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... beetles of the genus Stenus ( COLE : Staphylinidae ) , which have a unique jet mechanism to enable them to regain the bank should they fall on to the water surface ( see ... beetles , and is a feature of other beetles , 3 General Biology 73.
... beetles of the genus Stenus ( COLE : Staphylinidae ) , which have a unique jet mechanism to enable them to regain the bank should they fall on to the water surface ( see ... beetles , and is a feature of other beetles , 3 General Biology 73.
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... beetles the cold habitats of Gondwana and Angara . Divergence of beetles must have taken place before the precostal veinal pair merged irreversibly with the costal margin , a process vital for a flightworthy wingblade ( that is , at an ...
... beetles the cold habitats of Gondwana and Angara . Divergence of beetles must have taken place before the precostal veinal pair merged irreversibly with the costal margin , a process vital for a flightworthy wingblade ( that is , at an ...
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... beetle elytra , are known from several localities . Pleistocene insect fossils , especially beetles , have been abundantly reported in the Northern Hemisphere , mostly from peat deposits , but are not yet known from Australia ...
... beetle elytra , are known from several localities . Pleistocene insect fossils , especially beetles , have been abundantly reported in the Northern Hemisphere , mostly from peat deposits , but are not yet known from Australia ...
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