Key to the invasive terrestrial plants in Europe

Key to the invasive terrestrial plants in Europe IntroductionThis key helps to identify the major invasive terrestrial plants in NW Europe. Invasive are those species that pose a threat to the biodiversity of the ecoregion. Species included are both those that already are known to be invasive in this region, as well as species known…

Key to the weeds in imported bonsai or other potplants in Europe

Key to the weeds in imported bonsai plants in Europe IntroductionThis key is an identification tool for weeds that are introduced in Europe as they are imported as weeds in bonsai or other potplants. As many potplants are produced in Asia and South America, many common weeds in those regions are included. The species treated…

Plants of South Eastern New South Wales

Plants of South Eastern New South Wales IntroductionThis key is designed for anyone who has an interest in finding out about the plants of south eastern New South Wales. It includes about 2,900 species of plants accompanied by about 10,000 images. It includes Eucalypts, but not ferns, orchids, grasses, or most sedges or rushes. There…

Spider mites of Australia (including key exotic southeast Asian pest species)

Spider mites of Australia (including key exotic southeast Asian pest species) About the key This interactive key provides diagnostics for all the species of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) previously recorded in Australia, based mostly on literature records. Several species collected in Australia, but not yet recorded in the literature, are also included (manuscript in prep).…

Thrips of the British Isles

Thrips of the British Isles Thysanoptera Britannica et Hibernica Thrips of the British Isles This identification and information system includes 177 species of thrips that have been taken alive on the British Isles at least once. It provides a means of identifying species, together with an introduction to what is known of the biology and…

WATTLE Acacias of Australia

WATTLE Acacias of Australia ver. 3 This WATTLE ver. 3 key (which is also available as an App) enables users to identify wattle plants that occur anywhere in Australia or elsewhere in the world where they are grown. It includes 1,057 formally described species of Acacia, plus several hybrids and informal taxa of this genus.…

What Bug Is That?

What Bug Is That? About this projectWhat Bug Is That? provides identification keys and information to the 600+ insect families of Australia. Insects have always been a challenge to identify because of their extremely high diversity. We estimate there are approximately 200,000 species of insects in Australia, and these are placed in about 640 families…

Interactive Multiplex Keys to Adult Female Mosquito Species of China (Diptera, Culicidae)

Interactive Multiplex Keys to Adult Female Mosquito Species of China (Diptera, Culicidae) IntroductionThis key is an interactive diagnostic tool to help identify the medical important species of China, which comprises 33 species, forming a multivariate matrix of 76 morphological characters and more than 410 images to support identification of adult female mosquito species. Direct URL:…

Thysanoptera Chinensis

Thysanoptera Chinensis Thripidae Genera from China 点击下面的按钮将语言切换为简体中文 This identification and information system includes 98 genera of the Thysanoptera family Thripidae that are thought to occur in China. This number is certain to increase, with expanding field studies on the Oriental and Holarctic components of the fauna of this highly diverse country. This system provides information…

key to the world species groups of Leucospis (Hymenoptera: Leucospidae)

Key to the world species groups of Leucospis (Hymenoptera: Leucospidae) This key provides an interactive identification tool designed to identify any Leucospis specimen to the species group level. The Lucid key recognizes 20 taxa of Leucospis, 16 species groups and 4 species sola (Darling and Cardinal 2005). Keys to the species are available in Boucek…