Aquatic Entomology: The Fisherman's and Ecologist's Illustrated Guide to Insects and Their Relatives

Over 1,000 original illustrations, including 124 full-color paintings -- insect art of the finest quality currently being produced.

Coverage of all insect families and genera important to fly fishing. The use of keys that include exquisitely detailed drawings to facilitate quick and easy identification of insect families.

Comprehensive treatment of the biology of all life stages of aquatic insects, including terrestrial as well as aquatic stages.

Use throughout the book of common insect names familiar to the sports fisherman in addition to the use of scientific names.

Epigraphs that accent discussions throughout the book. These excerpts from poetry and prose as well as from classical anglers' and naturalists' writings serve as reminders of the eternal human fascination with insects, their symbolism, and their environments.

Chapters on special topics not found in other books on aquatic insects:

• shore-dwelling insects (including marine species)
• insects associated with aquatic vascular plants
• residents of tree holes and plant cups
• aquatic arachnids
• freshwater crustaceans

Rounding out the book are additional chapters on adaptations for living in water:

• the basics of insect structure, memamorphosis, and classification
• ecologically related non-insect groups of invertebrates
• and methods of collecting

References at the end of most chapters to provide the reader with sources of more detailed or specialized information.

A "Guide to Fisherman's Mayflies of North America" -- an appendix that correlates for the first time the vast and often confusing array of common fisherman's names with up-to-date scientific nomenclature.

A comprehensive glossary at the end of the book for readers unfamiliar with some of the terminology.

List of Insects Detailed by Whole-Specimen, Black-and-White Illustrations

Part I: Background
Chapter 1. Introduction and Organization
Chapter 2. Identifying Aquatic Insects
Chapter 3. Living in Water
Chapter 4. From Field to Laboratory
Chapter 5. Arthropods and Other Common Freshwater Macroinvertebrates

Part II: Aquatic Insects
Chapter 6. Key to the Orders and Stages of Aquatic Insects
Chapter 7. Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera)
Chapter 8. Damselflies and Dragonflies (Order Odonata)
Chapter 9. Stoneflies (Order Plecoptera)
Chapter 10. Water Bugs (Order Hemiptera)
Chapter 11. Fishflies, Dobsonflies, and Alderflies (Order Megaloptera)
Chapter 12. Spongillaflies (Order Neuroptera, Family Sisyridae)
Chapter 13. Water Beetles (Order Coleoptera)
Chapter 14. Caddisfllies (Order Trichoptera)
Chapter 15. Aquatic Caterpillars (Order Lepidoptera)
Chapter 16. Midges, Mosquitoes, Aquatic Gnats and Flies (Order Diptera)
Color Plates

Plant III: Other Insects Associated with Aquatic Environments
Chapter 17. Shore-Dwelling Insects
Chapter 18. Insects Associated with Emergent Vegetation
Chapter 19. Tree Hole and Plant Cup Residents
Chapter 20. Diving Wasps (Order Hymenoptera)

Plant IV: Other Freshwater Arthropods
Chapter 21. Freshwater Springtails (Order Collembola)
Chapter 22. Common Freshwater Crustaceans
Chapter 23. Common Freshwater Arachnids

Appendix: A Guide to Fisherman's Mayflies in North America
Glossary
Index

• "A book that should become the fly fisherman's standard reference for understanding aquatic entomology and for representational fly trying."

  -- John Randolph
  Editor, Fly Fisherman Magazine

  "The graphics in this book are truly magnificent."

  -- Tom Rosenbauer
  Editor, The Orvis News

  "The illustrated keys that allow the reader to identify a member of each order down to the family level are the best I have ever seen."

  -- Robert H. Boyle
  Sports Illustrated

  "It would be hard to imagine a more useful book for anglers who want to learn more about the insects that give fly fishing its first name."

  -- Steve Raymond
  Fly Fisherman Magazine

  "If you have any interest in aquatic entomology this book is a must. I have no doubt that this book will become and remain a classic."

  -- Bob Newell
  Fly Tyer

  "As a text for courses in Aquatic Entomology, this book is far and away the best in the field."

  -- George B. Craig Jr.
  University of Notre Dame

  "... understandable and enjoyable to read ... the illustrations alone may be worth the price of the book."

  -- Rick Hafele
  Flyfishing

This book has been written not only for entomologists, ecologists, and students of aquatic entomology, but also for sport fishermen, naturalists, and environmental assessment specialists.

• Entomology
• Aquatic Entomology