Ebook: Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Collembola: Illustrated Keys to Known Families, Genera, and Species in South America

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 many cases, to include terrestrial species of orders that include both terrestrial and aquatic taxa. In no case is a taxonomic reVlSlon of any group undertaken, although recommendations for such revisions are included, and the probable synonymy of nominal species still treated as valid in the literature is noted. Two different approaches are employed according to the taxon being treated. For phylogenetic groups encompassing overwhelmingly or exclusively aquatic species, such as the orders Odonata 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.

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This book is the first in a series designed to facilitate identification of South American insects likely to be encountered in, on, or near water, on wetlands, and in unusual aquatic habitats, such as bromelias, pitcher plants, and mosses. In the case of some taxa encompassing both aquatic and terrestrial species, it is expanded to permit identification of all species, regardless of habitat.

The Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects begins with a short general introduction. The scope for the first volume is the Collembola. It includes all species known from South America by the end of the 1990s and permits a state-of-the-art identification to species. In the case of specimens belonging to undescribed species or those not previously reported from South America, it permits identification to genus or family and gives the reader reasonable certainty that his specimen does not belong to the known fauna of the continent. The keys are richly illustrated to permit non-specialists in the group to reliabily identify specimens. Taxonomic revisions are intentionally avoided, but doubtful taxa are so designated in the key.

Already published within this encyclopedia:

• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Collembola ISBN: 0-7923-6704-9
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Ephemeroptera ISBN: 1-4020-0775-2
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Plecoptera ISBN: 1-4020-1520-8

Forthcoming booktitles:

• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Odonata
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Orthoptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Heteroptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Neuroptera, including Megaloptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Trichoptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Lepidoptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Coleoptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Diptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Hymenoptera

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This book is the first in a series designed to facilitate identification of South American insects likely to be encountered in, on, or near water, on wetlands, and in unusual aquatic habitats, such as bromelias, pitcher plants, and mosses. In the case of some taxa encompassing both aquatic and terrestrial species, it is expanded to permit identification of all species, regardless of habitat.

The Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects begins with a short general introduction. The scope for the first volume is the Collembola. It includes all species known from South America by the end of the 1990s and permits a state-of-the-art identification to species. In the case of specimens belonging to undescribed species or those not previously reported from South America, it permits identification to genus or family and gives the reader reasonable certainty that his specimen does not belong to the known fauna of the continent. The keys are richly illustrated to permit non-specialists in the group to reliabily identify specimens. Taxonomic revisions are intentionally avoided, but doubtful taxa are so designated in the key.

Already published within this encyclopedia:

• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Collembola ISBN: 0-7923-6704-9
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Ephemeroptera ISBN: 1-4020-0775-2
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Plecoptera ISBN: 1-4020-1520-8

Forthcoming booktitles:

• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Odonata
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Orthoptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Heteroptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Neuroptera, including Megaloptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Trichoptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Lepidoptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Coleoptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Diptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Hymenoptera

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Collembola....Pages 11-396
Back Matter....Pages 397-408

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This book is the first in a series designed to facilitate identification of South American insects likely to be encountered in, on, or near water, on wetlands, and in unusual aquatic habitats, such as bromelias, pitcher plants, and mosses. In the case of some taxa encompassing both aquatic and terrestrial species, it is expanded to permit identification of all species, regardless of habitat.

The Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects begins with a short general introduction. The scope for the first volume is the Collembola. It includes all species known from South America by the end of the 1990s and permits a state-of-the-art identification to species. In the case of specimens belonging to undescribed species or those not previously reported from South America, it permits identification to genus or family and gives the reader reasonable certainty that his specimen does not belong to the known fauna of the continent. The keys are richly illustrated to permit non-specialists in the group to reliabily identify specimens. Taxonomic revisions are intentionally avoided, but doubtful taxa are so designated in the key.

Already published within this encyclopedia:

• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Collembola ISBN: 0-7923-6704-9
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Ephemeroptera ISBN: 1-4020-0775-2
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Plecoptera ISBN: 1-4020-1520-8

Forthcoming booktitles:

• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Odonata
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Orthoptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Heteroptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Neuroptera, including Megaloptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Trichoptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Lepidoptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Coleoptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Diptera
• Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Hymenoptera

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Collembola....Pages 11-396
Back Matter....Pages 397-408
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