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Aspects of the biology of Microvelia macgregori Kirkaldy (Heteroptera: Veliidae)
Author(s) -
Don A. W.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal entomological society of london. series a, general entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0375-0418
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1967.tb00810.x
Subject(s) - moulting , heteroptera , biology , instar , larva , zoology , evolutionary biology , ecology
S ynopsis An account is given of oviposition, the development of the egg, the postnatal moult and the duration of the larval instars in Microvelia macgregori . The phenomenon of alary polymorphism is discussed in the light of prevailing theories.