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1895, by Macmillan & Co., Limited in England
Authorized reprint by
Wheldon & Wesley, Ltd. and H. R. Engelmann (J. Cramer)
Printed in Germany
CONTENTS
SCHEME OF THE CLASSIFICATION ADOPTED IN THIS BOOK
PERIPATUS
CHAPTER I
-
INTRODUCTION-EXTERNAL FEATURES-HABITS-BREEDING-ANATOMY—
ALIMENTARY CANAL-NERVOUS SYSTEM-THE BODY WALL-THE TRA-
CHEAL SYSTEM-THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM-THE VASCULAR SYSTEM-THE
BODY CAVITY—Nephridia — GENERATIVE ORGANS
SYNOPSIS OF THE SPECIES-SUMMARY OF DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT-
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF INSECT LIFE-SOCIAL INSECTS-Definition
OF THE CLASS INSECTA-COMPOSITION OF INSECT SKELETON-NUMBER OF
SEGMENTS NATURE OF SCLERITES-HEAD-APPENDAGES OF THE MOUTH
-EYES-THORAX-ENTOTHORAX-Legs-WINGS-
-- ABDOMEN OR HIND
BODY-SPIRACLES-SYSTEMATIC ORIENTATION
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CHAPTER IV
ARRANGEMENT OF INTERNAL ORGANS-MUSCLES-NERVOus System-Gang-
LIONIC CHAIN-BRAIN-SENSE - ORGANS-ALIMENTARY CANAL-MAL-
PIGHIAN TUBES RESPIRATION-TRACHEAL SYSTEM-FUNCTION OF
RESPIRATION-BLOOD OR BLOOD-CHYLE-DORSAL VESSEL OR HEART—
FAT-BODY-OVARIES-TESTES-PARTHENOGENESIS-GLANDS
CHAPTER V
114
DEVELOPMENT
EMBRYOLOGY EGGS-MICROPYLES FORMATION OF EMBRYO-VENTRAL
PLATE ECTODERM AND ENDODERM-SEGMENTATION-LATER STAGES-
DIRECT OBSERVATION OF EMBRYO-METAMORPHOSIS-COMPLETE AND
INCOMPLETE - INSTAR - HYPERMETAMORPHOSIS METAMORPHOSIS OF
INTERNAL ORGANS-INTEGUMENT-METAMORPHOSIS OF BLOWFLY-HIS-
TOLYSIS-IMAGINAL DISCS-PHYSIOLOGY OF METAMORPHOSIS-ECDYSIS. 143
CHAPTER VI
CLASSIFICATION— THE NINE ORDERS OF INSECTS-THEIR CHARACTERS-
PACKARD'S ARRANGEMENT-BRAUER'S CLASSIFICATION-CLASSIFICATIONS
BASED ON METAMORPHOSIS SUPER-ORDERS-THE SUBDIVISIONS OF
ORDERS
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CHAPTER VII
THE ORDER APTERA-DEFINITION-CHIEF CHARACTERISTICS-THYSANURA-
CAMPODEA-JAPYX - MACHILIS-LEPISMA DIVERSITY OF INTERNAL
STRUCTURE IN THYSANURA-ECTOTROPHI AND ENTOTROPHI― COLLEM-
BOLA-LIPURIDAE-PODURIDAE - SMYNTHURIDAE-THE SPRING-THE
VENTRAL TUBE-ABDOMINAL APPENDAGES-PROSTEMMATIC ORGAN—
TRACHEAL SYSTEM -ANURIDA MARITIMA COLLEMBOLA ON SNOW-
LIFE-HISTORIES OF COLLEMBOLA-FOSSIL APTERA-APTERYGOGENEA-
ANTIQUITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF CAMPODEA.
CHAPTER VIII
ORTHOPTERA-FORFICULIDAE, EARWIGS-HEMIMERIDAE
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CHAPTER IX
ORTHOPTERA CONTINUED-BLATTIDAE, COCKROACHES
CHAPTER X
ORTHOPTERA Continued-ManTIDAE, SOOTHSAYERS
CHAPTER XI
ORTHOPTERA CONTINUED-PHASMIDAE, WALKING-LEAVES, STICK-INSECTS
CHAPTER XII
РАСЕ
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