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herper.com - Mantid Species in North America

Lists 21 species of mantids that occur in NA. Notably, they provide common names for most of them. They also list species for select states.

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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 28 June, 2004 - 8:25pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mantids and Cockroaches (Dictyoptera) » Mantids (Mantodea)

Florida Preying Mantids - Insecta - Mantodea

A PDF file that lists 12 mantid species that may occur in Florida, providing a key for identifying them. Arnett (1) says there are 20 species in the US and Canada, so that's a good portion of them probably found in Florida.

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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 28 June, 2004 - 8:17pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta)

MCZ Type Database @ Harvard Entomology

A Mantis powered search engine of Harvard Entomology's insect images. It currently has over 16,000 images.

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Contributed by Anthony Magee on 23 September, 2007 - 1:20am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta)

Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology

Digital version of A Dictionary of Entomology by N. K. Jardine (1914). Available as individual html documents (by letter), a text-based PDF, and a facsimile (scanned) PDF. It is extensive--I found some terms in there I had puzzled over for some time.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 21 February, 2007 - 9:16am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta)

California Insect Survey Publications

A series of monographs about insect groups as they exist in California (in PDF format). Many useful keys and descriptions, though most are over the head of the non-entomologically-trained. Even so, amateurs will find useful information even if they can't make full use of the articles.

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Contributed by Chuck Entz on 8 July, 2006 - 6:26pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta)

University of Alberta Entomology Collection

Fantastic site with photos and lots of information about many species. Allows you to search by common name, scientific name, even latitude and longitude.

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Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 12 February, 2006 - 6:54am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta)

NatureServe Explorer

NatureServe is the umbrella group for the natural heritage inventories of all the states and provinces and a of few other nations.

This site allows you to search by common name or scientific name. The data available includes range, rarity, and prospects for the future.

Lots of insect species are here. Those who are so inclined can also search for trees, wildflowers, vines, shrubs, fishes, salamanders, mammals, and much more. About 60,000 species are here.

A great source.

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Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 23 June, 2005 - 5:22am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta)

Insect Identification and Natural History

Web site for a graduate course at Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln. Has some notes and photos of interest.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 23 April, 2005 - 6:33am

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