Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Upper Mesozoic Stratigraphic Characteristics in Northeastern China
Chapter 3 Well-Balanced Eco-systems
Chapter 4 Insects On the Spot Light
Chapter 5 EphemeropteraA Short Life to Live
Chapter 6 Odonata--Terminators with Wings
Chapter 7 Plecoptera -Indicator of Water Quality
Chapter 8 Blattodea--Survivors of the Fittest
Chapter 9 Grylloblattodea--Rare Living Fossils
Chapter 10 Dermaptera--Mysrery at Night
Chapter 11 Orthoptera--The Sound of Chirping
Chapter 12 Chresmodidae--Skiing on Water
Chapter 13 Phasmatodea--Swaying in the Wind
Chapter 14 Homoptera--17 Years Underground
Chapter 15 Heteroptera--Smelly Defense or Piercing Offense
Chapter 16 Raphidioptera--Looking Out and Looking Forward
Chapter 17 Neuroptera--Grace with Lace
Chapter 18 Coleoptera--Sacred, Precious and Strong
Chapter 19 Mecoptera--Stinger without the Sting
Chapter 20 Diptera--"Vampires" for Dinosaurs
Chapter 21 Trichoptera Mobile Home Builder
Chapter 22 Hymenoptera--Pollinators' Contribution
Chapter 23 Reconstruction of Palaeoecology for Insect Faunas
Chapter 24 Pollination and "Flower" Visits
Chapter 25 Mimicry
Insect fossil treasures from the dinosaur era （165 to 130 Ma） in northeastern China are showcased in Ithis book with their silent stories. Not only their taxonomy and morphology, but also their potential implications on natural sciences are presented here. Besides academic science, we highlight popular science by providing information on extant insects and insect-related stories. Elegant and beautiful photos of fossil and extant insects are shown to illustrate our stories while serving as visual arts. In addition to the 18 insect orders （Chapters 5 to 22）, the book also covers fossil sites （1 and 4）, palaeogeology （2）, co-existing animals and plants （3）, palaeo-ecosystems （23）, pollination and "flower" visits （24） and insect mimicry （25）. Judging by the high diversity and the large population of the fossil insects, insects have certainly played critical roles in the evolution and eco-systems over eons, which in turn have made Insecta a highly successful class.Intended to appeal to a broad spectrum of readers （such as palaeontologists, entomologists, evolutionists,palaeoecologists, fossil collectors, naturalists, hobbyists and students）, we hope that readers will have fun while gaining new understanding and enjoying the artistic presentations. New fossil findings and further studies will continue to expand knowledge and deepen understanding in these fields. Getting young readers of this book to be interested in these fields, we hope some of them will be inspired to become entomologists or palaeontologists to make their contribution to natural sciences.
本书是对我国古昆虫学研究成果的全面展示，用较为浅显的语言介绍了我国北方中生代晚期昆虫17个目的主要代表类型及其外部形态和生物学特征，并对20世纪初至今我国东北地区报道的昆虫化石进行分类总结，对其主要代表种类进行了描记和图示，对东北地区的古地理、古气候环境、化石埋藏条件以及一些当时世界性分布类群的迁移路线进行了讨论。全书配以精美化石照片150余幅，全彩印刷，图文并茂，具有一定的阅读、欣赏和收藏价值。
