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... ecdysis is a high blood volume , resulting from the retention of water as the moult approaches . This enables the insect to exert pressure on the old cuticle . Body volume is further enhanced at this time by swallowing air , or water in ...
... ecdysis is a high blood volume , resulting from the retention of water as the moult approaches . This enables the insect to exert pressure on the old cuticle . Body volume is further enhanced at this time by swallowing air , or water in ...
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... ecdysis to ecdysis , the other from apolysis to apolysis ( Fig . 2.53 ) . The former view has the strength of being easily recognisable and so is of general practical use , but when an extended period occurs between apolysis and ecdysis ...
... ecdysis to ecdysis , the other from apolysis to apolysis ( Fig . 2.53 ) . The former view has the strength of being easily recognisable and so is of general practical use , but when an extended period occurs between apolysis and ecdysis ...
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... ECDYSIS 2 old cuticle -new cuticle Fig . 2.53 induced , experimentally or naturally , if a high titre of juvenile ... ecdysis ecdysis larva pharate pupa pharate adult free adult apolysis apolysis Simuliidae ecdysis ecdysis larva pharate ...
... ECDYSIS 2 old cuticle -new cuticle Fig . 2.53 induced , experimentally or naturally , if a high titre of juvenile ... ecdysis ecdysis larva pharate pupa pharate adult free adult apolysis apolysis Simuliidae ecdysis ecdysis larva pharate ...
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