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Page 614
... predators and have abdominal hooks to secure them in the tunnel ( B. P. Moore 1974 ) . Larvae of Adelotopus and the exotic Pseudomorpha , however , are physogastric inquilines in ant nests ( Erwin 1981 ) . An unusual feature in this ...
... predators and have abdominal hooks to secure them in the tunnel ( B. P. Moore 1974 ) . Larvae of Adelotopus and the exotic Pseudomorpha , however , are physogastric inquilines in ant nests ( Erwin 1981 ) . An unusual feature in this ...
Page 624
... predators . Paederus ( Plate 5 , J ) is well known , brightly coloured and , when irritated , produces a fluid that causes severe blistering of the skin ( Frank and Kanamitsu 1987 ; Whelan and Weir 1987 ) . Other common genera are ...
... predators . Paederus ( Plate 5 , J ) is well known , brightly coloured and , when irritated , produces a fluid that causes severe blistering of the skin ( Frank and Kanamitsu 1987 ; Whelan and Weir 1987 ) . Other common genera are ...
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... predators . Even vertebrates , such as the yellow - tailed black cockatoo ( McInnes and Carne 1978 ) , are able to detect and extract wood - boring larvae and pupae from deep within tree trunks . Larvae that feed in exposed situations ...
... predators . Even vertebrates , such as the yellow - tailed black cockatoo ( McInnes and Carne 1978 ) , are able to detect and extract wood - boring larvae and pupae from deep within tree trunks . Larvae that feed in exposed situations ...
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Coleoptera by J F LAWRENCE and E B BRITTON | 543 |
1991 | 584 |
Strepsiptera by J KATHIRITHAMBY | 684 |
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3-segmented abdominal segments absent adults aedeagus anal antennae antennal club antennal segment apex apical Apocrita Australia Australian species basal base beetles bristles cell Coleoptera concealed coxae coxal plates Crowson dorsal eggs elongate elytra endocarina epicranial stem FCAV FCOX feed female flattened fore coxae fore wing frontal arms frontoclypeal suture FSUT fused genera genus HEAD PRO(PRO hind coxae hind wing hypostomal hypostomal rods insects instar labial palps LABR labrum larvae leaf litter legs lightly sclerotised lobe mala male mandibles mandibular margin maxillae maxillary palps MCOX median membranous mesothoracic metasoma MOLA mouth-parts nests occur ocelli ovipositor pair parasitic plates posterior posteriorly present proboscis pronotum prosternum prothorax pubescent Pupa R₁ reduced Scarabaeidae sclerites setae sometimes spines SPIR spiracles Staphylinidae stemmata strongly subfamily Superfamily surface Tenebrionidae terga thoracic tibiae transverse UROG urogomphi usually vein venation ventral ventrites VMP RET