Insects: Inventory and Identification

At this intensive entomology course, methods and processes concerning insects’ diversity, morphology and behavior are discussed.

During the course you will meet some of the country's most knowledgeable entomologists, get an in-depth insight into the megadiverse insect orders Hymenoptera, Diptera and Coleoptera and learn more about the use and construction of identification keys as well as inventory, collection and preparation. The course is in its entirety located at Station Linné on Öland.

The course is given at Station Linné on Öland.

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Learning outcomes

A list of the learning outcomes can be found in the syllabus. You can find a link to the syllabus on the right side of this page.


Examiner

Dave Karlsson

E-mail: dave.karlsson@stationlinne.se

The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.

A schedule is made available on the Station Linné course site.

Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.

Recommended course literature:

Gullan, P.J. & Cranston, P.S. Insects: An outline of Entomology. Chapman & Hall. (Academic standard textbook, approx. 600 SEK or as a free (!) pdf which you will be given access to during the course.)

Or:

Grimaldi, D. & Engel, M.S. Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press. (Big, beautiful and up-to-date book, contains far more than the present course is able to cover, but strongly recommended for anyone with an interest in insects. Out of print but might be available as used or as an E-book.)

Students are encouraged to bring their own laptops and there are a lot of online literature of various quality. Here is one very good link for order determination, but you can for sure find a lot of more alternatives:

Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida

There are of course also other highly recommended sites such as The Entomological Society of Canada and The Royal Entomological Society where you can find a lot of useful publications and links. Try to Google "Handbooks for the identification of British insects pdf" and you will get some very useful alternatives.

Course reports are displayed for the three most recent course instances.


Information about the course, such as practical information about accomodation and a schedule can be found at the Station Linné course site. Please observe that some of the information is given in Swedish.

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