Insects of the Texas lost pines / Stephen Welton Taber, Scott B. Fleenor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taber, Stephen Welton, 1956-

Contributor:

Fleenor, Scott B., 1962-

Series:

W.L. Moody, Jr., natural history series ; no. 33.

W.L. Moody, Jr., natural history series ; no. 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insects--Texas--Bastrop Region.

Insects.

Insects--Texas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In an isolated pine forest on the eastern edge of Central Texas, Taber and Fleenor encountered some hidden, rare, and never-before-described invertebrates. The result is this bestiary of more than 280 species of insects, millipedes, centipedes, spiders, scorpions, mollusks, and worms.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

CHAPTER 1 Introduction

CHAPTER 2 The Lost Pines as a Setting for Animal Life

CHAPTER 3 Butterflies and Moths

CHAPTER 4 Ants, Wasps, and Bees

CHAPTER 5 True Flies

CHAPTER 6 True Bugs

CHAPTER 7 Beetles

CHAPTER 8 Grasshoppers and Crickets

CHAPTER 9 Dragonflies, Damselflies, Stoneflies, and Mayflies

CHAPTER 10 Ant-lions, Owlflies, Dobsonflies, and Their Kin

CHAPTER 11 Mantids, Walkingsticks, and Cockroaches

CHAPTER 12 Termites, Earwigs, and Angel Insects

CHAPTER 13 Silverfish, Scorpionflies, Foot-spinners, Millipedes, and Centipedes

CHAPTER 14 Spiders, Scorpions, and Other Arachnids

CHAPTER 15 Molluscs and Earthworms

APPENDIX 1 Endemic Texas Insects Occurring in the Lost Pines

APPENDIX 2 Exotic Animals Occurring in the Lost Pines

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-270).

ISBN:

1-299-05296-7

1-60344-713-X

1-58544-892-3

OCLC:

614514852