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Page 224
... slightly acid nectar content which is savoured as it flows over the tongue . Another source of honey is ' sugarbag ' , the irregular comb of the stingless native Trigona bees which com- monly nest in hollow gum trees . One type of honey ...
... slightly acid nectar content which is savoured as it flows over the tongue . Another source of honey is ' sugarbag ' , the irregular comb of the stingless native Trigona bees which com- monly nest in hollow gum trees . One type of honey ...
Page 311
... slightly tapering , multisegment- ed . Mouth - parts completely formed , sometimes weak ; mandibles well formed in all Australian species , vestigial in some extralimital groups ; each maxilla well developed , with galea , lacinia and 5 ...
... slightly tapering , multisegment- ed . Mouth - parts completely formed , sometimes weak ; mandibles well formed in all Australian species , vestigial in some extralimital groups ; each maxilla well developed , with galea , lacinia and 5 ...
Page 446
... slightly overlap- ping pronotum ; dorsum never strongly arched CORIXOIDEA ( p . 488 ) ..... Fore tarsi not scoop - like , sometimes with 2 claws ; head set normally in prothorax ; dorsum of body may be longitudi- nally strongly arched ...
... slightly overlap- ping pronotum ; dorsum never strongly arched CORIXOIDEA ( p . 488 ) ..... Fore tarsi not scoop - like , sometimes with 2 claws ; head set normally in prothorax ; dorsum of body may be longitudi- nally strongly arched ...
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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