Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Contributions Toward a Monograph of the Scolytid Beetles: The Genus Dendroctonus, Preliminary Classification of the Superfamily Scolytoidea
Preliminary classification OF the supermmily scolytouma - (joutd. Taxonomy Morphological characters Superfamily characters Family characters. Subfamily characters Generic characters. The antennae. The eyes. The mouth parts Characters in general The body. Form. Color Vestiture. Sculpture Armatu res. Head Prothorax Mesothorax. Metathoi'ax Legs Elytra. Posterior Wlngs Abdominal tergites Abdominal Spiracles Abdeminal sternites. Stridulating accessories I ntefnal anatomy Digestive system Proventriculus. Reproductive organs The reproductive organs of the male Posterior elements Anterier and median elements. Variations and combinations of the elements. Terminology of the reproductive organs. Classifications based on the reproductive organs Secondary sexual characters The pupae The larvae The eggs The embryo Physiological characteristics General habits Classification according to habits Food habits of the adults Food habits'of the larvae Pupal habits Flight habits. Social habits. Galleries Terminology of the galleries.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.