Name that Insect: A Guide to the Insects of Southeastern AustraliaInsects are the forgotten members of Australia's rich and diverse fauna. Few people can recognize more than a few common groups, yet there are more insect species than all other animals put together. Name That Insect is the first guide to identifying the insects of southeastern Australia. There are extensive notes on the structure, recognition, and biology of all insect orders in the region. The book also contains several hundred original line drawings of diagnostic features. It will be a valuable reference for students, naturalists, and others interested in the natural history of Australia. |
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5-segmented abdomen abdominal gills abdominal segments absent acacias adult antennae ants apex aphids appendages aquatic Archaeognatha Australia bark basal beetles body length brown bugs butterflies caterpillars cerci characteristic claws Coleoptera coloured common commonly compound eyes crickets Dermaptera Diplura Diptera distinct diverse elongate elytra enlarged Ephemeroptera eucalypts families female Figure filaments flattened flea flies foliage fore legs fore wing length genera genus grasshoppers groups habitats head Hemiptera hind legs hind wing Homoptera Hymenoptera insect orders labium lacewings largest larvae leaf litter Lepidoptera lice males mandibles maxillae Megaloptera mesothorax moths mouthparts Nematocera Neuroptera occur ocelli Orthoptera ovipositor pairs palpi parasitic pests Phasmatodea plants Plecoptera Polyphaga posterior predators prolegs pronotum prothorax Protura Psocoptera raptorial recognised region represented silverfish slender sometimes southeast southeastern Australia specialised Strepsiptera structures subfamily Suborder Superfamily tarsal tarsi taxa thorax Trichoptera usually vegetation veins ventral wasps wing venation wingless