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Page 78
... plants , phytophagous insects have problems of nourishment . As Lawton and McNeill ( 1979 ) plant - feeding insects live in a . . . sea of food that , at best is often nutritionally inadequate and , at worst , is simply poisonous ...
... plants , phytophagous insects have problems of nourishment . As Lawton and McNeill ( 1979 ) plant - feeding insects live in a . . . sea of food that , at best is often nutritionally inadequate and , at worst , is simply poisonous ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
Page 84
... plants , using their strong mandibles and acid spray to attack invasive insect herbi- vores and any vertebrates that menace their host ( Monteith and Wood 1987 ) . To offset the presence of ' ant - plants ' in the wet tropics of ...
... plants , using their strong mandibles and acid spray to attack invasive insect herbi- vores and any vertebrates that menace their host ( Monteith and Wood 1987 ) . To offset the presence of ' ant - plants ' in the wet tropics of ...
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