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Page 129
... Collembola + Protura . A postulate of this kind would still be necessary to explain the 9 + 2 pattern of Diplura- Japygidae . In japygids there is a peripheral group of five tubules , which Kristensen ( 1981 ) considered to be the ...
... Collembola + Protura . A postulate of this kind would still be necessary to explain the 9 + 2 pattern of Diplura- Japygidae . In japygids there is a peripheral group of five tubules , which Kristensen ( 1981 ) considered to be the ...
Page 252
... Collembola ( Springtails ) PENELOPE J. GREENSLADE Springtails are soft - bodied arthropods . Adults are usually 1-3 mm long , but a few can reach 10 mm . A variety of life - forms are represented ( Figs 11.5-8 ) . Many species are white ...
... Collembola ( Springtails ) PENELOPE J. GREENSLADE Springtails are soft - bodied arthropods . Adults are usually 1-3 mm long , but a few can reach 10 mm . A variety of life - forms are represented ( Figs 11.5-8 ) . Many species are white ...
Page 257
... Collembola are often encoun- tered in animal nests including those of vertebrates and social insects . Some species seem to be distributed readily by agencies such as air currents or surface run off . Relative humidity is one of the ...
... Collembola are often encoun- tered in animal nests including those of vertebrates and social insects . Some species seem to be distributed readily by agencies such as air currents or surface run off . Relative humidity is one of the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Skeletal anatomy and key to orders by J F LAWRENCE E S NIELSEN and I M MACKERRAS | 3 |
General anatomy and function by R F CHAPMAN | 33 |
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3-segmented abdominal segments absent adult anal antennae apex apical appendages apterous aquatic Archaeognatha areas articulation Australia Australian species basal base biological body cells cerci claws Coleoptera Collembola colour costal coxae Cretaceous cross-veins cuticle developed Diplura Diptera distal dorsal ecdysis eggs elongate endemic Entomology Ephemeroptera fauna feed female fore legs fore wing fossil fused genera genitalia genus gills glands groundplan head Hemiptera Heteroptera hind wing host Hymenoptera insects instar known Kukalová-Peck labial palp labium larvae lateral Lepidoptera lobe male Malpighian tubules mandibles margin membrane mesothorax metathorax moult mouth-parts muscles Neoptera nymphs occur ocelli Odonata organs ovipositor pair Permian pest plants posterior predators present primitive pronotum prothorax recognised reduced region sclerites sclerotised setae sometimes spines spiracles Sternorrhyncha structure stylets subfamilies Superfamily surface synapomorphies taxa termites thoracic Thysanura tibia tion tropical usually veins venation ventral