Zoology -- Insects
(QL:461-599.8)
QL 462 Insects. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Summary:
The Iowa State Entomology Index of Internet Resources "...is an attempt to organize the
hundreds of informational resources available to entomologists....The intent
of this site is to maintain a collaborative database of useful sites and
organize them in a usable manner. In this way, the site serves as a
'jumping-off point' for all entomology sites."
Upon accessing the site, the user will find links to the site's creators, to
further information on the site (detailing its scope and contents), and to
searching help information. Below this area is a keyword field which
searches the Entomology Index of Internet Resources at Iowa State
University. The main section of the page offers links to: (1) new
additions area; (2) the entire list of resources; (3) the random link jump
option; and (4) adding a resource to the index. Also featured within the
main page are 26 topic categories, open for viewing.
Users should select a topic from the site's main page; an alphabetical list
of applicable WWW resources is then displayed. Each site is noted with its
title, a description of the site, and the name of the site's sponsor or
server. Titles of sites are direct access links to the WWW. Users wishing
to view the entire resource list need to note the size of the document
before attempting to view the contents; the random link jump offers the
option of browsing the WWW through a random selection made by the index.
The site is maintained by John VanDyk; Iowa State University; Ames, Iowa.
To Search:
Select link of interest from main page and follow onscreen links. Or select
topic from main page and then choose resource to access WWW.
Summary:
The Online Insect Database is an information service of the Department of
Entomology of the University of Delaware. The site offers detailed
information on insects, accessible through a listing of taxonomic orders
displayed in the site's main page.
Within the site's main page are links to the Entomology Hub at Colorado
State University and to information on the site's sponsors. The featured
area is the listing of insect orders, offering: (1) Collembola; (2)
Dermaptera; (3) Diptera; (4) Ephemeroptera; (5) Hemiptera; (6) Homoptera;
(7) Hymenoptera; (8) Isoptera; (9) Lepidoptera; (10) Manotodea; (11)
Neuroptera; (12) Odonata; (13) Orthoptera; (14) Phasmida; (15) Siphonaptera;
(16) Thysanura; (17) Tricoptera; and (18) Mecoptera.
Selecting an order from this listing then reveals its information page,
containing : (1) meaning of order name; (2) pronunciation of order name; (3)
common names of order members; (4) mouthparts information; (5) wings
(description of); (6) metamorphosis information; (7) body characteristics;
(8) where located (habits); (9) economic impact; (10) size of order (number
of members); and (11) references for data. Each information page features a
full-color image of one its order members.
The site is maintained by the Department of Entomology and Applied Ecology,
College of Agricultural Sciences, and the Department of Food and resource
Economics; the University of Delaware.
To Search:
Select order from main page listings; scroll through information page.
QL 466 Insects. Pictorial Works and Atlases
Summary:
Images of Insects and their Relatives is a "Pictures" resource of the WWW
homepage of the Entomology Department of Colorado State University and its
CSU Gilette Entomology Club. The site is a directory to the club's
copyrighted insect photos, as well as a directory to insect images available
at other WWW servers.
The top of the site offers links to the CSU Entomology Department WWW site:
(1) homepage; (2) WWW sites; (3) meetings; (4) jobs; (5) publications; (6)
images; (7) movies; and (8) universities. A link is also given to view an
image of the Colorado Hairstreak, the state's official butterfly. The
site's
main page features general site information, a link to view data on CSU
insect slides, and 14 links to sample insect photographs which may not be
downloaded or replicated.
Access is also given to other entomology servers with insect images: (1) the
Smithsonian Institution's insect images (via an ftp site); (2) Smithsonian
images (14 options); (3) the Biodiversity and Biological Collections Gopher
at Cornell University; (4) Cornell insect images (5 options); (5) the
Entomology Server at Iowa State University; and (6) ISU insect images (3
options). At the bottom of the site is a compilation of information on
insect images with access points to noted servers and images.
The site is sponsored by the Entomology Department of Colorado State
University; Fort Collins, Colorado.
To Search:
Select link of interest from site's main page; scroll to view images.
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