Before revision: Essence of zoology Animal Fauna Branches of zoology Branches by group studied Acarology - study of mites and ticks Arachnology - study of spiders and related animals such as scorpions, pseudoscorpions, and harvestmen, collectively called arachnids Arthropodology - study of arthropods as a whole Entomology - study of insects Coleopterology - study of beetles Lepidopterology - study of butterflies Melittology - study of bees Myrmecology - study of ants Orthopterology - study of grasshoppers Herpetology - study of amphibians and reptiles Batrachology - study of amphibians including frogs and toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians Cheloniology - study of turtles and tortoises Saurology - study of lizards .
After revision: Essence of zoology Animal Fauna Branches of zoology Branches by group studied Acarology - study of mites and ticks Arachnology - study of spiders and related animals such as scorpions, pseudoscorpions, and harvestmen, collectively called arachnids Arthropodology - study of arthropods as a whole Entomology - study of insects Coleopterology - study of beetles Lepidopterology - study of butterflies Melittology - study of bees Myrmecology - study of ants Orthopterology - study of grasshoppers Herpetology - study of amphibians and reptiles Batrachology - study of amphibians including frogs and toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians Cheloniology - study of turtles and tortoises Saurology - study of lizards