Overview

"""Medical Insects and Arachnids"" is a book which introduces the structure, classification, biology and medical importance of arthropods. The scientific background to the various methods and concepts used in the subject is included. It is a major textbook with chapters of a standardized format written by leading experts on the subject. It is richly illustrated and includes many identification keys. The reader is provided with sufficient knowledge to pursue the topic further through selected references. This book should be useful to technicians and medical officers, field medical entomologists, teachers and students and should be on the shelf of every biomedical library. This book should be of interest to research and field medical and general entomologists, medical and public health officers, and parasitologists."

Full Product Details

Author:   R.P. Lane ,  R.W. Crosskey
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1993 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   3.600kg
ISBN:  

9780412400001

ISBN 10:   0412400006
Pages:   723
Publication Date:   31 July 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 General introduction.- 2 Introduction to the arthropods.- One Diptera.- 3 Introduction to the Diptera.- 4 Sandflies (Phlebotominae).- 5 Mosquitoes (Culicidae).- 6 Blackflies (Simuliidae).- 7 Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae).- 8 Horse-flies, deer-flies and clegs (Tabanidae).- 9 Tsetse-flies (Glossinidae).- 10 Stable-flies and horn-flies (bloodsucking Muscidae).- 11 House-flies, blow-flies and their allies (calyptrate Diptera).- 12 Diptera causing myiasis in man.- Two Other insects.- 13 Cockroaches (Blattaria).- 14 Bedbugs and kissing-bugs (bloodsucking Hemiptera).- 15 Lice (Anoplura).- 16 Fleas (Siphonaptera).- 17 Insects of minor medical importance.- Three Arachnids.- 18 Ticks and mites (Acari).- 19 Spiders and scorpions (Araneae and Scorpiones).- Scientific names index.

Reviews

They [the editors] have succeeded admirably in attaining their goal...The book is accurate and authoritative - Insecta Mundi; One of the most informative and valuable references on medical entomology ever published ... Illustrations are copious, of a very high quality and well reproduced. This is an essential medical entomology reference and will soon become a classic in the tradition of its predecessors - Biologist; This book provides a fully comprehensive introduction to the insects and other arthropods which affect human health. - Review of Medical and Vetinary Biology; A pool of biosystematic information well worth plumbing. With its abundance of illustrations (more than 700 drawings, photographs, and maps) and emphasis on easily discernable morphological features, this book should be especially welcome in university teaching laboratories. - Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association; The book is richly illustrated; particularly many line drawings and SEM micrographs show taxonomically important structures. User friendly features of the book include full labelling (instead of confusing abbreviations) of all figures and simple, clear identification keys avoiding technical terms that non specialized readers might not be familiar with. - Aquatic Insects; The text and keys are well illustrated, many of the drawings coming from previous Natural History Museum publications and all of them are of a high standard. - Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology; All medically important insects and arachnids are dealt with in an organised way which shows tight editing and an unusual degree of discipline and compliance by contributors. This is the best book available on the subject.It should be used not just by entomologists, but by all workers and teachers involved with vector-borne diseases. It is well-written, authoritative and full of gems', the best of which concerns spiders - Parasitology Today; I had been fortunate enough to use a library copy of this excellent text-book for some time before being asked to review it. It has consistently met and surpassed my expectations... It can simply be described as a must-have book, suitable for student to expert alike - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 89

They [the editors] have succeeded admirably in attaining their goal...The book is accurate and authoritative - Insecta Mundi; One of the most informative and valuable references on medical entomology ever published ... Illustrations are copious, of a very high quality and well reproduced. This is an essential medical entomology reference and will soon become a classic in the tradition of its predecessors - Biologist; This book provides a fully comprehensive introduction to the insects and other arthropods which affect human health. - Review of Medical and Vetinary Biology; A pool of biosystematic information well worth plumbing. With its abundance of illustrations (more than 700 drawings, photographs, and maps) and emphasis on easily discernable morphological features, this book should be especially welcome in university teaching laboratories. - Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association; The book is richly illustrated; particularly many line drawings and SEM micrographs show taxonomically important structures. User friendly features of the book include full labelling (instead of confusing abbreviations) of all figures and simple, clear identification keys avoiding technical terms that non specialized readers might not be familiar with. - Aquatic Insects; The text and keys are well illustrated, many of the drawings coming from previous Natural History Museum publications and all of them are of a high standard. - Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology; All medically important insects and arachnids are dealt with in an organised way which shows tight editing and an unusual degree of discipline and compliance by contributors. This is the best book available on the subject. It should be used not just by entomologists, but by all workers and teachers involved with vector-borne diseases. It is well-written, authoritative and full of 'gems', the best of which concerns spiders - Parasitology Today; I had been fortunate enough to use a library copy of this excellent text-book for some time before being asked to review it. It has consistently met and surpassed my expectations... It can simply be described as a must-have book, suitable for student to expert alike - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 89

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