Biology of Insect Eggs

This 3-volume work on the biology of insect eggs was at the early proof stage at the time of the death of the author, and the final stages of publication were completed by colleagues. It is the first comprehensive account of all aspects of the insect egg (excluding embryology, since this has been reviewed elsewhere). The work is profusely illustrated with line-drawings and electron micrographs. The first volume contains chapters on aspects of general interest, including egg morphology, enemies of eggs, defence mechanisms, parental care of eggs and techniques for obtaining and handling eggs. In the second volume, the insect orders are considered in separate chapters and their eggs are described and discussed in detail. The third volume contains a bibliography of some 220 pages, a species index, an index to the authors mentioned in the text, a subject index and a list of the publications of H. E. Hinton between 1930 and 1977.