Insects of the Texas Lost Pines

by Taber, Stephen Welton

• ISBN13: 9781585442355
• ISBN10: 1585442356
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Texas A & M Univ Pr

Summary

In an isolated pine forest on the eastern edge of Central Texas, there lies an island of abundant and diversified life known as the Lost Pines, the western-most stand of the loblolly pine. This 100,000-acre island includes portions of Bastrop and Buescher state parks. It was here that Stephen Welton Taber and Scott B. Fleenor encountered insect life of astonishing diversity. Setting out to identify and describe the insects and related animals most readily observed in the Lost Pines, they also discovered some hidden, rare, and never-before-described species. The result is this book, a bestiary of more than 280 species of invertebrates including insects, millipedes, centipedes, spiders, scorpions, mollusks, and worms. Each species description includes common and scientific names; information on biology, distribution, and similar species; and the authors' special remarks. The next time you visit Bastrop State Park, turn over a few logs, look at the ants, and don't swat the flies. Take along this new guide and open up a world of life in one of Texas' most unique an

Author Biography

Stephen Welton Taber has written two other books. He lives and works in Austin, Texas Scott B. Fleenor is an avid insect collector and photographer. He lives and works in Austin, Texas

Table of Contents

Introduction	3	(9)
The Lost Pines as a Setting for Animal Life	12	(6)
Butterflies and Moths	18	(20)
Ants, Wasps, and Bees	38	(30)
True Flies	68	(10)
True Bugs	78	(29)
Beetles	107	(53)
Grasshoppers and Crickets	160	(21)
Dragonflies, Damselflies, Stoneflies, and Mayflies	181	(18)
Ant-lions, Owlflies, Dobsonflies, and Their Kin	199	(7)
Mantids, Walkingsticks, and Cockroaches	206	(14)
Termites, Earwigs, and Angel Insects	220	(4)
Silverfish, Scorpionflies, Foot-spinners, Millipedes, and Centipedes	224	(6)
Spiders, Scorpions, and Other Arachnids	230	(17)
Molluscs and Earthworms	247	(6)
Appendix 1 Endemic Texas Insects Occurring in the Lost Pines	253	(2)
Appendix 2 Exotic Animals Occurring in the Lost Pines	255	(2)
Bibliography	257	(14)
Index	271