Richard E. White is a research entomologist at the United States National Museum in Washington and the author
of articles and research papers chiefly in his special field of beetles. As an artist he is most experienced in
portraying insects, but he also illustrates general biological subjects.
Borror, Donald J. : Ohio State University
Donald J. Borror is a professor of entomology at Ohio State University and the author of books, articles, and
recordings. With Dwight M. DeLong he is the coauthor of a widely used textbook, An Introduction to the Study of
Insects, now in its fourth edition. Dr. Borror has made several records of bird songs and insect sounds. With Richard
D. Alexander he recorded The Songs of Insects, one of the Sounds of Nature disks in the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
series.
Summary
Detailed descriptions of insect orders, families, and many individual species are illustrated with 1,300 drawings
and 142 superb color paintings. Illustrations - which use the unique Peterson Identification System to distinguish
one insect from another - include size lines to show the actual length of each insect. A helpful glossary explains
the technical terms of insect anatomy.
