Timber Answers

Timber Answers Timber Answers provides technical information about wood properties, and uses of over 1 000 species of Australian and imported timbers, including those commonly grown in plantations. The interactive selection tool allows species to…

The moss genus Bryum in Switzerland

The moss genus Bryum in Switzerland Taxonomic scope: Bryophytes Description: The genus Bryum is one of the most challenging genera of bryophytes. This key contains 47 species known from Switzerland and adjacent countries. Nearly all…

Anasillomos key Dikow 2015

Anasillomos key Dikow 2015 Key to species of Anasillomos (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) following taxonomic revision by Dikow 2015 (doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.3.e4652) Key Author(s): Torsten Dikow Key Version: 1.0 Anasillomos key Dikow 2015 Lucid key taxon image gallery…

Key to Asilidae subfamily taxa sensu Dikow (2009)

Key to Asilidae subfamily taxa sensu Dikow (2009) This matrix-based identification key is provided to place all Asilidae genera in the phylogenetic classification of Dikow (2009), which recognises 14 taxa: Asilinae, Bathypogoninae, Brachyrhopalinae, Dasypogoninae, Dioctriinae,…

Key to Leptogastrinae genera

Key to Leptogastrinae genera Key to 17 presently recognized genera of Leptogastrinae (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) of the world. Note that two entries are made for Leptogaster, i.e., Leptogaster sensu stricto restricted to the Nearctic and…

Namadytes key Dikow and Leon 2014

Namadytes key Dikow and Leon 2014 Key to species of Namadytes (Insecta: Diptera: Mydidae) following taxonomic revision by Dikow and Leon 2014 (doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e1071) Key Author(s): Torsten Dikow Key Version: 1.0 Namadytes key Dikow and Leon…

Lasiocnemus key Dikow 2007

Lasiocnemus key Dikow 2007 Key to species of Lasiocnemus (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) based on the taxonomic revision by Dikow 2007 (doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.4001/1021-3589-15.1.57) Key Author(s): Torsten Dikow Lasiocnemus key Dikow 2007 Lucid key taxon image gallery example…

Ectyphinae key Lyons and Dikow 2010

Ectyphinae key Lyons and Dikow 2010 Key to species of Ectyphinae (Insecta: Diptera: Mydidae) following taxonomic revision of Ectyphus and Parectyphus by Lyons and Dikow 2010 (doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.73.840) Key Author(s): Katie Lyons and Torsten Dikow Key…

The Key to Pythium species

The Key to Pythium species The key is presented as a guide to identifying Pythium to the species level. It is a modification of that created by Anna van der Plaats-Niterink (Van der Plaats-Niterink, A.…

Plant Families of southern Africa

Plant Families of southern Africa Southern Africa has a total of 225 plant families with the 52 largest families covering over 90% of the flora. A book entitled ‘Plant Families of southern Africa’ was published…