Field Guide To Insects Of South Africa, 2004

Mike Picker, Charles Griffiths, Alan Weaving

Struik, 2004 - Nature - 444 pages

This new guide will be of great value to entomologists, both amateur and professional, as well as to students, nature conservation officers, game rangers, gardeners, farmers, tourists and anyone with an interest in natural history. An introductory chapter discusses the insect body, life history, classification and distribution patterns and relatives of southern African insects. It also touches on collecting, displaying and curating insects and explains 'How to use this book'.

Contents

• Section 1: 6
• Section 2: 98
• Section 3: 120
• Section 4: 126
• Section 5: 138
• Section 6: 144
• Section 7: 162
• Section 8: 206
• Section 9: 228
• Section 10: 248
• Section 11: 258
• Section 12: 278
• Section 13: 302
• Section 14: 312
• Section 15: 336
• Section 16: 350
• Section 17: 358
• Section 18: 380
• Section 19: 396
• Section 20: 402
• Section 21: 414
• Section 22: 430

About the author

Dr MIKE PICKER is a Senior Lecturer in the Zoology Department, UCT, with vast field experience in insect natural history. He publishes and undertakes consultation work on insect diversity and ecology.

CHARLES GRIFFITHS is an Associate Professor and former head of the Zoology Department, UCT, and author of over 100 scientific papers and three other field guides.

ALAN WEAVING, now retired, is an entomologist who worked for many years at the Albany Museum in Grahamstown. He is also a keen photographer of natural history subjects and has had many of his photographs published in a wide range of media.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Field Guide To Insects Of South Africa, 2004; Field Guide Series
• Authors: Mike Picker, Charles Griffiths, Alan Weaving
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Struik, 2004
• ISBN: 1770070613, 9781770070615
• Length: 444 pages
• Subjects: Nature / Animals / Insects & Spiders