INTRODUCTION of

ENTOMOLOGY
By Ummi Nur Afinni Dwi Jayanti, M.Pd.
 What is Entomology?
• Entomology the study of insects
• Entomologists  the people who study insects,
observe, collect, rear and experiment with insects
• Range of biological disciplines include
evolution, behavior, anatomy, physiology,
biochemistry, and genetics
• Scope of entomology classification,
evolutionary relationship, natural history of
insects, insect interaction to environment
(Sumber: Gullan, 2010)
 Why Biologists work with
insects?
 Ease of culturing in a laboratory
 Rapid population turnover
 Availability of many individuals
 Minimal ethical concerns regarding
responsible experimental use of insects as
compared to vertebrates
 Why we study insects?

• Nutrient recycling
• Plant propagation
Essential to
• Maintenance of plant community composition
ecosystem and structure
function • Food for insectivorous vertebrates
• Maintenance of animal community structure
 Why we study insects?
• Loss of their critical
ecological functions could
Some insects are collapse the wider ecosystem
considered Ex: termites  tropical soil structuring
keystone species larval insects in aquatic
ecosystem  providing nutrient

• Certain insects damage our

Some insects health and domestic animals
associated • Others adversely affect our
intimately with our agriculture and horticulture
survival
• Providing/contributing to our
food/materials human use
 Why we study insects?

• Characteristic of certain insects

useful models for understanding
general biological processes
Insects as Ex: Drosophila melanogaster understanding
model research of genetics, cytology, molecular biology,
organism embryology, & development

• Social insects understanding evolution &

maintenance of social behavior

• Holistic concept & theory in ecology

insect dominate (ecosystem & niche),
regulating population, mimicry & sexual
selection (insect behavior); natural selection
 INSECTS ARE
EXTREMELY
SUCCESSFUL
ANIMALS
AND THEY
AFFECT MANY
ASPECTS OF
OUR LIVES,
DESPITE THEIR
SMALL SIZE

(Sumber: Grimaldi, 2005)

 FOUR
ORDER OF
RICHEST
SPECIES IN
CLASS
INSECTA

(Sumber: Grimaldi, 2005)

REASONS FOR INSECT SPECIES
RICHNESS
NAMING & CLASSIFICATION OF INSECTS

(Sumber: Gullan, 2010)

 INSECTS IN POPULAR
CULTURE & COMMERCE
• Cicadas in the ancient Chinese regarded as symbolizing
rebirth/immortality
• Dragonflies as signifying the impossibility of immortality
• Ants & bees representing hard workers
• Crickets, grasshoppers, cicadas, scarab, lucanid beetles
caged pet in Japan; part of Japanese culture (entomological
equipment for beetle mania, etc.)
• Ecotourism
• Collection for trade in Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia
 INSECTS AS FOOD
• Entomophagy  human food
• More than 370 genera and 90 families have
been used for food in central & southern
Africa, Asia, Australia, & Latin America
• Termites, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles,
ants, bee brood, moth larvae frequently
consumed insect
• Insects as feed for domesticated animals
for fish, poultry, pig, farm-grown mink
Ex: pupae of silkworm, house flies, fly larvae
(Sumber: Gullan, 2010)
 Insect Fossilization
• Part of insect that being fossilized:
a.Wings scattered in rock
 wings don’t readily decay/digest
 provide veritable road map to identification
and phylogeny of insects (family level)
b. The whole body small size of terrestrial
arthropods, along with their durable cuticle
 Type of Preservation
• Compression & Impression

(Sumber: Grimaldi, 2005)

 Type of Preservation
• Concretion

(Sumber: Grimaldi, 2005)

 Type of Preservation
• Mineral Replication

(Sumber: Grimaldi, 2005)

 Type of Preservation
• Mineral Replication

(Sumber: Grimaldi, 2005)

 Type of Preservation
• Encapsulation & Charcoalified Remains

(Sumber: Grimaldi, 2005)

 Type of Preservation
• Trace Fossil (burrow/nest fossil)

(Sumber: Grimaldi, 2005)

 Type of Preservation
Trace Fossil (larval cases)

(Sumber: Grimaldi, 2005)

 Type of Preservation
• Borings and Galleries in the wood

(Sumber: Grimaldi, 2005)

 Type of Preservation
• Amber Inclusions

(Sumber: Grimaldi, 2005)

 Type of Preservation
• Amber Inclusions

(Sumber: Grimaldi, 2005)

 Type of Preservation
• Amber Inclusions

(Sumber: Grimaldi, 2005)

 KONTEKS AYAT YANG BERKAITAN DENGAN AL-
QUR’AN
• Konteks keadaan manusia yang terombang-
ambing (bimbang)  QS: Al-Qari’ah:4 (laron); Al-
Qamar:7 (belalang & laron); Al-A’raf:133 (belalang,
kutu)
• “Penceritaan” oleh Allah  QS: An-Naml:18-19
(semut); QS: As-Saba:14 (rayap); QS: An-Nahl:
68-69 (lebah)
• Perumpamaan dan pemberian tantanganQS: Al-
Ankabut:41 & QS: Al-Hajj:73 (laba-laba,lalat);
QS:Al-baqarah:26 (nyamuk)