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Hemiptera [he′mip·tə·rə] (invertebrate zoology) The true bugs, an order of the class Insecta characterized by forewings differentiated into a basal area and a membranous apical region. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Waldbauer, professor emeritus of entomology at the University of Illinois, attempts to explain the feat while providing a who's who of these remarkable insects, including mayflies, dragonflies, true bugs, beetles, and mosquitoes. That means when a true bug hatches from its egg, it looks a lot like an adult--but without wings and without sexual organs. This book begins by discussing the vectors themselves, with chapters on mites, ticks, true bugs, lice, fleas, mosquitoes, and various dipterans such as tsetse flies and sand flies. |
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