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Page 72
... surface film , where many of the species spend their entire existence . Their methods of progression on the surface vary . Some walk much as other insects do on land surfaces . Others are basically skaters , steering with the rigidly ...
... surface film , where many of the species spend their entire existence . Their methods of progression on the surface vary . Some walk much as other insects do on land surfaces . Others are basically skaters , steering with the rigidly ...
Page 73
... surface film . Mosquitoes and some other Nematocera are able to alight on water , and there are fac- ultative pleuston members in other orders . Perhaps the most interesting are the riparian beetles of the genus Stenus ( COLE ...
... surface film . Mosquitoes and some other Nematocera are able to alight on water , and there are fac- ultative pleuston members in other orders . Perhaps the most interesting are the riparian beetles of the genus Stenus ( COLE ...
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... surface , where the adult emerges , capable of immediate flight ( Cheng 1976 ) . A remarkable specialisation is shown by the blackflies or Simuliidae ( DIPT ) , in which the pharate pupa spins a hammock - like pouch on a surface under ...
... surface , where the adult emerges , capable of immediate flight ( Cheng 1976 ) . A remarkable specialisation is shown by the blackflies or Simuliidae ( DIPT ) , in which the pharate pupa spins a hammock - like pouch on a surface under ...
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