Evolution of the beetle hind wing, with special reference to folding (Insecta, Coleoptera) /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
by Dmitri N. Fedorenko ; edited by Sergei I. Golovatch.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Sofia-Moscow :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Pensoft,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
336 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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"A.N. Severtzov Institute of Ecology and Evolution Russian Academy of Sciences."
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- Material, methods and terminology -- Structure and operation of insect wings : some backgrounds. The insect wing ; The hind wing of Coleoptera -- Wing structure : basic elements and their genesis through evolution. Fore wing, or elytron ; Hind wing -- Evolution of the hind wing in Coleoptera. The main folding patterns (folding types) ; The folding apparatus ; The supporting system ; The wing as a whole -- Hind wing structure and evolution in particular beetle groups. Adephaga ; Myxophaga ; Scirtoidea ; Staphyliniformia s.l. ; Elateriformia s. str. ; The cucujiform wing -- Morphological evolution of the beetle hind wing and the phylogeny of Coleoptera. Relationships of individual beetle taxa based on hind wing structure.