Figures 1.1


Speciescape, in which the size of individual organisms is approximately proportional to the number of described species in the higher taxon that it represents.
Figures 1.1. Speciescape, in which the size of individual organisms is approximately proportional to the number of described species in the higher taxon that it represents.

(After Wheeler 1990)

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  Spreading of appendages prior to drying of specimens:
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  A mature larva of the palm weevil, Rhynchophorus phoenicis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) — a traditional food item in central Angola, Africa.