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The Complete Field Guide to Stick and Leaf Insects of Australia
Paul D. Brock & Jack W. Hasenpusch 216 pages 1st edition ISBN-13: 978-0643094185 ISBN-10: 0643094180 Australia has a rich diversity of phasmids―otherwise known as stick and leaf insects. Most of them are endemic, few have been studied and new species continue to be found. Stick insects are, by far, Australia’s longest insects―some of them reach up to 300 mm in body length and more than 500 mm including outstretched legs. Many stick insects are very colorful and some have quite elaborate, defensive behavior. Increasingly they are being kept as pets. This is the first book on Australian phasmids for nearly 200 years. It includes photographs and distribution maps for all species, notes on their ecology and biology as well as identification keys suitable for novices or professionals.  Table of Contents: Foreword v Preface ix Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1 Habitat and ecology 15 Collecting, preserving, photographing and rearing 21 Guide to species 33 Appendix 1: Keys to genera and species 149 Appendix 2: Classification of phasmids 182 Appendix 3: Checklist of Australian phasmids 185 Glossary 192 References 195 More about phasmids 197 Index of common names 198 Index of valid scientific names 201 Sharing Widget |