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Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Culicomorpha » Midges (Chironomidae) » Tanypodinae

Adults of the Subfamily Tanypodinae in North America

By Selwyn S. Roback
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1971

Includes key to species and brief species descriptions.

There have been a few taxonomic changes since 1971, notably the new tribe Natarsini, a few promotions and demotions of genera and subgenera within Macropelopina, and synonomy of Roback's subgenus Calotanypus with Djalmabatista.

Google books link: http://books.google.com/books?id=lYTr8SHK1u0C.

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Contributed by John F. Carr on 8 November, 2008 - 10:09am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Culicomorpha » Black Flies (Simuliidae)

The Black Flies (Simuliidae) of North America

By Peter H. Adler et al.
Cornell University Press, 2004

Excerpt from publisher's description follows.

"Each of the 254 species known from the continent north of Mexico, including 43 new species, is treated in detail. Each species account summarizes all pertinent information on taxonomy, morphology, cytology, physiology, molecular systematics, and bionomics. The book is copiously illustrated with more than 1,100 figures, including color drawings of larvae and adult thoraxes, by some of the world’s foremost scientific illustrators. Additional figures and photographs show chromosomal and morphological features, portraits of important researchers, control efforts, natural enemies, oviposition behavior, and cladograms.

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Contributed by John F. Carr on 18 October, 2008 - 6:21pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Culicomorpha » Midges (Chironomidae)

The Chironomidae

By P. D. Armitage, P. S. Cranston, L. C. V. Pinder
Springer, 1995

Subtitled "The biology and ecology of non-biting midges."

The publisher writes: "The dipteran family Chironomidae is the most widely distributed and frequently the most abundant group of insects in freshwater with representatives in both terrestrial and marine environments. This book provides a state-of-the-art account of the family including both pure and applied aspects of research."

Available on Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?id=bQyvnx4x6toC.

Contains a key to subfamilies beginning at page 53, which suffers

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Contributed by John F. Carr on 24 October, 2008 - 6:02am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Culicomorpha » Mosquitoes (Culicidae)

The Mosquitoes of Canada

By D.M. Wood, P.T. Dang, and R.A. Ellis
Canadian Government Publishing Services, 1979

Very comprehensive volume, with both ID keys, species descriptions, range data, references, and diagrams of larvae and adults.

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Contributed by Sean McCann on 6 December, 2005 - 8:50am

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Mosquitoes of North America (North of Mexico)

By Stanley J. Carpenter, Walter J. Lacasse
Univ of California Pr, 1974

This book has some of the best diagrams of adult female mosquitoes that have been done. Another book out of press and sorely in need of reissue.
This book is a great companion to Darsie and Ward(1) and you usually find photocopies of the plates in evidence wherever adult mosquitoes are identified.

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Contributed by Sean McCann on 5 December, 2005 - 1:46pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Culicomorpha » Mosquitoes (Culicidae)

Mosquito Fauna of North America

By Satyu Yamaguti and Walter LaCasse
Office of the Surgeon, HQ Japan Logistical Command, 1953

This series has some great diagrams and very detailed information that is still very relevant. You won't find anything this detailed still in press.

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Contributed by Sean McCann on 5 December, 2005 - 1:44pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Culicomorpha » Mosquitoes (Culicidae)

Keys to the Adult Females and Fourth Instar Larvae of the Mosquitoes of Florida

By Richard F. Darsie and Charlie D. Morris
E.O. Painter Printing Company, 2000

Good, simple keys for ID'ing Florida mosquitoes. Spiral bound and durable cover. County by county collection info included.

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Contributed by Sean McCann on 19 November, 2005 - 3:29pm

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Identification And Geographical Distribution Of The Mosquitoes: Of North America, North Of Mexico

By Richard F., Jr. Darsie, RONALD A. WARD, Chien C. Chang, Taina Litwak
University Press of Florida, 2004

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Contributed by Richard Leung on 23 March, 2005 - 9:54pm

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