Author: Konstantin A. EfetovPublisher:
ISBN: 9789668926662
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A checklist of the Palaearctic Procridinae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)
Author: Konstantin A. EfetovPublisher:
ISBN: 9789668926662
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Entomologist's Gazette
Author: Annotated checklist of the Dutch Lepidoptera
Author: Joop H. KuchleinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lepidoptera
Languages : un
Pages : 312
Book Description
Entomology Abstracts
Author: Nota lepidopterologica
Author: Zygaenid Moths of Australia
Author: Gerhard M TarmannPublisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643099905
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The Zygaenidae are a family of day-flying moths with an unusual biology – they are capable of releasing prussic (hydrocyanic) acid. All Australian species belong to the subfamily Procridinae (commonly known as foresters) and many of these feature iridescent green colours or a wasp-like look. This is the first study of the Australian fauna of these attractive and biologically interesting moths. In this volume their beauty is captured larger-than-life in 114 finely detailed portraits by acclaimed artist František Gregor, setting a new benchmark for moth illustrations. Comprehensive general chapters discuss zygaenid morphology, biology, phylogeny and classification, with considerable new information of world-wide relevance. The book then provides in-depth treatments of the 10 genera and 43 species present in Australia, including 4 genera and 21 species new to science. It features keys to genera and species, photos of genitalia of both sexes and other diagnostic structures, and distribution maps for all species. Additionally, there are 8 pages of colour photographs and over 400 photos of microscopic structures, including more than a hundred spectacular scanning electron micrographs.
European Journal of Entomology
Author: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera)
Author: Clas M. NaumannPublisher: Brill
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
A complete handbook which will provide an extensive introduction to the biology, ecology and behaviour of the Zygaenidae, a group of diurnal moths that has become one of the most intensively studied models of chemical and evolutionary biology. Consequently, the introduction will provide detailed information on zygaenid systematics and phylogeny, life cycles, morphology, zoogeography and palaeontology, genetics and individual variation, ecology and behaviour, conservation, collecting and breeding techniques. The general part concludes with an essay on the history of research on the Zygaenidae. In the systematic part of the book, the 115 species of westen Palaearctic Zygaenidae, currently contained in the three subfamilies Procridinae, Chalcosiinae and Zygaeninae, will be treated. Each species is briefly described, followed by ifferentiating characters of similar species, individual and geographical variation, distribution (with maps for each species), ecology, behaviour, early instars and larval foodplants. Colour plates illustrates all species and the male and female genitalia of the Procridinae are also figured. A bibliography will provide references to the most relevant literature for those interested in current research. 12 colour plates. Line drawings of genitalia. Distribution maps to all species. Other text figures.
Atlas of Butterflies and Diurnal Moths in the Monsoon Tropics of Northern Australia
Author: Michael BrabyPublisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1760462330
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
Northern Australia is one of few tropical places left on Earth in which biodiversity—and the ecological processes underpinning that biodiversity—is still relatively intact. However, scientific knowledge of that biodiversity is still in its infancy and the region remains a frontier for biological discovery. The butterfly and diurnal moth assemblages of the area, and their intimate associations with vascular plants (and sometimes ants), exemplify these points. However, the opportunity to fill knowledge gaps is quickly closing: proposals for substantial development and exploitation of Australia’s north will inevitably repeat the ecological devastation that has occurred in temperate southern Australia—loss of species, loss of ecological communities, fragmentation of populations, disruption of healthy ecosystem function and so on—all of which will diminish the value of the natural heritage of the region before it is fully understood and appreciated. Written by several experts in the field, the main purpose of this atlas is to compile a comprehensive inventory of the butterflies and diurnal moths of northern Australia to form the scientific baseline against which the extent and direction of change can be assessed in the future. Such information will also assist in identifying the region’s biological assets, to inform policy and management agencies and to set priorities for biodiversity conservation.
An Annotated Catalog of Fossil and Subfossil Lepidoptera (Insecta: Holometabola) of the World
Author: Jea-Cheon SohnPublisher:
ISBN: 9781869778880
Category : Lepidoptera
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description