Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. XX. Arthropoda :
Insecta II : Pterygota (Part): Homoptera - Hemiptera - Thysanoptera/edited by
Zia Uddin Ahmed. Dhaka, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 2008, xxiv, 206 p.,
148 colour plates, ISBN 984-300-000286-0.
From the introduction: "A brief account of the scheme of classification of the class insecta was given in volume 19 of the Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh. Homoptera, as stated therein, has been treated as an order in this volume and Imms' Heteroptera, as the order Hemiptera.
Handling of the species, particularly under Homoptera and aquatic Hemiptera, has been a difficult task as these insects are obscure and are very little known. As such, coverage in these areas has not been as adequate as it should have been.
Imm's classification of the order Thysanoptera into families has been followed.
Order HOMOPTERA Latreille, 1817
Gr. homo, same+ptera, wings
(Cicadas, Hoppers, spittle Bugs, Whiteflies, Aphids, Mealbugs, Scale insects)
Minute to large-sized insects. Head distinct, usually hypognathous; eyes prominent; ocelli 2-3 or absent. Antennae short and hair-like, generally 3-10 segmented. Mouthparts typically piercing and sucking type, base of rostrum extending between the fore coxae. Pronotum small. Legs short or long and slender; tarsi I-3 segmented. Wings present or absent; when present, usually two pairs, uniformly membranous and transparent or slightly thickened, fore wings always larger than the hind wings; at rest, both pairs usually held over the back in a roof-like manner. Abdomen with usually 9-10 segments. Metamorphosis usually incomplete, sometimes complete in the male, more rarely so in the female (Essig, 1942; Imms, 1957). Sound producing organs are present at the base of the abdomen in most male cicadas.
Members of the order Homoptera are highly specialized and diversified and are found wherever plants grow. Some Homoptera, such as cicadas, live high up in the trees. There are no aquatic Homoptera. Practically all the Homopterans are phytophagous."
Contents: Homoptera. Introduction. Order Homoptera Latreille. I. Coleorrhyncha. II. Auchenorrhyncha: Family: 1. Cicadidae. 2. Cercopidae. 3. Membracidae. 4. Cicadellidae. 5. Delphacidae. 6. Fulgoridae. III. Sternorrhyncha: Family: 1. Psyllidae. 2. Aleyrodidae. 3. Aphididae. 4. Margarodidae. 5. Kerridae (Lacciferidae). 6. Pseudococcidae. 7. Coccidae. 8. Diaspididae. Hemiptera: Order Hemiptera Linnaeus. I. Gymnocerata: Family: 1. Reduviidae. 2. Gerridae. 3. Veliidae (Microveliidae). 4. Mesoveliidae. 5. Miridae (Capsidae). 6. Anthocoridae. 7. Cimicidae. 8. Lygaeidae. 9. Pyrrhocoridae. 10. Coreidae. 11. Alydidae. 12. Tingidae. 13. Pentatomidae. 14. Scutelleridae. 15. Plataspididae (Coptosomatidae). 16. Asopidae. II. Cryptocerata: 1. Belostomatidae. 2. Nepidae. 3. Notonectidae. 4. Pleidae. 5. Corixidae. Thysanoptera: Order Thysanoptera Haliday. Suborder I. Terebrantia: Family: 1. Aeolothripidae. 2. Thripidae. Suborder II. Tubulifera: Family: Philoeothripidae. Glossary. References. Index of scientific names. Index of English and local names.
"The Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh is the first illustrated compendium of all the life forms so far identified in Bangladesh. In 28 volumes it makes an exhaustive inventory of the whole range of plant and animal species in the country. While focusing mainly on the description, habits and habitats of the various species, comments are also made on their economic and ecological significance. Published both in Bangla and English the encyclopedia should be useful to those working for biodiversity conservation, teachers and students of the natural sciences, as well as general readers.
The encyclopedia is compiled and edited by a team of experts, with contributions from the leading scientists and researchers of the country, making it an authoritative reference work. It is another pioneering publication of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, following the Banglapedia - the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh." (jacket)
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