Social Insects V2

Social Insects, Volume II is essentially a continuation and review of topics covered in Volume I. The main focus of this volume is on the systematic of eusocial hymenoptera and the closely associated realms of presocial insects and social non-insectan arthropods.
Consisting of five major chapters, this volume starts with the chapter on the enemies and defense mechanisms of termites. Several mechanisms are discussed in this chapter, such as defense by the nest, workers, and soldiers. Chapter 3 focuses on presocial insects and a comparison of parental care without nests and based on nests. Chapter 4 discusses the sociality of Arachnida and emphasizes the patterns and evolution of sociality in Arachnida, particularly spiders. Two chapters discuss the social hymenoptera, including its defensive mechanisms and its systematics.
This volume will be of great help to students and professionals in the field of entomology, biology, and zoology.

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List of Contributors
Preface
Contents of Other Volumes

1. The Enemies and Defense Mechanisms of Termites
   I. Introduction
   II. Termite Enemies
   III. Defense by the Nest
   IV. Defense by Larvae, Nymphs, and Reproductives
   V. Defense by Workers
   VI. Defense by Soldiers
   VII. Integrated Defense
   VIII. Summary and Conclusions
   References
2. Defensive Mechanisms in the Social Hymenoptera
   I. Defensive Behavior
   II. Anatomy, Chemistry, and Function of Venom Apparatus in Social Hymenoptera
   Appendix A: Explanation of Figure Abbreviations
   Appendix B: Glossary of Defensive Behavioral Terms
   Associated with Social Hymenoptera
   References
3. Presocial Insects
   I. Introduction
   II. Aggregations
   III. Parental Care Without Nests
   IV. Parental Care Based on Nests
   V. Reproductive Castes in Hymenoptera
   References
4. Sociality in the Arachnida
   I. Introduction
   II. Criteria and Characteristics of Social Animals
   III. A Systematic Survey of Social Phenonema in the Arachnida
   IV. Patterns of Sociality in Arachnida
   V. Evolution of Sociality in Spiders
   VI. Prospectus for Future Work
   References
5. Systematics of Social Hymenoptera
   I. Introduction
   II. Historical Resume
   III. Methods
   IV. Family Formicidae
   V. Family Vespidae
   VI. Family Sphecidae
   VII. The Bees (Apiformes)
   VIII. Eusocial Halictidae
   IX. Eusocial Anthophoridae
   X. Family Apidae
   References
   Index