Functional morphology of insect feeding
By: Carl W. Schaefer, Richard A.B. Leschen, editors.
Contributors: Schaefer, Carl W.; Leschen, Richard A. B.; Entomological Society of America. National Conference
Series: Thomas Say publications in entomology.
Publisher: Entomological Society of America
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Insects -- Morphology -- Congresses.; Insects -- Feeding and feeds -- Congresses.; Mouth -- Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Developed from a symposium held during the 1989 Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, San Antonio, Texas."
Table of contents: title: Structure, function, ontogeny, and evolution of feeding in thrips (Thysanoptera) / Bruce S. Heming; title: Mouthpart morphology and feeding behavior of biting midge larvae (Diptera:Ceratopogonidae) / Lawrence J. Hribar; title: Evolutionary patterns of feeding in selected Staphylinoidea (Coleoptera) : shifts among food textures / Richard A.B. Leschen; title: Mouthpart modifications correlated with fungivory among aleocharine staphylinids (Coleoptera:Staphylinidae:Aleocharinae) / James S. Ashe; title: Functional morphology of the larval mouthparts of Notodontidae (Lepidoptera) : contrasting the structural differences and feeding behaviors of Heterocampa obliqua and Crinodes besckei / George L. Godfrey; title: Mechanics of fluid feeding in insects / Joel G. Kingsolver and Thomas L. Daniel.