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abdomen, 3, 269 genital segments, 270–271 musculature, 272–273 number of segments, 270 structure of segments, 270–272 abdominal appendages, 273–280 cerci, 276–277 evolution of, 273 gills, 277–278 larval locomotion and attachment structures, 141–142 modified prolegs, 280 primitive hexapods, 274–275 scoli, 280 secondary sexual structures, 278–279 secretory structures, 278 sensory structures, 276–277 spines, 279 Abricta, 847 absorption, 72–77 inorganic ions, 74 transport of amino acids and protein, 72–73 transport of lipids and related compounds, 73–74 transport of sugars, 73 water, 74–77 Acanthoscelides, 307, 353 accessory glands female, 317, 339–343 male, 285–286 acclimation, 609–611 beneficial acclimation hypothesis, 611 rapid cold hardening, 610–611 rapid thermal responses, 610–611 Acentropus, 421 Acentropus nivea, 434 Acerentomon, 274 acetylcholine, 213, 634, 636 Acherontia, 844 Acherontia atropos, 845 Acheta, 290, 302, 328,361, 549, 567, 764 Acheta domestica, 85, 745 Acheta domesticus, 87, 562, 827, 830 Acilius, 183, 184 acinous glands, 39, 40 acoustic signals, 825–826 organized patterns, 845–847 unorganized signals, 847 See also mechanical communication. Acrida, 342 Acrididae, 16, 48, 54, 201, 202, 270, 283, 289, 290, 295, 296, 298, 337–338, 351, 379, 399, 401, 446, 755, 758 Acridinae, 837 Acridoidea, 196, 276, 341, 410, 414, 833, 837–838 Acroceridae, 409 Acromyrmex, 41 Acromyrmex octospinosus, 103 Acronycta, 450, 450, 451 Acronycta rumicis, 449 Acroschismus, 384 acrotergite, 150 actin, 234–236, 242–244, 248–249 action potentials, 631–633 Aculeata, 335, 408 aculeate apocritans, xxxi Acyrthosiphon, 260 Acyrthosiphon pisum, 73, 82, 85 adaptation to light levels, 723–727 adecticous pupae, 419, 432, 433 adenotrophic viviparity, 381–383 Adephaga, xxvii, 159, 283, 733 adipokinetic hormones, 137, 140, 225, 681, 682, 686 Aedes, 27, 54, 84, 88, 120, 186, 260, 294, 308, 309, 321, 327, 330, 353, 556, 657 Aedes aegypti, 41, 70, 83, 125, 295, 303–304, 308, 324, 349, 399, 401, 415, 555, 556, 557, 558, 687, 687, 698, 754, 772 Aedes campestris, 557, 559 Aedes communis, 185 Aedes detritus, 558 Aedes punctor, 315 Aedes taeniorhynchus, 435, 558 aerodynamic mechanisms, 221–223 clap and fling, 223 flapping, 221 gliding, 221 leading-edge vortices, 221–222 rotational lift, 222–223 separated flow, 221 unsteady flow, 221 wing–wake interactions, 223 Aeropedellus, 574 Aeschna, 294, 295, 534 Afrocimex, 304 Agabus, 316, 399, 402 Agabus bipustulatus, 399 Agathiphagidae, xxx aggregation pheromones, 863–865 Aglais, 564 Aglossata, xxx agricultural pest species, 618 Agrion, 534 Agriotes, 584 Agromyza frontella, 865 air expulsion acoustic signals produced by, 845 air movement detectors, 745 airflow sensors use in flight control, 227–228