A Field Guide to the Insects of America North of MexicoAn identification guide to insects of America north of Mexico, describing the characteristics common to over five hundred insect families; providing information on insect collecting and preservation; and including line drawings, color illustrations, and a glossary. |
Contents
Introductory Chapters | 1 |
Line drawings | 3 |
The Structure of Insects | 29 |
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3-segmented abdomen abdominal segments absent adults America anal cell Antennae Antennae short antennal segment apex apical spurs Apocrita appendages aquatic bark basal beak bees BEETLES Family blackish body bristles brownish BUGS Family butterflies CADDISFLIES cerci clubbed colored compound eyes costal coxae cross vein Cu₁ damselflies Diptera discal cell dorsal eggs elongate elytra fairly common femora flattened FLIES Family flowers front wing fungi genus head hind wing humeral Hymenoptera Identification illus insects labium Larvae Larvae are parasites larvae feed leaf legs Linn M₁ mandibles maxillary palps moths MOTHS Family narrow nest nymphs Ocelli Oral vibrissae oval ovipositor pair plant feeders PLANTHOPPERS posterior predaceous pronotum prothorax R₁ rare SAWFLIES sclerite scutellum serious pests Similar slender sometimes specimens spines Subfamily submarginal cells Suborder Superfamily suture tarsal Tarsi thorax threadlike tibiae usually found vegetation vibrissae wasps wing venation wingless wingspread wood