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Order. Sub-order, Division, or Series. Family. Sub-Family or Tribe. Group.

HYMENOPTERA (continued from Vol. V) Petiolata. (continued from Vol. V).

Tubulifera (p. 1) Chrysididae (p. 1).

Aculeata (p. 4) Anthophila (p. 10) Apidae (p. 10) Archiapides (p. 21). Obtusilingues (p. 22). Andrenides (p. 23). Denudatae (p. 29). Scopulipedes (p. 32). Dasygastres (p. 35). Sociales (p. 53).

Diploptera Eumenidae (p. 72). Vespidae (p. 78). Masaridae (p. 88).

Fossores (p. 90) Scoliidae (p. 94) Mutillides (p. 94). Thynnides (p. 96). Scoliides (p. 97). Sapygides (p. 99). Rhopalosomides (p. 100).

Pompilidae (p. 101).

Sphegidae (p. 107) Sphegides (p. 107). Ampulicides (p. 114). Larrides (p. 116). Trypoxylonides (p. 118). Astatides (p. 119). Bembecides (p. 119). Nyssonides (p. 123). Philanthides (p. 124). Mimesides (p. 127). Crabronides (p. 128).

Heterogyna (p. 131) Formicidae (p. 131) Camponotides (p. 144). Dolichoderides (p. 157).

Myrmicides (p. 158) Myrmicini (p. 159). Attini (p. 165). Pseudomyrmini (p. 168). Cryptocerini (p. 169).

Ponerides (p. 170).

Dorylides (p. 174) Ecitonini (p. 175). Dorylini (p. 177).

Amblyoponides (p. 180).

Order. Sub-order, Division, or Series. Family. Sub-Family or Tribe.

COLEOPTERA (p. 184) Lamellicornia (p. 190) Passalidae (p. 192). Lucanidae (p. 193).

Scarabaeidae (p. 194) Coprides (p. 195). Melolonthides (p. 198). Rutelides (p. 198). Dynastides (p. 199). Cetoniides (p. 199).

Adephaga or Caraboidea (p. 200) Cicindelidae (p. 201).

Carabidae (p. 204) Carabides (p. 206). Harpalides (p. 206). Pseudomorphides (p. 206). Mormolycides (p. 206).

Amphizoidae (p. 207). Pelobiidae (p. 207). Haliplidae (p. 209). Dytiscidae (p. 210).

Polymorpha (p. 213) Paussidae (p. 213). Gyrinidae (p. 215). Hydrophilidae (p. 216). Platypsyllidae (p. 219). Leptinidae (p. 220). Silphidae (p. 221). Scydmaenidae (p. 223). Gnostidae (p. 223). Pselaphidae (p. 223). Staphylinidae (p. 224). Sphaeriidae (p. 227). Trichopterygidae (p. 227). Hydroscaphidae (p. 228). Corylophidae (p. 228). Scaphidiidae (p. 229). Synteliidae (p. 229). Histeridae (p. 230). Phalacridae (p. 231). Nitidulidae (p. 231). Trogositidae (p. 232). Colydiidae (p. 233). Rhysodidae (p. 234). Cucujidae (p. 234). Cryptophagidae (p. 235). Helotidae (p. 235). Thorictidae (p. 236). Erotylidae (p. 236). Mycetophagidae (p. 237). Coccinellidae (p. 237). Endomychidae (p. 239). Mycetaeidae (p. 239). Latridiidae (p. 240). Adimeridae (p. 240). Dermestidae (p. 241). Byrrhidae (p. 242). Cyathoceridae (p. 243). Georyssidae (p. 243). Heteroceridae (p. 243). Parnidae (p. 243). Derodontidae (p. 244). Cioidae (p. 245). Sphindidae (p. 245). Bostrichidae (p. 246).

Ptinidae (p. 246) Ptinides (p. 246). Anobiides (p. 246).

Malacodermidae (p. 248) Lycides (p. 248). Drilides (p. 248). Lampyrides (p. 248). Telephorides (p. 248).

Melyridae (p. 252). Cleridae (p. 253). Lymexylonidae (p. 254). Dascillidae (p. 255). Rhipiceridae (p. 256).

Elateridae (p. 256) Throscides (p. 260). Eucnemides (p. 260). Elaterides (p. 260). Cebrionides (p. 260). Perothopides (p. 260). Cerophytides (p. 260).

Buprestidae (p. 261).

Heteromera (p. 262) Tenebrionidae (p. 263). Cistelidae (p. 264). Lagriidae (p. 264). Othniidae (p. 265). Aegialitidae (p. 265). Monommidae (p. 265). Nilionidae (p. 265). Melandryidae (p. 265). Pythidae (p. 265). Pyrochroidae (p. 266). Anthicidae (p. 266). Oedemeridae (p. 266). Mordellidae (p. 267). Cantharidae (p. 269). Trictenotomidae (p. 275).

Phytophaga (p. 276) Bruchidae (p. 276)

Chrysomelidae (p. 278) Eupoda (p. 280). Camptosomes (p. 281). Cyclica (p. 282). Cryptostomes (p. 282).

Cerambycidae (p. 285) Prionides (p. 287). Cerambycides (p. 287). Lamiides (p. 287).

Rhynchophora (p. 288) Anthribidae (p. 290). Curculionidae (p. 290). Scolytidae (p. 294). Brenthidae (p. 295).

Aglycyderidae (p. 297). Protorhinidae (p. 298).

Strepsiptera (p. 298) Stylopidae (p. 298).

Order. Sub-order, Division, or Series. Family. Sub-Family or Tribe.

LEPIDOPTERA (p. 304) Rhopalocera (p. 341) Nymphalidae (p. 343) Danaides (p. 344). Ithomiides (p. 346). Satyrides (p. 347). Morphides (p. 348). Brassolides (p. 349). Acraeides (p. 350). Heliconiides (p. 351). Nymphalides (p. 352).

Erycinidae (p. 354) Erycinides (p. 355). Libytheides (p. 355).

Lycaenidae (p. 356). Pieridae (p. 357). Papilionidae (p. 359). Hesperiidae (p. 363)

Heterocera (p. 366) Castniidae (p. 371). Neocastniidae (p. 372). Saturniidae (p. 372). Brahmaeidae (p. 374). Ceratocampidae (p. 375). Bombycidae (p. 375). Eupterotidae (p. 376). Perophoridae (p. 377). Sphingidae (p. 380). Cocytiidae (p. 382). Notodontidae (p. 383). Cymatophoridae (p. 386). Sesiidae (p. 386). Tinaegeriidae (p. 387). Syntomidae (p. 388). Zygaenidae (p. 390). Himantopteridae (p. 392). Heterogynidae (p. 392). Psychidae (p. 392). Cossidae (p. 395). Arbelidae (p. 396). Chrysopolomidae (p. 396). Hepialidae (p. 396). Callidulidae (p. 400). Drepanidae (p. 400). Limacodidae (p. 401). Megalopyogidae (p. 404). Thyrididae (p. 404). Lasiocampidae (p. 405). Endromidae (p. 406). Pterothysanidae (p. 406). Lymantriidae (p. 406). Hypsidae (p. 408). Arctiidae (p. 408). Agaristidae (p. 410). Geometridae (p. 411). Noctuidae (p. 414). Epicopeiidae (p. 418). Uraniidae (p. 419). Epiplemidae (p. 420). Pyralidae (p. 420). Pterophoridae (p. 426). Alucitidae (p. 426). Tortricidae (p. 427). Tineidae (p. 428). Eriocephalidae (p. 433). Micropterygidae (p. 435).

Order. Sub-order, Division, or Series. Family. Sub-Family or Tribe.

DIPTERA (p. 438) Orthorrhapha Nemocera (p. 455) Cecidomyiidae (p. 458). Mycetophilidae (p. 462). Blepharoceridae (p. 464). Culicidae (p. 466). Chironomidae (p. 468). Orphnephilidae (p. 470). Psychodidae (p. 470). Dixidae (p. 471).

Tipulidae (p. 471) Ptychopterinae (p. 472). Limnobiinae (p. 473). Tipulinae (p. 475).

Bibionidae (p. 475). Simuliidae (p. 477). Rhyphidae (p. 478).

Orthorrhapha Brachycera (pp. 455, 478) Stratiomyidae (p. 478). Leptidae (p. 479). Tabanidae (p. 481). Acanthomeridae (p. 483). Therevidae (p. 484). Scenopinidae (p. 484). Nemestrinidae (p. 484). Bombyliidae (p. 485). Acroceridae (p. 489). Lonchopteridae (p. 490). Mydaidae (p. 491). Asilidae (p. 491). Apioceridae (p. 492). Empidae (p. 492). Dolichopidae (p. 493).

Cyclorrhapha Asciza (pp. 455, 494) Phoridae (p. 494). Platypezidae (p. 496). Pipunculidae (p. 496). Conopidae (p. 497). Syrphidae (p. 498).

Cyclorrhapha Schizophora (pp. 456, 503) Muscidae Acalyptratae (p. 503). Anthomyiidae (p. 506). Tachinidae (p. 507). Dexiidae (p. 510). Sarcophagidae (p. 510). Muscidae (p. 511). Oestridae (p. 514).

Pupipara (pp. 456, 517) Hippoboscidae (p. 518). Braulidae (p. 520). Streblidae (p. 521). Nycteribiidae (p. 521).

APHANIPTERA(pp. 456, 522) Pulicidae (p. 522).

THYSANOPTERA (p. 526) Terebrantia (p. 531). Tubulifera (p. 531).

Order. Sub-order. Series. Family

HEMIPTERA (p. 532) Heteroptera (pp. 543, 544) Gymnocerata (p. 544) Pentatomidae (p. 545). Coreidae (p. 546). Berytidae (p. 548). Lygaeidae (p. 548). Pyrrhocoridae (p. 549). Tingidae (p. 549). Aradidae (p. 550). Hebridae (p. 551). Hydrometridae (p. 551). Henicocephalidae (p. 554). Phymatidae (p. 554). Reduviidae (p. 555). Aëpophilidae (p. 559). Ceratocombidae (p. 559). Cimicidae (p. 559). Anthocoridae (p. 560). Polyctenidae (p. 560). Capsidae (p. 561). Saldidae (p. 562).

Cryptocerata (p. 562) Galgulidae (p. 562). Nepidae (p. 563). Naucoridae (p. 565). Belostomidae (p. 565). Notonectidae (p. 567). Corixidae (p. 567).

Homoptera (pp. 543, 568) Trimera (p. 544) Cicadidae (p. 568). Fulgoridae (p. 574). Membracidae (p. 576). Cercopidae (p. 577). Jassidae (p. 578).

Dimera (p. 544) Psyllidae (p. 578). Aphidae (p. 581). Aleurodidae (p. 591).

Monomera (p. 544) Coccidae (p. 592).

Anoplura (p. 599) Pediculidae (p. 599).

Order. Sub-order, Division, or Series. Family. Sub-Family or Tribe. Group.

HYMENOPTERA (continued from Vol. V) Petiolata. (continued from Vol. V).

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Tubulifera (p. 1) Chrysididae (p. 1).

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Aculeata (p. 4) Anthophila (p. 10) Apidae (p. 10) Archiapides (p. 21). Obtusilingues (p. 22). Andrenides (p. 23). Denudatae (p. 29). Scopulipedes (p. 32). Dasygastres (p. 35). Sociales (p. 53).

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Diploptera (p. 71)

Eumenidae (p. 72). Vespidae (p. 78). Masaridae (p. 88).

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Fossores (p. 90) Scoliidae (p. 94) Mutillides (p. 94). Thynnides (p. 96). Scoliides (p. 97). Sapygides (p. 99). Rhopalosomides (p. 100).

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Pompilidae (p. 101).

Sphegidae (p. 107) Sphegides (p. 107). Ampulicides (p. 114). Larrides (p. 116). Trypoxylonides (p. 118). Astatides (p. 119). Bembecides (p. 119). Nyssonides (p. 123). Philanthides (p. 124). Mimesides (p. 127). Crabronides (p. 128).

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Heterogyna (p. 131) Formicidae (p. 131) Camponotides (p. 144). Dolichoderides (p. 157).

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Myrmicides (p. 158) Myrmicini (p. 159). Attini (p. 165). Pseudomyrmini (p. 168). Cryptocerini (p. 169).

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Ponerides (p. 170).

Dorylides (p. 174) Ecitonini (p. 175). Dorylini (p. 177).

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Amblyoponides (p. 180).

Order. Sub-order, Division, or Series. Family. Sub-Family or Tribe.

COLEOPTERA (p. 184) Lamellicornia (p. 190) Passalidae (p. 192). Lucanidae (p. 193).

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Scarabaeidae (p. 194) Coprides (p. 195). Melolonthides (p. 198). Rutelides (p. 198). Dynastides (p. 199). Cetoniides (p. 199).

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Adephaga or Caraboidea (p. 200) Cicindelidae (p. 201).

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Carabidae (p. 204) Carabides (p. 206). Harpalides (p. 206). Pseudomorphides (p. 206). Mormolycides (p. 206).

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Amphizoidae (p. 207). Pelobiidae (p. 207). Haliplidae (p. 209). Dytiscidae (p. 210).

Polymorpha (p. 213) Paussidae (p. 213). Gyrinidae (p. 215). Hydrophilidae (p. 216). Platypsyllidae (p. 219). Leptinidae (p. 220). Silphidae (p. 221). Scydmaenidae (p. 223). Gnostidae (p. 223). Pselaphidae (p. 223). Staphylinidae (p. 224). Sphaeriidae (p. 227). Trichopterygidae (p. 227). Hydroscaphidae (p. 228). Corylophidae (p. 228). Scaphidiidae (p. 229). Synteliidae (p. 229). Histeridae (p. 230). Phalacridae (p. 231). Nitidulidae (p. 231). Trogositidae (p. 232). Colydiidae (p. 233). Rhysodidae (p. 234). Cucujidae (p. 234). Cryptophagidae (p. 235). Helotidae (p. 235). Thorictidae (p. 236). Erotylidae (p. 236). Mycetophagidae (p. 237). Coccinellidae (p. 237). Endomychidae (p. 239). Mycetaeidae (p. 239). Latridiidae (p. 240). Adimeridae (p. 240). Dermestidae (p. 241). Byrrhidae (p. 242). Cyathoceridae (p. 243). Georyssidae (p. 243). Heteroceridae (p. 243). Parnidae (p. 243). Derodontidae (p. 244). Cioidae (p. 245). Sphindidae (p. 245). Bostrichidae (p. 246).

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Ptinidae (p. 246) Ptinides (p. 246). Anobiides (p. 246).

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Malacodermidae (p. 248) Lycides (p. 248). Drilides (p. 248). Lampyrides (p. 248). Telephorides (p. 248).

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Melyridae (p. 252). Cleridae (p. 253). Lymexylonidae (p. 254). Dascillidae (p. 255). Rhipiceridae (p. 256).

Elateridae (p. 256) Throscides (p. 260). Eucnemides (p. 260). Elaterides (p. 260). Cebrionides (p. 260). Perothopides (p. 260). Cerophytides (p. 260).

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Buprestidae (p. 261).

Heteromera (p. 262) Tenebrionidae (p. 263). Cistelidae (p. 264). Lagriidae (p. 264). Othniidae (p. 265). Aegialitidae (p. 265). Monommidae (p. 265). Nilionidae (p. 265). Melandryidae (p. 265). Pythidae (p. 265). Pyrochroidae (p. 266). Anthicidae (p. 266). Oedemeridae (p. 266). Mordellidae (p. 267). Cantharidae (p. 269). Trictenotomidae (p. 275).

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Phytophaga (p. 276) Bruchidae (p. 276)

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Chrysomelidae (p. 278) Eupoda (p. 280). Camptosomes (p. 281). Cyclica (p. 282). Cryptostomes (p. 282).

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Cerambycidae (p. 285) Prionides (p. 287). Cerambycides (p. 287). Lamiides (p. 287).

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Rhynchophora (p. 288) Anthribidae (p. 290). Curculionidae (p. 290). Scolytidae (p. 294). Brenthidae (p. 295).

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Aglycyderidae (p. 297). Protorhinidae (p. 298).

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Strepsiptera (p. 298) Stylopidae (p. 298).

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Order. Sub-order, Division, or Series. Family. Sub-Family or Tribe.

LEPIDOPTERA (p. 304) Rhopalocera (p. 341) Nymphalidae (p. 343) Danaides (p. 344). Ithomiides (p. 346). Satyrides (p. 347). Morphides (p. 348). Brassolides (p. 349). Acraeides (p. 350). Heliconiides (p. 351). Nymphalides (p. 352).

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Erycinidae (p. 354) Erycinides (p. 355). Libytheides (p. 355).

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Lycaenidae (p. 356). Pieridae (p. 357). Papilionidae (p. 359). Hesperiidae (p. 363)

Heterocera (p. 366) Castniidae (p. 371). Neocastniidae (p. 372). Saturniidae (p. 372). Brahmaeidae (p. 374). Ceratocampidae (p. 375). Bombycidae (p. 375). Eupterotidae (p. 376). Perophoridae (p. 377). Sphingidae (p. 380). Cocytiidae (p. 382). Notodontidae (p. 383). Cymatophoridae (p. 386). Sesiidae (p. 386). Tinaegeriidae (p. 387). Syntomidae (p. 388). Zygaenidae (p. 390). Himantopteridae (p. 392). Heterogynidae (p. 392). Psychidae (p. 392). Cossidae (p. 395). Arbelidae (p. 396). Chrysopolomidae (p. 396). Hepialidae (p. 396). Callidulidae (p. 400). Drepanidae (p. 400). Limacodidae (p. 401). Megalopyogidae (p. 404). Thyrididae (p. 404). Lasiocampidae (p. 405). Endromidae (p. 406). Pterothysanidae (p. 406). Lymantriidae (p. 406). Hypsidae (p. 408). Arctiidae (p. 408). Agaristidae (p. 410). Geometridae (p. 411). Noctuidae (p. 414). Epicopeiidae (p. 418). Uraniidae (p. 419). Epiplemidae (p. 420). Pyralidae (p. 420). Pterophoridae (p. 426). Alucitidae (p. 426). Tortricidae (p. 427). Tineidae (p. 428). Eriocephalidae (p. 433). Micropterygidae (p. 435).

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Order. Sub-order, Division, or Series. Family. Sub-Family or Tribe.

DIPTERA (p. 438) Orthorrhapha Nemocera (p. 455) Cecidomyiidae (p. 458). Mycetophilidae (p. 462). Blepharoceridae (p. 464). Culicidae (p. 466). Chironomidae (p. 468). Orphnephilidae (p. 470). Psychodidae (p. 470). Dixidae (p. 471).

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Tipulidae (p. 471) Ptychopterinae (p. 472). Limnobiinae (p. 473). Tipulinae (p. 475).

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Bibionidae (p. 475). Simuliidae (p. 477). Rhyphidae (p. 478).

Orthorrhapha Brachycera (pp. 455, 478) Stratiomyidae (p. 478). Leptidae (p. 479). Tabanidae (p. 481). Acanthomeridae (p. 483). Therevidae (p. 484). Scenopinidae (p. 484). Nemestrinidae (p. 484). Bombyliidae (p. 485). Acroceridae (p. 489). Lonchopteridae (p. 490). Mydaidae (p. 491). Asilidae (p. 491). Apioceridae (p. 492). Empidae (p. 492). Dolichopidae (p. 493).

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Cyclorrhapha Asciza (pp. 455, 494) Phoridae (p. 494). Platypezidae (p. 496). Pipunculidae (p. 496). Conopidae (p. 497). Syrphidae (p. 498).

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Cyclorrhapha Schizophora (pp. 456, 503) Muscidae Acalyptratae (p. 503). Anthomyiidae (p. 506). Tachinidae (p. 507). Dexiidae (p. 510). Sarcophagidae (p. 510). Muscidae (p. 511). Oestridae (p. 514).

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Pupipara (pp. 456, 517) Hippoboscidae (p. 518). Braulidae (p. 520). Streblidae (p. 521). Nycteribiidae (p. 521).

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APHANIPTERA(pp. 456, 522) Pulicidae (p. 522).

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THYSANOPTERA (p. 526) Terebrantia (p. 531). Tubulifera (p. 531).

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Order. Sub-order. Series. Family

HEMIPTERA (p. 532) Heteroptera (pp. 543, 544) Gymnocerata (p. 544) Pentatomidae (p. 545). Coreidae (p. 546). Berytidae (p. 548). Lygaeidae (p. 548). Pyrrhocoridae (p. 549). Tingidae (p. 549). Aradidae (p. 550). Hebridae (p. 551). Hydrometridae (p. 551). Henicocephalidae (p. 554). Phymatidae (p. 554). Reduviidae (p. 555). Aëpophilidae (p. 559). Ceratocombidae (p. 559). Cimicidae (p. 559). Anthocoridae (p. 560). Polyctenidae (p. 560). Capsidae (p. 561). Saldidae (p. 562).

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Cryptocerata (p. 562) Galgulidae (p. 562). Nepidae (p. 563). Naucoridae (p. 565). Belostomidae (p. 565). Notonectidae (p. 567). Corixidae (p. 567).

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Homoptera (pp. 543, 568) Trimera (p. 544) Cicadidae (p. 568). Fulgoridae (p. 574). Membracidae (p. 576). Cercopidae (p. 577). Jassidae (p. 578).

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Dimera (p. 544) Psyllidae (p. 578). Aphidae (p. 581). Aleurodidae (p. 591).

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Monomera (p. 544) Coccidae (p. 592).

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Anoplura (p. 599) Pediculidae (p. 599).

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