The course provide an overview of all insect orders, their evolution, life-histories, biogeography and systematics. It focuses on morphological, ecological and ethological characterization of each group. Special emphasis is given to central European taxa including characters how to indentify them. Hand-on lab sessions are dedicated to topics/taxa covered in the preceding theoretical lectures, again mostly focused on central European fauna. One or two hands-on lab will be dedicated to collecting methods, mounting methods and how to build the collection.
The course is given in English, in case of absence non-native speakers, the course might be taught in Czech. If there will be less then 5 students enrolled, the course will be taught in form of regular consultations.
Poslední úprava: Janšta Petr, Mgr., Ph.D. (30.07.2025)
The course provide an overview of all insect orders, their evolution, life-histories, biogeography and systematics. It focuses on morphological, ecological and ethological characterization of each group. Special emphasis is given to central European taxa including characters how to indentify them. Hand-on lab sessions are dedicated to topics/taxa covered in the preceding theoretical lectures, again mostly focused on central European fauna. One or two hands-on lab will be dedicated to collecting methods, mounting methods and how to build the collection.
The course is given in English, in case of absence non-native speakers, the course might be taught in Czech. If there will be less then 5 students enrolled, the course will be taught in form of regular consultations.
Poslední úprava: Janšta Petr, Mgr., Ph.D. (30.07.2025)
Literatura -
BORROR D. J. TRIPLEHORN C. A. & JOHNSON N. F. 1989: An introduction to the study of Insects. Sixth edition. Philadelphia, Ft. Worth, Chicago, San Francisco, Montreal, Toronto, London, Sydney, Tokyo: Saunders College Publishing, xiv+875 pp.
BUCHAR J., DUCHÁČ V., HŮRKA K. & LELLÁK J. 1995: Klíč k určování bezobratlých [Key to indentification of invertebrates]. Praha: Scientia, 285 pp.
CSIRO (eds): The Insects of Australia. A textbook for students and research workers. Second edition. Volume 1 +2. Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 1137 pp.
GRIMALDI D.A. & ENGEL M.S. 2005. Evolution of the insects. Cambridge University Press: xv + 755 pp.
GULAN P. J. & CRANSTON P. S. 1994: The insects: an outline of entomology. 4th edition. London, Weinheim, New York, Tokyo, Melbourne Madras: Chapman & Hall, xiv+491 pp.
HŮRKA K.& ČEPICKÁ A. 1978: Rozmnožování a vývoj hmyzu. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 223 pp.
Poslední úprava: Peterková Jindřiška, Ing. (29.04.2025)
BORROR D. J. TRIPLEHORN C. A. & JOHNSON N. F. 1989: An introduction to the study of Insects. Sixth edition. Philadelphia, Ft. Worth, Chicago, San Francisco, Montreal, Toronto, London, Sydney, Tokyo: Saunders College Publishing, xiv+875 pp.
BUCHAR J., DUCHÁČ V., HŮRKA K. & LELLÁK J. 1995: Klíč k určování bezobratlých [Key to indentification of invertebrates]. Praha: Scientia, 285 pp.
CSIRO (eds): The Insects of Australia. A textbook for students and research workers. Second edition. Volume 1 +2. Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 1137 pp.
GRIMALDI D.A. & ENGEL M.S. 2005. Evolution of the insects. Cambridge University Press: xv + 755 pp.
GULAN P. J. & CRANSTON P. S. 1994: The insects: an outline of entomology. 4th edition. London, Weinheim, New York, Tokyo, Melbourne Madras: Chapman & Hall, xiv+491 pp.
HŮRKA K.& ČEPICKÁ A. 1978: Rozmnožování a vývoj hmyzu. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 223 pp.
Poslední úprava: Peterková Jindřiška, Ing. (29.04.2025)
Požadavky ke zkoušce
The requirements:
Credit: active participation in the laboratory practices with 80% attendance
Exam: oral examcomprises two parts:
1) Identification and characterization of taxa covered in hands-on lab sessions (10 randomly selected taxa).
2) general topics (questions based on identified taxa)
Poslední úprava: Janšta Petr, Mgr., Ph.D. (30.07.2025)
Sylabus -
Types of ontogenesis, larvae and pupae, introduction to comparative morphology of insects. Fylogeny, classification of Hexapoda and all orders of Insecta, morphological and biological characterisation of all orders and some lower taxa: Hexapoda, Parainsecta (= Ellipura), Protura, Collembola, Diplura (Campodeina, Japygina) Insecta, Monocondylia, Archaeognatha, Dicondylia, Zygentoma (Thysanura) Pterygota, Palaeoptera, Hemimetabola, Ephemeroptera, Odonata Neoptera, Plecoptera, Dermaptera, Zoraptera Blattopteroid complex, Isoptera, Blattoptera, Mantodea Orthopteroid complex, Orthoptera (Caelifera, Ensifera), Phasmatodea, Embioptera, Grylloblattodea, Mantophasmatodea Paraneoptera (Acercaria), Psocodea, Psocoptera, Phthiraptera, Amblycera, Ischnocera, Anoplura, Rhynchphthirina Condylognatha, Thysanoptera, Hemipteroid complex, Coleorrhyncha, Heteroptera, Archaeorrhyncha, Clypeorrhyncha (Auchenorrhyncha), Sternorrhyncha Oligoneoptera (= Holometabola) Neuropteroid complex, Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Raphidioptera Coleoptera Hymenoptera Lepidoptera, Trichoptera, Mecoptera, Siphonaptera, Diptera, Strepsiptera
Poslední úprava: Janšta Petr, Mgr., Ph.D. (30.07.2025)
Ontogeny of insects, types of larvae, pupae, introduction to the insect descriptive morphology.
Phylogeny, relationships and higher classification of higher Hexapoda and Insecta taxa.
