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Thrips of California 2012 edition --
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Updated: Mon 05/14/2012 @ 03:26
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 Updated 2012 Edition
Thrips are all about us, whether naturally in the flowers, leaves and dead branches of native Californian plants, or as invasive pests in homes and crops. With this, the first overview in 40 years of a major part of the North American Thysanoptera fauna, the authors aim to interest more people in the biology of these fascinating insects, as well as provide an up-to-date teaching resource. Equipped with a good compound microscope, amateur and professional entomologists, biology students and their teachers, conservation and land managers, environmental consultants and anyone interested in the diversity of the natural world will value this remarkable tool. It summarizes information on 250 species of California thrips, together with a further 14 species that are potential invaders. the Lucid tm system facilitates identification of 208 of these species, illustrated with nearly 1,400 photomicrographs. A novel interactive glossary defines technical terms of thrips morphology, and there is an extensive introduction and bibliography.
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Free on-line edition. New updated 2012 edition.
More features but requires the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
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Free on-line edition. New updated 2012 edition.
Slightly less features but no Java Runtime Environment (JRE) required - instant play!
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Features
- An introduction to thrips biology, classification, collection and microslide preparation, also the significance of immigrant species in the California fauna, and the botanical diversity of the State.
- A visual interactive glossary of thrips structural features.
- An interactive identification key to 208 species of thrips in California
- Descriptions of 264 species with comments on the biology and distribution
- Extensive literature references, hyperlinked for convenience
- More than 1300 photomicrographs
- A keyword search facility of all text pages and references.
Published by: QAAFI Biological Information Technology (CBIT), The University of Queensland.
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| Author(s): Mark S. Hoddle, Laurence A. Mound, Dena Paris |
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Updated: Thu 04/26/2012 @ 11:52
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Collaborators: University of Maryland, USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory, & University of Montreal
Site: aphid.aphidnet.org
USDA CPHST is pleased to announce the release of AphID: Identification Guide for Cosmopolitan and Polyphagous Aphid Species developed through collaboration among organizations and institutions in the U.S. and Canada (USDA CPHST Identification Technology Program (ITP), University of Maryland, USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL), and Université de Montréal). AphID is intended to help port identifiers and quarantine officers seeking a preliminary but relatively simple way to identify aphids.
Aphids are sap-sucking insects that are most common in the temperate zones of the world. They cause direct feeding damage to the plant and serve as vectors of plant viruses. In addition, aphid honeydew promotes the growth of sooty mold and attracts nuisance ants. Many economically important aphid species have a worldwide distribution but some remain outside the USA. AphID is the latest tool in the USDA's means to identify potential aphid pests.
A total of 66 aphid species are treated in this digital identification tool. AphID includes the 38 polyphagous aphid species in the three seminal works by Roger Blackman and Victor Eastop. The remaining aphids represent the 28 species most frequently intercepted at U.S. ports of entry that are not already represented on the Blackman & Eastop list.
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| Author(s): Colin Favret and Gary L. Miller |
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Chironomidae of North America --
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Updated: Fri 03/09/2012 @ 04:11
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This key (genus level) was created partially because of my frustration with going through dichotomous keys. I knew what characters I could see, but this was not necessarily what I needed to get through the dichotomous keys. This version is the beginning of many improvements I'm sure. The Tanypodinae, I'm afraid to say, has been a little neglected. This is more of my own limitations and time. I'm sure someone else may have a better characteristics and use setal locations. I'm definitely open to suggestions and welcome feedback. This is a side project of mine, and improvements tend to go in jumps. Please use, but take in mind it is still a work in progress. Created: 2011 revised Feb 2, 2012.
Kristie Heard
Direct URL: http://keys.lucidcentral.org/key-server/player.jsp?keyId=71
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| Author(s): Kristie Heard |
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Updated: Tue 03/06/2012 @ 06:06
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Allows identification of copepod specimens to species level.
Direct URL: http://www.tafi.org.au/zooplankton/diagnostickey/index.html
Swadling, K.M., Slotwinski, A.S., Ritz, D.A., Gibson, J.A.E., and Hosie, G.W. 2008 Guide to the marine zooplankton of south eastern Australia. Version 1.0 June 2008 www.tafi.org.au/zooplankton
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| Author(s): Swadling, K.M., Slotwinski, A.S., Ritz, D.A., Gibson, J.A.E., and Hosie, G.W. |
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