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... predators contributing to the selective pressures . Crypsis The combination of colour , structure and behaviour that aids concealment of an animal is called cryptic . If the crypsis ( Rothschild 1979 ) aids the insect to escape the ...
... predators contributing to the selective pressures . Crypsis The combination of colour , structure and behaviour that aids concealment of an animal is called cryptic . If the crypsis ( Rothschild 1979 ) aids the insect to escape the ...
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... predators . This standardisation , resulting in economy in the lives of maleficent insects , is known as Müllerian mimicry ( after the German zoologist Fritz Müller , 1821-1897 , who first recognised the nature of the phe- nomenon ) ...
... predators . This standardisation , resulting in economy in the lives of maleficent insects , is known as Müllerian mimicry ( after the German zoologist Fritz Müller , 1821-1897 , who first recognised the nature of the phe- nomenon ) ...
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... predators and will consume beneficial insects as well as pest species . Polymorphism , Colour Adaptation . Little is known of the factors controlling body colour in mantids but in some species it appears to be genetic and in others envi ...
... predators and will consume beneficial insects as well as pest species . Polymorphism , Colour Adaptation . Little is known of the factors controlling body colour in mantids but in some species it appears to be genetic and in others envi ...
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