| Description |
1 online resource (271 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
PENSOFT series faunistica,
1312-0174 ;
no. 49
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Pensoft series faunistica ; no. 49.
1312-0174
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-145) and index. |
| Summary |
South America processes a staggering number of insect species. Whilst most people are familiar with its butterflies few realise that there is a group of equally colourful and interesting insects. These are commonly referred to as either Spittle bugs, due to the watery excreta produced by the young or Frog-hoppers, the latter referring to their great ability to jump. In South America they are also known for the serious damage they cause to pasture grasses and sugar-cane. This book provides the first comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide to this family of jewel-like insects. Nearly every species is included in superb colour together with line drawings to aid identification. Stunning pictures are also given of the insects in the wild. This book is aimed at museum curators, researchers, agronomists and amateur hobbyist and it hoped that it will stimulate further work on this fascinating and richly colourful group of insects. The text includes a complete checklist of species with comprehensive synonomies and chapters on classification, reproduction and biology. Gervasio Silva Carvalho is Professor in the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul - Porto Alegre, Brazil. He has published approximately 27 papers on morphology, systematics, ecology, and biogeography of insects. His interest in Neotropical Auchenorrhyncha (particularly Cercopidae) started with his Masters degree (1979-1981) and continued with his PhD thesis obtained in 1992 under Professor Albino Morimasa Sakakibara. Mick Webb is Curator of Hemiptera at the Natural History Museum, London. On joining the museum in 1966 he worked under Dr Bill Knight from whom he developed his interest in Auchenorrhyncha. The museums rich collections from throughout the World has enabled Mick to publish widely on tropical cicadellids (his main interest) while his contact with scientists from throughout the World, both at the BM and during official visits abroad, has resulted in many rewarding collaborative projects. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cercopidae -- America -- Classification.
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Cercopidae. |
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America. |
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Hemiptera -- America -- Classification.
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Hemiptera. |
| Genre/Form |
Classification.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Webb, Michael D.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Carvalho, Gervásio Silva. Cercopid spittle bugs of the New World (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cercopidae). Sofia : Pensoft, 2005 9546422460 9789546422460 (OCoLC)62901067 |
| ISBN |
9781435638686 (electronic book) |
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1435638689 (electronic book) |
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1281431656 |
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9781281431653 |
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9546422460 |
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9789546422460 |
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