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…
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.…
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…
Key to Genera of Australian Leptoceridae (Trichoptera) Larvae Acknowledgements Andrew Cranston and Ben Gunn for compiling the key and attaching character state images. References St Clair, R. (1988) The adult and immatures of Russobex gen.…
Key to Families of Australian Trichoptera Larvae Trichoptera (Caddisflies) are small, moth-like insects with winged adults and aquatic larvae. The larvae differ from those of Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) in having only one pair of…
Key to Families of Australian Aquatic Diptera Larvae Diptera comprises the true flies, that is those flies in which the adult has only one pair of wings, situated on the meso- (second) thoracic segment. The…
Key to Families of Adult Australian Aquatic Coleoptera (Beetles) Coleoptera (beetles) is the most speciose of all the insect orders. The majority of the approximately 120 families known from Australia are terrestrial but around 14…
Key to Families of Australian Aquatic Coleoptera, Megaloptera and Mecoptera Larvae Coleoptera The Coleoptera (beetles) is the most speciose of all the insect orders with over 5,000 aquatic species. The majority of the approximately 120…
Key to Families of Australian Aquatic Neuroptera & Megaloptera Larvae These two closely related orders are sometimes placed as one. We follow The Insects of Australia by keeping the orders separate but for convenience present…
Key to Families of Australian Aquatic Hemiptera (True-bugs) The Hemiptera (true bugs) are a widespread and speciose order of insects. The large terrestrial element includes leafhoppers, cicadas, aphids, scale insects, and a variety of herbacious…