Nannochoristidae (=Nannomecoptera) and Boreidae (=Neomecoptera) are traditionally assigned to the holometabolan order Mecoptera. Both are presently in the focus of insect systematists. They differ str
This definitive handbook provides an in-depth treatment of insect morphology. The up-to-date overview of insect morphology is complemented by a chapter on innovative morphological techniques (e.g., u-
This book is the first offour volumes in the Handbook of Zoology series which treat the systematics and biology ofColeoptera. With approximately 350,000 described species, Coleopteraare by far the mos
This book is the third volume in the Handbook of Zoology series which treats the systematics and biology of Coleoptera. With approximately 350,000 described species, Coleoptera are by far the most spe
The esteemed and enduring Handbook of Zoology, a German work initiated in the 1920s, treats the whole animal kingdom, from single-celled organisms to mammals, in eight volumes, offering overviews on a