True Bugs (Heteroptera) of the Neotropics

ISBN-13: 9789402401417 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 901 str.

Antonio R. Panizzi; Jocelia Grazia

Spis treści

SECTION I - GENERAL ASPECTS
1. Introduction to true bugs (Heteroptera) of the neotropics
Antônio R. Panizzi and Jocélia Grazia
2. Morphology, ontogeny, reproduction, and feeding of true bugs
Jocélia Grazia, Felipe L. Simões, and Antônio R. Panizzi
3. Classification and biogeography of Neotropical true bugs
Augusto Ferrari, Kim R. Barão, Filipe M. Bianchi, Luiz A. Campos, and Jocélia Grazia
SECTION II - SPECIFIC ASPECTS
Infraorders Enicocephalomorpha and Dipsocoromorpha
4. The unique-headed bugs (Enicocephalomorpha)
José A.M. Fernandes and Christiane Weirauch
5. The minute litter bugs (Dipsocoromorpha)
Christiane Weirauch and José 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. Coelho
11. Damsel bugs (Nabidae)
Maria del C. Coscarón, S. Kristine Braman, and Marcela Cornelis
12. Assassin bugs (Reduviidae excluding Triatominae)
Hélcio Gil-Santana, Dimitri Forero, and Christiane Weirauch
13. Hematophagous bugs (Reduviidae Triatominae)
José Jurberg, Cleber G

alvão, Christiane Weirauch, and Felipe F. F. Moreira
14. Lace bugs (Tingidae)
Marcus Guidoti, Sara I. Montemayor, and Éric Guilbert
Infraorder Pentatomomorpha
15. Flat bugs (Aradidae)
Maria del C. Coscarón and Eugenia F. Contreras
16. The big-eyed bugs, chinch bugs, and seed bugs (Lygaeoidea)
Thomas J. Henry, Pablo M. Dellapé, and Alexandre S. de Paula
17. Cotton stainers (Pyrrhocoridae) and bordered plant bugs (Largidae)
Carl W. Schaefer
18. Broad-headed bugs (Alydidae)
Antônio R. Panizzi and Carl W. Schaefer
19. Leaf-footed bugs (Coreidae)
José A. M. Fernandes, Paula Levin Mitchell, Laurence Livermore, and Malin Nikunlassi
20. Scentless plant bugs (Rhopalidae)
Trevor M. Fowles, Maria del C. Coscarón, Antônio R. Panizzi, and Scott P. Carroll
21. Burrower bugs (Cydnidae)
Cristiano F. Schwertner and Cristiane Nardi
22. Stink bugs (Pentatomidae)
Jocélia Grazia, Antônio R. Panizzi, Caroline Greve, Cristiano F. Schwertner, Luiz A. Campos, Thereza A. Garbelotto, and José A. M. Fernandes
23. Shield bugs (Scutelleridae)
Joseph Eger Jr., Aline Barcellos, and Luciana Weiler
24. Negro bugs (Thyreocoridae)
Viviana C. Matesco and Jocélia Grazia
25. Pentatomoid families (Acanthosomatidae, Canopidae, Dinidoridae, Megarididae, Phloeidae, and Tessaratomidae)
Cristiano F. Schwertner and Jocélia Grazia

Blurb

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.