Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 786 g
Illustrated Keys to Known Families, Genera, and Species in South America
Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 786 g
ISBN: 978-90-481-5611-5
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
This work was begun to provide keys to the aquatic insect species known from Brazil. The original goal was to include all genera known from South America and all species from Brazil, but for most groups, the scope was expanded to encompass all species in South America, and, in many cases, to include terrestrial species of orders that include both terrestrial and aquatic taxa. In no case is a taxonomic reVlSlon of any group undertaken, although recommendations for such revisions are included, and the probable synonymy of nominal species still treated as valid in the literature is noted. Two different approaches are employed according to the taxon being treated. For phylogenetic groups encompassing overwhelmingly or exclusively aquatic species, such as the orders Odonata and Ephemeroptera or the families Dytiscidae and Culicidae, keys are provided to distinguish all genera and species known to occur in South America. An effort has been made to include every identifiable species so that the user of the key can determine with reasonable certainty whether or not his specimen belongs to a species that has already been described or whether it is one that is not yet known to science.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeres- und Süßwasserökologie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbellose (Invertebrata) Insekten (Entomologie)
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction. An appeal for quality in taxonomic work. Acknowledgements. Literature. Section 1: Collembola. 1.1. Morphology. 1.2. Ecology. 1.3. Preservation and examination. 1.4. Taxonomic problems. 1.5. Suggestions for improvement. 1.6. Key to the families. Onychiuridae. Hypogastruridae. Odentillidae. Neanuridae. Isotomidae. Entomobryidae. Tomoceridae. Cyphoderidae. Oncopoduridae. Neelidae. Dicyrtomidae. Sminthurididae. Arrhopalitidae. Katiannidae. Bourletiellidae. Spinothecidae. Sminthuridae. Literature. Index.
