Staphylinidae Subfamilies of North America North of Mexico The rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) are the largest beetle family with over 52,000 species worldwide. The family is divided into 32 subfamilies, 26 of which are found in the new world. The purpose of this key is to facilitate identification of adult North American staphylinids to subfamily.…
Key to Nearctic Trissolcus Ashmead Identification key to the Nearctic species of Trissolcus and two potential biocontrol agents, T. cultratus and T. japonicus Key Author(s): Elijah Talamas, Norman Johnson, Matt Buffington Key Version: 1.0 Key to Nearctic Trissolcus Ashmead Lucid key taxon image gallery example Key to Nearctic Trissolcus Ashmead Lucid key interface Key to…
Weedy Blackberry species Blackberry – An identification tool to introduced and native Rubus in Australia Click here to view the home page of this key Key Author(s): Barker, R.M. & Barker, W.R Key Version: 1.0 Weedy Blackberry species Lucid key taxon image gallery example Weedy Blackberry species Lucid key interface Weedy Blackberry species Lucid key…
All Australian Rubus Blackberry – An identification tool to introduced and native Rubus in Australia Click here to view the home page of this key Key Author(s): Barker, R.M. & Barker, W.R. Key Version: 1.0 All Australian Rubus Lucid key taxon image gallery example All Australian Rubus Lucid key interface All Australian Rubus Lucid key…
Human Impacts Pollen Collection A Pollen Identification Key While many pollen reference collections emphasize indigenous regional, often arboreal taxa, the Human Impacts Pollen Collection focuses on taxa relating to peoples’ impacts on the environment and landscape. These include cultivated and ornamental plants, but also ruderals, segetals, exotics, and invasives, which are often, although not exclusively,…
An interactive key to the Heterospilus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) of Costa Rica The cosmopolitan genus Heterospilus contains 280 species in Costa Rica. This key can be used to identify the described species; however, many undescribed species remain. Key Author(s): Marsh, Paul M. and Wild, Alexander L. Key Version: 1.0 An interactive key to the Heterospilus…
Tortricids of Agricultural Importance The family Tortricidae contains approximately 9,800 species, many of which are considered serious pests. Key Author(s): Todd M. Gilligan and Marc E. Epstein Key Publisher: APHIS Key Version: 1.0 Tortricids of Agricultural Importance Lucid key taxon image gallery example 2 Tortricids of Agricultural Importance Lucid key taxon image gallery example Tortricids…
Key to calls of Mormoopidae and Noctilionidae A key to the known echolocation calls of the New World bats. The key is based on standard call parameters as measured using varied bat call recording hardware and parameters extracted with a variety of software. These include SonoBat, BatSound, AnalookW, Scanr, and others. Calls of species of…
Key to Species of Australian Philoreithridae (Trichoptera) Larvae Acknowledgements Andrew Cranston and Ben Gunn for scanning and attaching character state images. All character state images where derived from St Clair (1997). References St Clair, R. M. (1997) Preliminary Guide to the Identification of Late Instar Larvae of Australian Philoreithridae, Calamoceratidae and Helicopsychidae (Insecta: Trichoptera). Co-operative…
Key to Species of Australian Helicopsychidae (Trichoptera) Larvae Acknowledgements Andrew Cranston and Ben Gunn for compiling the key and incorporating character state images. References St Clair, R. M. (1997) Preliminary Guide to the Identification of Late Instar Larvae of Australian Philorheithridae, Calamoceratidae and Helicopsychidae (Insecta: Trichoptera). Co-operative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology, Thurgoona. Key Author(s):…