Resources for Weeks 15 (April 27, 29, May 1) and 16 (May 4, 6, 8)

FINAL EXAM - DOWNLOAD A COPY HERE. DUE DATE:  TBA

The Amphiesmenoptera - Trichoptera and Lepidoptera

REQUIRED READING
G&E, Chapter 13, pp 548

Diagram of hypothetical ancestral moth, showing amphiesmenopteran and lepidopteran ground-plan autapomorphies (from Kristensen, 1984).

Trichoptera

REQUIRED READING
G&E, Chapter 13, pp 548-555

Tree of Life Trichoptera pages.
 Kjer, K.M. et al. 2002. Phylogeny of caddisflies (Insecta, Trichoptera). Zoologica Scripta 31(1): 83-91. (requires password to access).

Lepidoptera

REQUIRED READING
G&E, Chapter 13, pp 555-606

Summary of Lepidoptera relationships (download the text version and the cladogram).

Tree of Life Lepidoptera pages.

For a list of books for sale on the Lepidoptera see BioQuip's online catalog.

SPECIAL LAB:

Technique for spreading lepidoptera wings.

Two techniques for mounting specimens on slides, one developed at the Univ. of Minnesota by phthiraptera workers and the other developed in Norway by chironomid workers.