Syllabus

date reading(s)* topic(s)
8/17 W ENT 502 website lecture: about the course, systematics, and arthropods (slides)
lab: overview of lab, discuss the collection, organize into groups, discuss presentations, YPT demonstration, get equipment
8/19 F G&E 119-137 lecture: arthropod morphology, part I (cheat sheet; slides)
8/22 M   lecture: Departmental Seminar (3503 Thomas Hall, 11:00a-12:00p)
8/24 W Gimmel & Ferro (2010) lecture: arthropod morphology, part II
lab: collecting methods presentations, discussion of Gimmel & Ferro (2010)
8/26 F G&E 137-147 lecture: history of insect classification (slides)
8/29 M G&E 93-107 lecture: early evolution and morphological diversity of arthropods, Chelicerata (slides)
8/31 W G&E 107-111 lecture: Myriapoda, "Crustacea" (slides)
lab: lab etiquette, non-insect arthropods (handout)
9/2 F G&E 111-118, 148-154, 160-166, 178-187 lecture: Entognatha, "Apterygota", Ephemeroptera, Odonata (slides)
9/5 M Labor Day (no class)
9/7 W G&E 202-211 lecture: Orthoptera
lab: Entognatha, "Apterygota", Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Orthoptera
9/9 F   practical: non-insect arthropods, Entognatha, "Apterygota", Paleoptera
9/12 M G&E 199-201, 217-222 lecture: Dermaptera, Zoraptera, Phasmatodea
9/14 W G&E 194-196, 211-215, 222-227 lecture: Plecoptera, wing evolution, Mantophasmatodea, Grylloblattaria
lab: Phasmatodea, Mantophasmatodea, Grylloblattaria, Dictyoptera, Dermaptera, Zoraptera, Embiodea, Plecoptera
9/16 F G&E 196-199, 227-260 lecture: Embiodea, Dictyoptera
9/19 M G&E 287-330 lecture: Psocodea, Thysanoptera
9/21 W G&E 287-330 lecture: Hemiptera 1
lab: Paraneoptera 1
9/23 F   lecture exam I (guide)
9/26 M   practical: Polyneoptera, Thysanoptera, Psocodea
9/28 W G&E 261-287 lecture: Hemiptera 2
lab: Paraneoptera 2, Hymenoptera 1
9/30 F G&E 407-467 lecture: Hymenoptera 1
10/3 M G&E 407-467 lecture: Hymenoptera 2
10/5 W   practical: Hemiptera
lab: Hymenoptera 1
10/7 F Fall Break (no class)
10/10 M G&E 407-467 lecture: Hymenoptera 3
10/12 W G&E 335-356 lecture: Neuropterida
lab: Neuropterida, Strepsiptera, Coleoptera 1
10/14 F   practical: Neuropterida, Hymenoptera
10/17 M G&E 357-399 lecture: Coleoptera 1
10/19 W G&E 357-399 lecture: Coleoptera 2
lab: Coleoptera 2
10/21 F G&E 357-399 lecture: Coleoptera 3
10/24 M   practical: Coleoptera, Strepsiptera
10/26 W G&E 399-406, 491-547 lecture: Strepsiptera, Diptera 1,
lab: Diptera 1
10/28 F   lecture exam II (guide)
10/31 M G&E 491-547 lecture: Diptera 2
11/2 W G&E 491-547 lecture: Diptera 3
lab: Diptera 2, Mecoptera, Siphonaptera
11/4 F G&E 470-491 lecture: Mecoptera, Siphonaptera
11/7 M G&E 555-606 lecture: Lepidoptera 1
11/9 W G&E 555-606 lecture: Lepidoptera 2
lab: Lepidoptera 1
11/11 F G&E 555-606 lecture: Lepidoptera 3
11/14 M   practical: Antliophora
11/16 W G&E 548-555 lecture: phylogenetic methods
lab: Lepidoptera 2, Trichoptera
11/21 M   lecture: Trichoptera
11/18 F   lecture: museology, biodiversity informatics
11/23 W Thanksgiving Break (no class)
11/25 F
11/28 M   practical: Amphiesmenoptera
11/30 W   lecture: taphonomy, extinct lineages
lab: collections due
12/2 F   lecture: review for final exam
TBA   final exam (guide)

* T&J = Triplehorn & Johnson; G&E= Grimaldi & Engel

Syllabus Adaptability

This schedule is somewhat adaptable to situations that arise throughout the fall. As soon as an exam date is selected, however (presumably early in the semester these dates will be cemented), attendence at that exam is required and non-negotiable.