Mecoptera is a
holometabolous order of insect consisting of nine families with more than 600 extant species and a world-wide distribution (Whiting, 2002).
Two lessons are needed for the explanation of the objectives of the study (e.g., beetle development as
holometabolous insects, life-history trade-offs, and importance of nutritional quality; use Sokoloff, 1974).
For sweep-net collections (Table 1), there was no significant difference in captures of moths between control and treatment plots in both corn ([F.sub.1,108] = 0.16, P = 0.69) and cotton fields ([F.sub.1,288] = 0.71, P = 0.40), In corn, date was a significant covariate (F1,108 = 6.72, P , 0.01), likely due to the
holometabolous life cycle of H.
The four
holometabolous taxa he evaluates suggest an earlier age for complete metamorphosis than estimated by either molecular or prior fossil dating.
Grasshoppers represent a wonderful system to address all sorts of interesting evolutionary questions, and it is certainly possible to attract enthusiastic students to grasshopper systematics, rather than losing them to the already saturated fields of major
holometabolous insects.
(6.) Gilbert C: Form and function of stemmata of
holometabolous insects.
Many
holometabolous insects exhibit similar behavior, but neuropterans are unusual because their silk is produced by Malpighian tubules (excretory organs) and spun from the anus.
2004), and longevity (Boggs 1997) of many
holometabolous insects (such as Lepidoptera).
The larvae of
holometabolous insects are marked with an asterisk.
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HOLOMETABOLOUS (Walter Brasher, 2002) A tossed nickel miraculously lands on its edge then explodes, killing a bookie; a female hitchhiker is picked up by a man literally nailed into his car; a deaf martial arts expert uses sign language to decapitate an assailant.
Butterflies, like other
holometabolous insects, derive nutrients used for reproduction primarily from larval feeding with a varying degree of supplement from adult feeding.
