Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Plecoptera

Illustrated Keys to Known Families, Genera, and Species in South America

Charles W. Heckman (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

329 Seiten

2003
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4020-1520-5 (ISBN)

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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 some cases, to include terrestrial species of orders comprising both terrestrial and aquatic taxa. In no case is a taxonomic rev1s10n of any group undertaken, although recommendations for such revisions are included where appropriate, and probable synonymy of nominal species still treated as valid in the literature is noted. Two different approaches will be employed according to the taxon being treated. For phylogenetic groups encompassing overwhelmingly or exclusively aquatic species, such as the orders Plecoptera 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. Where feasible, complete keys will be prepared for groups containing both aquatic and terrestrial species that do not encompass an extraordinarily large number of species. This has already been done for the order Collembola.

Introduction.- An appeal for quality in taxonomic work.- Scope of the work.- Acknowledgements.- Literature.- Section 5: Plecoptera. 5.1. Morphology. 5.2. Ecology. 5.3. Preservation and examination. 5.4. Zoogeography. 5.5. Taxonomic problems. 5.6. Suggestions for improvement. 5.7. Key to the families of adults in South America.- Key to the families of larvae in South America: Perlidae.- Notonemouridae.- Gripopterygidae.- Austroperlidae.- Eustheniidae.- Diamphipnoidae.- Literature.- Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.10.2003
Reihe/Serie	Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects
Zusatzinfo	VIII, 329 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	1-4020-1520-8 / 1402015208
ISBN-13	978-1-4020-1520-5 / 9781402015205
Zustand	Neuware