Chapter 2. External anatomy


«Feet» of leaf beetle (left) and bush fly (right). (From scanning electron micrographs by C. A. M. Reid & A. C. Stewart.)
«Feet» of leaf beetle (left) and bush fly (right). (From scanning electron micrographs by C. A. M. Reid & A. C. Stewart.)


2. External anatomy

2.1. The cuticle

2.1.1. Color production

2.2. Segmentation and tagmosis

2.3. The head

2.3.1. Mouthparts

2.3.2. Cephalic sensory structures

2.4. The thorax

2.4.1. Legs

2.4.2. Wings

2.5. The abdomen

2.5.1. Terminalia

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