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... lightly sclerotised bags , lined by epidermis , filled with blood , and contain- ing nerve fibres and tracheae . The veins are laid down as bands of pigment in the cuticle . Those on the morphologi- cally dorsal surface give rise to ...
... lightly sclerotised bags , lined by epidermis , filled with blood , and contain- ing nerve fibres and tracheae . The veins are laid down as bands of pigment in the cuticle . Those on the morphologi- cally dorsal surface give rise to ...
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... lightly sclerotised , with segments more or less distinct , not forming rigid capsule ( Fig . 42.13E ) ; usually with 2 pairs of thoracic spiracles and with 8th abdominal spiracles about as large as preceding ones ( all spiracles ...
... lightly sclerotised , with segments more or less distinct , not forming rigid capsule ( Fig . 42.13E ) ; usually with 2 pairs of thoracic spiracles and with 8th abdominal spiracles about as large as preceding ones ( all spiracles ...
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... lightly sclerotised . Mandibles strongly sclerotised , differ- ing little from those of reproductives ( Fig . 20.14 ) . Eyes usually absent . Pronotum similar in form to that of sol- dier . Both sexes represented in most species , but ...
... lightly sclerotised . Mandibles strongly sclerotised , differ- ing little from those of reproductives ( Fig . 20.14 ) . Eyes usually absent . Pronotum similar in form to that of sol- dier . Both sexes represented in most species , but ...
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