African Insect Life - 2nd edition

Author: S.H. Skaife revised by John Ledger

Number of pages: 279

Year published: 1979

Edition: 2nd

Published by: Struik Publishers

Hardcover

ISBN: 0 86977 087 X

For more info: Struik Nature

The Wildebeest's Review of "African Insect Life"

Still to be reviewed. It will happen one day...

Some of the subjects in this publication

Common Whip Scorpion - Page: 21
Palystes natalius - Page: 23
Brown Widow Spider - Page: 24
Ctenolepisma longicaudata - Page: 31
Mayflies - Page: 33
Dragonflies and Damselflies - Page: 35
Damselflies - Page: 36
Dragonflies - Page: 38
Mayflies - Page: 40
Dragonflies and Damselflies - Page: 40
Cockroaches - Page: 42
American Cockroach - Page: 43
German Cockroach - Page: 45
Cape Mountain Cockroach - Page: 46
Termites - Page: 47
Black-mound Termites - Page: 47
Black-mound Termite - Page: 49
Fungus-growing Termites - Page: 52
Harvester Termites - Page: 54
Snouted Harvester Termites - Page: 54
Mantids - Page: 59
Stick Insects - Page: 61
Earwigs - Page: 64
Stoneflies - Page: 66
Bladder Grasshoppers - Page: 68
Crickets / Katydids / Grasshoppers / Locusts - Page: 68
Foam Grasshoppers / Stink Locusts / Lubber Grasshoppers - Page: 69
Rain Locusts / Saw-backed Locusts - Page: 69
Locusts / Short-horned Grasshoppers - Page: 71
Brown Locust - Page: 72
Katydids / Bush Crickets / Long-horned Grasshoppers - Page: 73
Desert Locust - Page: 73
Armoured Ground Crickets / Corn Crickets - Page: 75
Crickets - Page: 76
Mole Crickets - Page: 77
Mole Cricket - Page: 77
King Crickets / Parktown Prawns - Page: 77
Web-Spinners - Page: 79
Thrips - Page: 80
Booklice / Psocids - Page: 80
Stylopids - Page: 81
Lice - Page: 82
Pediculis humanus capitis - Page: 83
Crab Louse - Page: 83
Bird Lice - Page: 84
Haematomyzus elephantis - Page: 84
Falcolipeurus quadripustulatus - Page: 84
Mammal Lice - Page: 84
Homoptera - Page: 86
Lantern Bugs / Snout Bugs - Page: 86
Bugs - Page: 86
Spittle Bugs - Page: 87
Cicadas / Christmas Singers - Page: 88
Leafhoppers - Page: 89
Treehoppers - Page: 89
Jumping Plant Lice / Psyllas - Page: 89
Aphids / Plant lice / Green flies - Page: 90
Whiteflies - Page: 91
Scale Insects - Page: 91
Mealy Bugs - Page: 91
Stink Bugs - Page: 96
Tortoise Beetles - Page: 96
Bed Bugs - Page: 96
Lace Bugs - Page: 96
Water Bugs - Page: 96
Twig Wilters - Page: 97
Seed Bugs / Ground Bugs - Page: 98
Cotton Stainers / Red Bugs / Fire Bugs - Page: 98
Assassin Bugs - Page: 99
Pond Skaters - Page: 100
Back-swimmers - Page: 101
Water Scorpions - Page: 102
Sigara meridionalis - Page: 102
Giant Water Bugs - Page: 102
Water Boatmen - Page: 103
Alderflies - Page: 105
Cape Dobson Fly - Page: 105
Chloroniella peringueyi - Page: 106
Lacewings - Page: 106
Green Lacewings / Golden Eyes - Page: 106
Lacewings - Page: 107
Beetles - Page: 110
Ground Beetles - Page: 111
Tiger Beetles - Page: 112
Ant Beetles - Page: 112
Predaceous Water Beetles - Page: 113
Steel Beetles / Hister Beetles - Page: 115
Colophon westwoodi - Page: 116
Rove Beetles - Page: 116
Xiphodontus antilope - Page: 116
Dung Beetles / Scarab Beetles - Page: 117
Stag Beetles - Page: 117
Carcass Beetles - Page: 117
Jewel Beetles / Flat-headed Borers - Page: 119
Fireflies / Glow worms - Page: 120
Click Beetles - Page: 120
Net-winged Beetles - Page: 121
Museum Beetles - Page: 121
Hide Beetles - Page: 121
Giant Jewel Beetle - Page: 121
Shot-hole Borers - Page: 122
Checkered Beetles - Page: 123
Ladybird Beetles - Page: 124
Lunate Ladybird - Page: 125
Toktokkie Beetles - Page: 125
Darkling Beetles / Toktokkies - Page: 125
Blister Beetles / Oil Beetles / CMR Beetles - Page: 126
Tumbling Flower Beetles - Page: 126
Long-horn Beetles / Timber Beetles - Page: 128
Leaf Beetles - Page: 130
Snout Beetles - Page: 131
Hangingflies - Page: 136
Fleas - Page: 137
Flies - Page: 140
Crane Flies / Leatherjackets - Page: 141
Midges - Page: 141
Mosquitoes - Page: 142
Moth Flies - Page: 142
Bloodworms - Page: 147
Biting Midges - Page: 148
Blackflies - Page: 148
Horse Flies - Page: 149
Brachycera - Page: 149
Robber Flies - Page: 151
Bee Flies - Page: 152
Hover Flies - Page: 154
Stalk-eyed Flies - Page: 154
Fruit Flies - Page: 155
House Flies - Page: 156
Vinegar Flies - Page: 156
Tsetse Flies - Page: 159
Bot Flies / Warble Flies/ Nasal Flies / Horse Bot Flies - Page: 160
Louse Flies - Page: 160
Blow Flies / Bluebottles / Greenbottles - Page: 161
Flesh Flies - Page: 163
Bot Flies / Warble Flies/ Nasal Flies / Horse Bot Flies - Page: 164
Caddisflies - Page: 169
Moths - Page: 171
Silver-spotted Ghost Moth - Page: 173
Codling Moth - Page: 173
Clothes Moths - Page: 174
Bagworm Moths - Page: 174
Slug Moths - Page: 176
Potato Tuber Moth - Page: 176
Duster - Page: 179
Looper Moths - Page: 179
Victoria Emerald - Page: 179
Semiothisa simplicilinea - Page: 179
Otholitha cryptospilata - Page: 179
Geometrid Moths - Page: 179
Lappet Moths / Eggar Moths - Page: 180
Emperor Moths - Page: 181
Hawk Moths / Sphinx Moths - Page: 182
Mimosa Moon Moth - Page: 183
Processionary Caterpillar Moths - Page: 184
Tiger Moths / Footmen - Page: 185
Wild Silkmoth - Page: 185
Owl Moths - Page: 186
Butterflies - Page: 190
Orange Tips - Page: 191
Skippers - Page: 191
Swallowtails - Page: 192
Coppers - Page: 195
Blues - Page: 195
Brush-footed Butterflies - Page: 200
Browns - Page: 200
Brush-footed Butterflies - Page: 201
Acraeas - Page: 203
Monarchs - Page: 204
Ants / Sawflies / Wasps / Bees - Page: 208
Sawflies - Page: 209
Symphyta - Page: 209
Apocrita - Page: 210
Large Parasitic Wasps - Page: 210
Ensign Wasps - Page: 212
Parasitic Wasps - Page: 213
Cuckoo Wasps - Page: 214
Spider-hunting Wasps - Page: 215
Velvet Ants - Page: 216
Mason Wasps / Potter Wasps - Page: 217
Mammoth Wasps - Page: 217
Mud Daubers / Sand Wasps - Page: 218
Social Wasps - Page: 218
Palarus latifrons - Page: 220
Koppie Foam Grasshopper - Page: 226
Common Green Mantid - Page: 227
Elegant Grasshopper - Page: 227
Eyed-Flower Mantid - Page: 227
Red Groundling - Page: 228
Blue Emperor - Page: 228
Giant Stick Insect - Page: 228
Lunate Ladybird - Page: 229
Pephricus livingstonei - Page: 229
Darkling Beetle - Page: 229
Mopane Moth - Page: 232
Mimosa Moon Moth - Page: 232
Hornet Moth - Page: 232
Cape Tiger Moth - Page: 232
Citrus Swallowtail - Page: 233
Dark Blue Pansy - Page: 233
African Plain Tiger - Page: 233
Pioneer Caper White - Page: 233
Foxy Charaxes - Page: 233
Spotted Joker - Page: 233
African Leaf Butterfly - Page: 233
Mason Wasp - Page: 234
Marsh Patroller - Page: 234
Paper Wasp - Page: 234
Honey Bee - Page: 235
Tailor Ant - Page: 235
Carpenter Bees - Page: 241
Carpenter Bee - Page: 243
Allodape mucronata - Page: 243
Bees - Page: 247
Sweat Bees / Flower Bees - Page: 247
Carder Bees - Page: 248
Leafcutter Bees / Mason Bees / Carder Bees - Page: 248
Brown House Ant - Page: 251
Red Driver Ant - Page: 251
Matabele Ant - Page: 251
Pugnacious Ant - Page: 256
Tailor Ant - Page: 257
Spotted Sugar Ant - Page: 257
Dune Ant - Page: 258
Bal-byter Sugar Ant - Page: 258

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