Scuttle Flies: The Phoridae

H. Disney (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

467 Seiten

2013 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-010-4562-9 (ISBN)

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Phoridae are probably the insect family with the greatest diversity of larval habits, but the least studied of the large families of flies due to identification difficulties. This book collates what is known about the natural history of the Phoridae world. It reviews eggs and oviposition, larval habits (including saprophages, kleptoparasites, fungus breeders, plant feeders, predator, parasitoids, parasites and enemies), pupae and their enemies, development, adult habits (including feeding, special associations, courtship, mating, phoretic mites and enemies) and ecological aspects. There follows a new user-friendly and extensively illustrated key to world genera and a review of the identification literature for each of the 229 genera recognized. A review of methods and an extensive bibliography complete the work.

1. Introduction.- 2. Eggs.- 3. Larvae.- 4. Pupae.- 5. Development.- 6. Adults.- 7. Ecology.- 8. Identification.- 9. Methods.- References.- Author index.- Phoridae index.- Index of other organisms.

Zusatzinfo	XII, 467 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	94-010-4562-3 / 9401045623
ISBN-13	978-94-010-4562-9 / 9789401045629
Zustand	Neuware