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This book is intended for anyone who is willing to take sufficient pains to acquire an elementary knowledge of agricultural entomology as a branch of general zoology. It is consequently written more especially for the student who embarks upon a university training in zoology or agriculture in preparation for career. It will further serve as a preliminary manual for the would-be professional agricultural entomologist during his first year's course. The more progressive devotees to biology in public schools may also find this book of interest and assistance.

Contents: I. Introduction. II. Anatomy and Physiology: 1. The integument and its derivatives. 2. Segmentation and the body regions. 3. The head. 4. The thorax. 5. The abdomen. 6. The nervous system. 7. The sense organs. 8. The muscular system. 9. The respiratory system. 10. The circulatory system and associated tissues. 11. The digestive system. 12. The excretory organs and fat-body. 13. Embryology, growth and metamorphosis. III. Embryology: growth and metamorphosis: 1. Embryology. 2. Growth and metamorphosis. IV. Nomenclature and classification. V. Relationships of insects. Appendix on literature. Index.