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Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Hemiptera - Heteroptera - Illustrated Keys to Known Families, Genera, and Species in South America (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
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Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Hemiptera - Heteroptera - Illustrated Keys to Known Families, Genera, and Species in South America (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
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Hemiptera - Heteroptera encompasses the three well-defined
suborders of the true bugs which are adapted to an aquatic or
littoral habitat. The book begins with a section on the biology
these insects and provides illustrations of the basic features of
their morphology and outlines the larval development. Brief
outlines of the ecological and zoogeographical peculiarities of the
three aquatic suborders are presented individually, and various
methods for observing, collecting, preserving, rearing, and
examining specimens are discussed. Most of the book is devoted to
keys for the identification of adults to species, and notes are
provided that will help recognize the known larvae. Unlike most
other aquatic insects, the larval instars of the heteropteran
species closely resemble the adults in their morphology, preferred
habitats, and feeding habits. Therefore, distinguishing features of
those relatively few larvae which have been described in detail are
usually mentioned in the keys to the adults rather than being
included in separate keys. In addition to the most important
features for determining the individual species, many keys include
additional notes on the morphology, which is intended to give the
user a better chance of recognizing specimens of species not yet
known to science. After the currently recognized name of each
species, the known range is provided. Regions of the world outside
of South America, South American countries, and the states of
Brazil from which the species has been reported are listed.
Following the range information, major synonyms previously used for
the species in the literature are provided. If subspecies have been
described and are still recognized as such, they are also
discussed. Finally, if the status of the species is regarded as
uncertain because of a poor description, strong resemblance to
another species, or any other reason, a note is added that a
detailed study will be necessary to clarify the status of the
taxon. Taxonomic revisions in the book itself are strictly avoided.
To provide the user of the keys with maximum assistance in making
reliable identifications, the book is richly illustrated with pen
and ink drawings of thousands of individual morphological
structures arranged in 820 figures. The book is intended to make a
significant impact toward popularizing the study of South American
water bugs by assembling and condensing the information in hundreds
of individual publications on the group, which appeared in many
books and journals published in many different countries over the
past 200 years. Some of these works are very difficult to obtain in
South America, and their lack creates serious impediments to
systematic, ecological, and zoogeographical research. In the more
than 730 titles appearing in the bibliography, the original
descriptions and revisions of almost all South American species can
be found.
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