insecta. 1870-present.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Index/Abstracts Z 7991 .Z76 Non-Circulating

 

Bibliographies and Literature Guides

Bell, George H. Guide to zoological literature: the animal kingdom. Englewood, Co.: Libraries Unlimited, c1994.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 45.2 .B455 1994 Regular Loan

British Museum. Entomology Library. Catalogue of manuscripts in the Entomology Library of the Natural history Museum, London . New York: Mansell, c1996.

Location: Hesburgh Library General Collection QL 463 .N388 Regular Loan

Davis, Elisabeth B. Using the biological literature : a practical guide . New York : M. Dekker, c1995.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 303.6 .D38 1995 Regular Loan

Gilbert, Pamela. Entomology: a guide to information sources . London: Mansell Pub., c1983.
Location: Life Science (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 463. G553 1983 Regular Loan

Horn, Walther. Index litteraturae entomolgicae . Berlin: Dahlem, c1928

Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks Z5856. H813 Regular Loan

Information sources in the life sciences . Editor, H.V. Wyatt. New Providence : London ; Bowker Saur, c1997.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 303.6 .I 54 Regular Loan

 

Databases

Agriculture Network Information Center
AgNIC is a guide to quality agricultural information on the Internet as selected by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant Universities, and other institutions, including entomology and pest management.

An Anopheles Database
AnoDB is a database containing genomic/biological information on anopheline mosquitoes, with an emphasis on Anopheles gambiae, the worlds most important malaria vector. AnoDB has been established and is maintained at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) of the Foundation of Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) in Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

Ecological Database of the World's Insect Pathogens
Information on fungi, viruses, protozoa, mollicutes, and bacteria (other than Bacillus thuringiensis) that are infectious in insects, mites, and related arthropods

Orthoptera Species File Online
A taxonomic database of the Orthoptera of the world. Includes full synonymic and taxonomic data as well as type data for all species of Tettigonioidea (katydids, bush-crickets), Grylloidea (crickets), Tridactyloidea (sand crickets), and Tetrigoidea (pygmy grasshoppers).

ScaleNet
A queriable database that provides comprehensive information on the scale insects (Coccoidea) of the world, including information on their classification, nomenclatural history, distribution, hosts, and over 11,000 literature references.

 

 

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Gordh, Gordon. Dictionary of entomology . Wallingford, Oxon, UK; New York, NY, USA: CABI Pub., c2001.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 462.3 .G67 2001 Regular Loan

Grzimek, Bernhard. Grzimek's Animal life encyclopedia v. 2: Insects. New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. c.1972-75.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Reference QL 3 .G7813 Non-circulating

Preston-Mafham, Rod. Encyclopedia of land invertebrate behavior . Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, c1993.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Reference QL364.2 .P74 1993 Non-circulating

Torre-Bueno, J.R de la. A glossary of entomology . Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Entomological Society, c1962
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 462.3 .D375g 1962 Regular Loan

 

Directories

The Entomology Index of Internet Resources
A directory and search engine of insect-related resources on the internet, including links to a wide range of entomological databases, catalogs, checklists,etc.

Insect and Spider Collections of the World
This web site is the clearing house of information on the insect and spider collections of the world. The information is based primarily on the 1993 book, "The Insect and Spider Collections of the World", 2nd edition, by R.H. Arnett, G.A. Samuelson & G.M. Nishida, with substantial additions and corrections.

Resources in entomology / compiled by the Entomological Society of America. College Park, Md.: The Society, c1987.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 468.5 .R43 1987 Regular Loan

 

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

Chamberlin, W. J. Entomological nomenclature and literature. Dubuque: W.C. Brown, c.1952
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks Z 5856 .C355 Regular Loan

Common names of insects and related organisms, 1997 . edited by Joseph Bosik. Lanham, Md.: The Entomological Society of America, c1997.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Closed Reference QL 474. C66 1997 Non-Circulating

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, and microbes of North America and the world; a partnership of U.S., Canadian, and Mexican agencies (ITIS-North America); other organizations; and taxonomic specialists.

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN)
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is the official body responsible for providing and regulating the system for ensuring that every animal has a unique and universally accepted scientific name.

ICZN. Official list specific names in zoology. London, Printed by order of the International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, 1958-66.
Location: Hesburgh Library General Collection QL 354. I614

Nearctica's Checklists, Catalogs, and Authority Files
List of web catalogs and checklists of insects.

Winston, Judith E. Describing species: practical taxonomic procedure for biologists. New York: Columbia University Press, c1999.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 83 .W57 Regular Loan

 

Handbooks and manuals

American insects : a handbook of the insects of America north of Mexico / Ross H. Arnett, Jr. Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c2000.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 474 .A76 2000 Regular Loan

Handbook of insect pheromones and sex attractants / authors, Marion S. Mayer, John R. McLaughlin. Imprint Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c1991.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 495 .M365 1990 Regular Loan

Handbook of insect rearing / edited by Pritam Singh and R.F. Moore. Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1985.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks SF 518 .H36 1985 Regular Loan

How to collect and preserve insects. [Champaign, Ill.] : Illinois Natural History Survey, [1995]
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 465 .H698 1995 Regular Loan

Immature insects / edited by Frederick W. Stehr. Dubuque, IA : Kendall-Hunt, c1987-
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 468 .I44 1987 Regular Loan

Laboratory guide to insect pathogens and parasites / George O. Poinar, Jr., and Gerard M. Thomas. New York : Plenum Press, c1984.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks SB 942 .P65 1984 Regular Loan

Medical insects and arachnids / edited by Richard P. Lane and Roger W. Crosskey.London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1993.
Location:Life Sciences (149 Galvin) New Book Area

Mosquito ecology : field sampling methods / M.W. Service. London ; New York : Elsevier Applied Science, 1993.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 536 .S43 1993 Regular Loan

 

Histories

Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America . 35 (3). Fall 1989.
Special issue published by the Society for its centennial, containing articles on its history.

Location: Hesburgh Library General Collection QL 461 .E56 Periodical Loan

Essig, Edward Oliver. A history of entomology . New York, Hafner Pub. Co., c1972.
Location: Hesburgh Library General Collection QL 462.5 .Es77h 1972 Regular Loan

Evans, Howard. The pleasures of entomology: portraits of insects and the people who study them . Washington, DC.: Smithsonian Institution Press, c1985.
Location: Hesburgh Library General Collection QL 463 .E932 1985 Regular Loan

Gilbert, Pamela. Compendium of the biographical literature on deceased entomologists. London: British Museum (Natural History), c1977.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks Z 5856 .G5 Regular Loan

History of entomology . Ray F. Smith, editor. Palo Alto, Calif., Annual Reviews, Inc., c1973.
Location: Hesburgh Library General Collection QL 462.5 .H57 Regular Loan

 

Identification Manuals

Aquatic entomology : the fisherman's and ecologists' illustrated guide to insects and their relatives / W. Patrick McCafferty ; with illustrations by Arwin V. Provonsha. Boston, Mass. : Science Books International, c1981. Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 473 .M35 Regular Loan

The Audubon Society field guide to North American butterflies / Robert Michael Pyle ; visual key by Carol Nehring and Jane Opper.New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c1981. Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 548 .P94 1981 Regular Loan

The beetles of the United States, a manual for identification/ Ross H. Arnett. Ann Arbor, Mich., American Entomological Institute 1968.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 583 .A748 1968 Regular Loan

The butterflies of North America : a natural history and field guide / James A. Scott. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1986.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 548 .S38 1986 Regular Loan

The Audubon Society field guide to North American insects and spiders / Lorus and Margery Milne ; visual key by Susan Rayfield. New York : A. A. Knopf : distributed by Random House, c1980. Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 473 .M55 Regular Loan

How to know the aquatic insects / Dennis M. Lehmkuhl. Dubuque, Iowa : W. C. Brown Co. Publishers, c1979.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 464 .L43 Regular Loan

How to know the insects, an illustrated key to the more common families of insects, with suggestions for collecting, mounting and studying them/ H.E. Jacques . Dubuque, Iowa, W. C. Brown Co. [1947] Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 467 .J276h 1947 Regular Loan

The North American grasshoppers / Daniel Otte. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1981-
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 508 .A2 O88 Regular Loan

The sucking lice of North America : an illustrated manual for identification / Ke Chung Kim, Harry D. Pratt, Chester J. Stojanovich. Imprint University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c1986. Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 570.2 .A1 K56 1986 Regular Loan

 

Textbooks

Destructive and useful insects : their habits and control / Robert L. Metcalf, Robert A. Metcalf. New York : McGraw-Hill, c1993.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks SB 931 .M47 1993 Regular Loan

Entomology / Cedric Gillott. New York : Plenum Press, c1995.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 463 .G54 1995 Regular Loan

An introduction to the study of insects / Donald J. Borror, Charles A. Triplehorn, Norman F. Johnson. Edition Philadelphia : Saunders College Pub., c1989.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 463 .B69 1989 Regular Loan

Insect biology : a textbook of entomology / Howard E. Evans ; contributing authors, J. Wayne Brewer ... [et al.]. Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., 1984. Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 463 .E93 1984 Regular Loan

Insects : an outline of entomology / P.J. Gullan and P.S. Cranston ; with illustrations by K. Hansen McInnes. London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1994.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 463 .G84 1994 Regular Loan

Outlines of entomology. Edition 7th ed. / R.G. Davies. New York : Chapman and Hall, 1988.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 463 .D38 1988 Regular Loan

 

Journals

Advances in insect physiology
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 495 .A244 Regular Loan

American entomologist
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 461 .E56 Curr.Periodical

Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 461 .En84a Curr.Periodical

Annual review of entomology
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 461 .A615 Regular Loan

Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 495 .A75 Curr.Periodical

Ecological entomology
Location Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 461 .R65 Curr.Periodical

Entomological revue
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 461 .E62 E3 Curr.Periodical

Environmental entomology
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks SB 599 .E44 Curr.Periodical

Insect molecular biology
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 493 .I57 Curr.Periodical

Journal of economic entomology
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks SB 599 .J86 Curr.Periodical

Journal of insect behavior
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 496 .J65 Curr.Periodical

Journal of medical entomology
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks RA 639 .J86 Curr.Periodical

Medical and veterinary entomology
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks RA 639 .M43 Curr.Periodical

For additional electronic journals, see:

Electronic Resources Gateway: Biology and Life Sciences and Medicine and Health

 

 

Societies / Associations

American Entomological Society

Association of Applied Insect Ecologists

British Entomological and Natural History Society

Coleopterists' Society

Dragonfly Society of the America's

Entomological Society of America

The Lepidopteras' Society

North American Butterfly Association

Orthopterists' Society

Royal Entomological Society UK

 

 

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