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O. W. Richards
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Imperial College, University of London, UK
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R. G. Davies
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Imperial College, University of London, UK
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-viii
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Anatomy and Physiology
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- O. W. Richards, R. G. Davies
Pages 3-10
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Pages 11-23
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Pages 24-26
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Pages 27-41
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Pages 42-72
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Pages 73-80
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Pages 81-85
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Pages 86-100
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Pages 101-122
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Pages 123-178
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Pages 179-191
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Pages 192-208
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Pages 209-233
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Pages 234-247
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Pages 248-262
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Pages 263-286
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Pages 287-317
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Development and Metamorphosis
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Front Matter
Pages 319-322
About this book
seem as appropriate now as the original balance was when Dr A. D. Imms' textbook was first published over fifty years ago. There are 35 new figures, all based on published illustrations, the sources of which are acknowledged in the captions. We are grateful to the authors concerned and also to Miss K. Priest of Messrs Chapman & Hall, who saved us from many errors and omissions, and to Mrs R. G. Davies for substantial help in preparing the bibliographies and checking references. London O.W.R. May 1976 R.G.D. Part I ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Chapter I INTRODUCTION Definition of the Insecta (Hexapoda) The insects are tracheate arthropods in which the body is divided into head, thorax and abdomen. A single pair of antennae (homologous with the anten nules of the Crustacea) is present and the head also bears a pair of mandibles and two pairs of maxillae, the second pair fused medially to form the labium. The thorax carries three pairs of legs and usually one or two pairs of wings. The abdomen is devoid of ambulatory appendages, and the genital opening is situated near the posterior end of the body. Postembryonic development is rarely direct and a metamorphosis usually occurs.
