With over 15,800 entries, this dictionary is the most comprehensivereference work of its kind available today. It fulfills the need for anentomology work that combines the concise presentation of adictionary, a brief etymology for each term, and the inclusion ofthe general terms one would meet during an entomology course.Entomology is not studied in isolation, therefore the more commonterms from the fields of Anatomy, Animal Behavior, Ecology,Embryology, Endocrinology, Evolution, Genetics, Physiology,Taxonomy and Zoogeography, as well as many terms coveringsizes, shapes, colors, forms and textures have been included. Thereis a comprehensive taxonomic coverage of every family and manyspecies that are of particular interest. Appendix 1 gives an outlineclassification of the subphylum Hexapoda and an alphabetical list ofcommon taxa. Appendix 2 lists Biogeographical/ZoogeographicalRegions. Appendix 3 provides an Outline of Geological Time.Appendix 4 presents technical terms for most colors.This dictionary is the standard reference and will be invaluableto anyone with an interest in entomology.