INDEX FOR LECTURE HANDOUTS

Insect Cuticle and Exoskeleton

• structure of cuticle
• cranium and tentorium
• mouthparts and feeding types
• generalized mesothorax skeleton
• internal skeleton of thorax
• wing coupling devices and the abdomen

Insect Nervous System

• generalized plan of nervous system
• insect brain

Insect Sensory Systems

• tarsal chemoreceptor and subgenual organ
• Johnston's organ and ommatidia types

Insect Muscular System

• muscle attachment and muscle unit
• muscle fiber
• sarcomere

Insect Locomotion

• Walking in the Cockroach

Insect Digestive System

• alimentary tract

Insect Circulatory System

• circulatory system

Insect Ventilatory System

• tracheal system

Insect Reproductive System

• male reproductive system
• female reproductive system
• mating in the Odonata

Insect Development

• blastoderm and germ band formation
• germ layer formation and segmentation

Insect Behavior

• circadium rhythm in cricket signing
• waggle dance of the honey bee

Insects of Medical and Economic Importance