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Page 78
Bugs may depend partly on the insertion of the proboscis for security, and, to
avoid removal from the host plant, the nymphs of some mirids may extrude part of
the rectum as a sucker. Some forms, such as scale insects and Aleyrodidae (
HEMI) ...
Bugs may depend partly on the insertion of the proboscis for security, and, to
avoid removal from the host plant, the nymphs of some mirids may extrude part of
the rectum as a sucker. Some forms, such as scale insects and Aleyrodidae (
HEMI) ...
Page 81
Plants of this genus are often notable for the high content of gums and tannins in
their tissues, and perhaps massive levels of anti-digestive principles may rank
high among their defences against insect phytophages. As in Eucalyptus, Acacia
...
Plants of this genus are often notable for the high content of gums and tannins in
their tissues, and perhaps massive levels of anti-digestive principles may rank
high among their defences against insect phytophages. As in Eucalyptus, Acacia
...
Page 84
Another ant-plant association in Australia is that between Camponotus
quadriceps and the tree Endospermum formicarum which grows in rainforest in
the extreme north of Cape York Peninsula. Colonies are probably initiated by
mated ...
Another ant-plant association in Australia is that between Camponotus
quadriceps and the tree Endospermum formicarum which grows in rainforest in
the extreme north of Cape York Peninsula. Colonies are probably initiated by
mated ...
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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 autapomorphies basal base biological body cells cerci claws Coleoptera Collembola colour 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 hexapods hind wing host Hymenoptera insects instar known Kukalova-Peck labial palps labium larvae lateral Lepidoptera lobes male mandibles margin maxillary membrane mesothorax metathorax moult mouth-parts muscles Neoptera nests nymphs occur ocelli Odonata organs ovipositor pair parasites Permian pest plants plate posterior predators present primitive produced pronotum prothorax recognised reduced regions sclerites sclerotised setae sometimes spines spiracles Sternorrhyncha structure subfamilies Superfamily surface synapomorphies taxa taxonomic termites thoracic tibia tion tropical usually veins venation ventral Zealand
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| Title | The Insects of Australia: a textbook for students and research workers, Volume 1 The Insects of Australia: A Textbook for Students and Research Workers, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia). Division of Entomology, ISBN 0801426693, 9780801426698 |
| Author | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia). Division of Entomology |
| Edition | 2, illustrated |
| Publisher | Cornell University Press, 1991 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 22 Sep 2010 |
| ISBN | 0801426790, 9780801426797 |
| Length | 1137 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Insects Nature / Animals / Insects & Spiders Nature / Insects & Spiders Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology Science / Paleontology |
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