Grimaldi, D.; Engel, M.S. — Evolution of the Insects

Cambridge University Press xv, 755, 100 line diagrams 165 half-tones 400 colour plates . 296x235mm. HB. Fine in d/w.. A complete evolutionary history of insects: their living diversity, relationships and 400 million years of fossils. Whereas other volumes have focussed on either living species or fossils, this is the first comprehensive synthesis of all aspects of insect evolution. The book is illustrated with 955 photo- and electronmicrographs, drawings, diagrams, and field photos, many in full colour and virtually all of them original. The book will appeal to anyone engaged with insect diversity: professional entomologists and students, insect and fossil collectors, and naturalists. [9780521821490]