Course: Systematic Entomology

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Course title Systematic Entomology
Course code ZOO/PGSES
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kundrata Robin, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Protura, Collembola a Diplura, characteristics and system. Thysanura, body structure, system, ecology, important species. Characteristics of Palaeoptera and Neoptera. Body structure of Ephemeroptera and Odonata order, it´s evolution, system and reproduction. Introduction of important families and species. Plecoptera, body structure, ecology, system and important species. Cohort system of Polyneoptera, characteristic signs. Characteristics of orders Embioptera, Grylloblattodea, Dermaptera, Mantodea, Blattodea. It´s ecology, reproduction, system and important species. Characteristic signs of order Isoptera, Zoraptera, Ensifera and Caelifera, Body structure, system, ethology, important species. Cohort characteristics of Paraneoptera. Orders Psocoptera, Mallophaga, Anoplura, Rhynchophthirina and Thysanoptera. Body structure, major signs, ecology, system, important species. Characteristics of orders Heteroptera, Auchenorrhyncha a Sternorrhyncha. Body structure, reproduction, ecology, system and most frequent species. Cohort Holometabola, important signs and system. Body structure of the orders Megaloptera, Raphidioptera, Neuroptera. Important families and species. Body structure of order Coleoptera, system, ecology, ethology and reproduction. Introduction of most important families and species. Strepsiptera, reproduction and importsnce. Order Hymenoptera, it´s characteristics, body structure, important families and species. Characteristics of order Lepidoptera, Diptera, Trichoptera, Mecoptera, Megaloptera and Siphonaptera, characteristic body signs, body structure, ecology and system of most important orders and species.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
overview and characteristics of the insect ordae
General knowledge on classification of Insects Alternative hypotheses on insect phylogeny Ability to distinguish basic lineages of insects
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge on the classification of invertebrate animals

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark

- Introduce the principles and methods of systematic entomology - Review insect morphology and anatomy - Survey major groups of insects, their morphology, ecology and evolution - Experience in identification of insects, major groups, families of prominent representatives of Central European and World fauna
Recommended literature
  • CSIRO. (1991). The Insects of Australia.
  • Gillot, C. (2005). Entomology. Third Edition. Springer, Dordrecht.
  • Grimaldi, D. and Engel, M. (2005). Evolution of Insects.
  • Gulan P. J. and Cranston, S. (2004). The Insects: An outline of Entomology.
  • Richard, O. W., & Davies, R. G. (1977). IMMS' General textbook of Entomology. Part I & II.. Chapman & Hall, London.


Study plans that include the course
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