The Insects of Australia and New Zealand

abdomen absent allied anal veins antennae apical appendages Australian species belong basal beetles best known branches brown cell cerci chitinized closely Coleoptera colour common commonest contains coxae cross-veins Cu₁ Cu₂ dark developed Diptera distally dorsal Eastern Australia eggs elytra eyes Fabr fasc fauna feed female flies fore forewing fossil fused genera genus handsome head hindwing inches insects labial palpi labium larvae lateral legs Length Lepidoptera lobe M₁ male mandibles maxillae maxillary palpi median membrane Meyr Moths mouth-parts NOCTUIDAE occur ocelli Odonata orange Order ovipositor pair palp parasitic peculiar Permian plate present primitive Proc pronotum prothorax pterostigma pupa Queensland R₁ represented in Australia resembling separate short slender smaller spiracles sternites subfam subfamily Suborder Superfamily tarsi Tasmania tergite thorax tibiae Tonnoir tralia usually venation ventral visible sternites Walk Wing-venation wingless wings Zealand Zealand species