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Download or read book Australian Blattidae of the Subfamilies Chorisoneurinae and Ectobiinae Orthoptera written by Morgan Hebard and published by Academy of Natural Sciences. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in Asiatic Blattidae coupled with gradual acquisition of considerable Malayan material led to author Hebard¿s first large contribution toward a better knowledge of the subfamilies, genera, & species to be found there. Early in his Malayan studies (in the 1920s) he found it advisable to make comparisons, particularly with possibly closely related Australian species of the Blattidae. Having a very small representation of Australian Blattidae in the Phila. collections, Hebard undertook considerable exchanges with Australian Museums. Therefore, the present study was almost completed by 1929. It covers only the first two, but much the least well understood, subfamilies & is based on 551 specimens from the collections listed in the study. 14 plates.

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