Antonio R Panizzi

True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics - Entomology in Focus Antonio R Panizzi 1st ed. 2015 edition

Jacket Description/Back: True bugs (Heteroptera) are a diverse and complex group of plant-feeding and predatory insects important to food production, human health, the global economy and the environment. Within the nearly 43,000 species described around the world, Neotropical true bugs are particularly diverse, and much remains to be discovered about their biology and relations with other species. Inspired by the need for a comprehensive assessment, "True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics" is the most complete and thorough review ever published. Experts in each of the seven infraorders have drawn together the scattered literature to provide detailed treatments of each major taxon. The most common and important species as well as select lesser known species in each major family are covered, highlighting morphology, classification, biology and ecology. The numerous color illustrations highlight key species and their adaptations, and importance to basic and applied sciences is discussed. Each chapter is based on an up-to-date review of the literature, and with a bibliography of more than 3,000 references, readers are presented with an unprecedented and vital and timely account of the true bugs of the Neotropical Region."Table of Contents: SECTION I - GENERAL ASPECTS1. Introduction to true bugs (Heteroptera) of the neotropicsAntonio R. Panizzi and Jocelia Grazia 2. Morphology, ontogeny, reproduction, and feeding of true bugs Jocelia Grazia, Felipe L. Simoes, and Antonio R. Panizzi 3. Classification and biogeography of Neotropical true bugsAugusto Ferrari, Kim R. Barao, Filipe M. Bianchi, Luiz A. Campos, and Jocelia GraziaSECTION II - SPECIFIC ASPECTS "Infraorders Enicocephalomorpha and Dipsocoromorpha"4. The unique-headed bugs (Enicocephalomorpha) Jose A. M. Fernandes and Christiane Weirauch5. The minute litter bugs (Dipsocoromorpha) Christiane Weirauch and Jose A. M. Fernandes "Infraorder Gerromorpha"6. The semi-aquatic gerromorphans Felipe F. F. Moreira "Infraorder Nepomorpha"7. The true water bugs (Nepomorpha) Julianna F. Barbosa and Higor D. D. Rodrigues"Infraorder Leptopodomorpha "8. Shore bugs (Saldidae) Alan L. de Melo"Infraorder Cimicomorpha"9. Minute pirate bugs (Anthocoridae and Lyctocoridae) Diego Carpintero 10. Plant bugs (Miridae) Paulo S. F. Ferreira, Thomas J. Henry, and Livia A. Coelho11. Damsel bugs (Nabidae) Maria del C. Coscaron, S. Kristine Braman, and Marcela Cornelis12. Assassin bugs (Reduviidae excluding Triatominae) Helcio Gil-Santana, Dimitri Forero, and Christiane Weirauch13. Hematophagous bugs (Reduviidae Triatominae) Jose Jurberg, Cleber G alvao, Christiane Weirauch, and Felipe F. F. Moreira14. Lace bugs (Tingidae) Marcus Guidoti, Sara I. Montemayor, and Eric Guilbert "Infraorder Pentatomomorpha"15. Flat bugs (Aradidae) Maria del C. Coscaron and Eugenia F. Contreras16. The big-eyed bugs, chinch bugs, and seed bugs (Lygaeoidea) Thomas J. Henry, Pablo M. Dellape, and Alexandre S. de Paula17. Cotton stainers (Pyrrhocoridae) and bordered plant bugs (Largidae) Carl W. Schaefer 18. Broad-headed bugs (Alydidae) Antonio R. Panizzi and Carl W. Schaefer19. Leaf-footed bugs (Coreidae) Jose A. M. Fernandes, Paula Levin Mitchell, Laurence Livermore, and Malin Nikunlassi20. Scentless plant bugs (Rhopalidae) Trevor M. Fowles, Maria del C. Coscaron, Antonio R. Panizzi, and Scott P. Carroll21. Burrower bugs (Cydnidae) Cristiano F. Schwertner and Cristiane Nardi22. Stink bugs (Pentatomidae) Jocelia Grazia, Antonio R. Panizzi, Caroline Greve, Cristiano F. Schwertner, Luiz A. Campos, Thereza A. Garbelotto, and Jose A. M. Fernandes 23. Shield bugs (Scutelleridae) Joseph Eger Jr., Aline Barcellos, and Luciana Weiler24. Negro bugs (Thyreocoridae) Viviana C. Matesco and Jocelia Grazia25. Pentatomoid families (Acanthosomatidae, Canopidae, Dinidoridae, Megarididae, Phloeidae, and Tessaratomidae) Cristiano F. Schwertner and Jocelia Grazia "Publisher Marketing: True bugs (Heteroptera) are a diverse and complex group of plant-feeding and predatory insects important to food production, human health, the global economy and the environment. Within the nearly 43,000 species described around the world, Neotropical true bugs are particularly diverse, and much remains to be discovered about their biology and relations with other species. Inspired by the need for a comprehensive assessment, "True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics"is the most complete and thorough review ever published. Experts in each of the seven infraorders have drawn together the scattered literature to provide detailed treatments of each major taxon. The most common and important species as well as select lesser known species in each major family are covered, highlighting morphology, classification, biology and ecology. The numerous color illustrations highlight key species and their adaptations, and importance to basic and applied sciences is discussed. Each chapter is based on an up-to-date review of the literature, and with a bibliography of more than 3,000 references, readers are presented with an unprecedented and vital and timely account of the true bugs of the Neotropical Region."