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Tracks & Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates
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( taxa covered )

1. Eggs and Egg Cases
2. Pupae and Exuviae
3. Parasitism, Predation, and Other Causes of Death
4. Sign on Vertebrates
5. Droppings, Secretions, and Protective Coverings without Foreign Materials
6. Webs and Other Silken Constructions
7. Cocoons
8. Coverings, Cases, Retreats, and Nests Made from Foreign Materials
9. Sign on Algae, Fungi, and Plants

10. Leaf Mines
11. Leaf Shelters
12. Galls
13. Sign on Twigs, Stems, and Stemlike Structures
14. Sign on and in Wood
15. Sign on Rocks and Shells
16. Burrows and Mounds
17. Molelike Excavations and Simple Surface Trails
18. Tracks and Trails

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p. 388	The illustrated grape midge galls were caused by Vitisiella brevicauda. Click here to see photos of a larva and adult of this species.
p. 390	It seems to be safe to call the wasp that induced the oak pea gall in this photo Acraspis pezomachoides. There are several similar galls produced by wasps that were once considered separate species but are now treated as varieties of this species.