作者简介 Dr. SHIH Chungkun is a Visiting Professor since December 2004 in the College of Life Sciences of the CNU on a volunteer basis. His research interests include morphology,taxonomy and evolution of northeastern Chinese fossil insects and their interactions with fossil plants. So far he has co-authored more than 40 papers on insect fossils and coevolution with plants, including a recent paper in Sdence. Dr.Shih received a B. S. (1972) in Chemical Engineering from the Taiwan University, a M. S. (1975) and Ph.D. (1978) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania,a M. S. (1978) in Operations Research from Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania and a MBA (1982) in Marketing from the Fairleigh Dickinson University. He recently retired after 3 years with Merck and 28 years with Infineum, a joint venture between ExxonMobil Chemical and Shell Chemical. From 1998 to 2009, he was involved in business management for Infineum China and its two joint ventures in China. His business work for a joint venture company in Jinzhou, Liaoning started his passion and studies of insect and plant fossils, which led to his cooperative research with Prof Ren and other collaborators. He has given presentations on fossil treasures from the northeastern China in Singapore, China and USA. He resides in Scotch Plains, NJ with his family.
目录 Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Upper Mesozoic Stratigraphic Characteristics in Northeastern China Chapter 3 Well-Balanced Eco-systems Chapter 4 Insects On the Spot Light Chapter 5 EphemeropteraA Short Life to Live Chapter 6 Odonata--Terminators with Wings Chapter 7 Plecoptera -Indicator of Water Quality Chapter 8 Blattodea--Survivors of the Fittest Chapter 9 Grylloblattodea--Rare Living Fossils Chapter 10 Dermaptera--Mysrery at Night Chapter 11 Orthoptera--The Sound of Chirping Chapter 12 Chresmodidae--Skiing on Water Chapter 13 Phasmatodea--Swaying in the Wind Chapter 14 Homoptera--17 Years Underground Chapter 15 Heteroptera--Smelly Defense or Piercing Offense Chapter 16 Raphidioptera--Looking Out and Looking Forward Chapter 17 Neuroptera--Grace with Lace Chapter 18 Coleoptera--Sacred, Precious and Strong Chapter 19 Mecoptera--Stinger without the Sting Chapter 20 Diptera--"Vampires" for Dinosaurs Chapter 21 Trichoptera Mobile Home Builder Chapter 22 Hymenoptera--Pollinators Contribution Chapter 23 Reconstruction of Palaeoecology for Insect Faunas Chapter 24 Pollination and "Flower" Visits Chapter 25 Mimicry
内容摘要 Metamorphosis of Ephemeroptera is simple. The eggs， after being deposited into water， on aquatic plants or on other solid objects in water， hatch into nymphs. The nymphs live in water and feed on organic matters or debris， a few are predatory. Mayfly nymphs look like stonefly nymphs; but the former have 3 thread-like tails while the latter have only 2. Mayfly nymphs use gills on the abdomen segments for breathing. The nymphs will go through 10 to 50 （usually 15 to 25） molts. Before the last molt， the nymphs digestive tract is sealed at both ends to form an air pocket， which causes the nymph to float up to the water surface. After months up to 4 years， the fully grown nymph molts into a winged sub-adult， called a subimago， which has dull and smoky wings. The subimago molts into an adult with clear wings within hours to 2 days. Adult mayflies emerge from molting in large numbers. The rise of nymphs popping out of water a...
精彩内容 Insect fossil treasures from the dinosaur era （165 to 130 Ma） in northeastern China are showcased in Ithis book with their silent stories. Not only their taxonomy and morphology, but also their potential implications on natural sciences are presented here. Besides academic science, we highlight popular science by providing information on extant insects and insect-related stories. Elegant and beautiful photos of fossil and extant insects are shown to illustrate our stories while serving as visual arts. In addition to the 18 insect orders （Chapters 5 to 22）, the book also covers fossil sites （1 and 4）, palaeogeology （2）, co-existing animals and plants （3）, palaeo-ecosystems （23）, pollination and "flower" visits （24） and insect mimicry （25）. Judging by the high diversity and the large population of the fossil insects, insects have certainly played critical roles in the evolution and eco-systems over eons, which in turn have made Insecta a highly successful class.Intended to appeal to a broad spectrum of readers （such as palaeontologists, entomologists, evolutionists,palaeoecologists, fossil collectors, naturalists, hobbyists and students）, we hope that readers will have fun while gaining new understanding and enjoying the artistic presentations. New fossil findings and further studies will continue to expand knowledge and deepen understanding in these fields. Getting young readers of this book to be interested in these fields, we hope some of them will be inspired to become entomologists or palaeontologists to make their contribution to natural sciences.
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