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Superfamily Muscoidea
Manual of Nearctic Diptera Volume 1 By Varies for each chapter; edited by J.F. McAlpine, B.V. Petersen, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, D.M. Wood. Research Branch Agriculture Canada, 1981
This volume includes: introduction; chapters on morphological terms for adults and larva; keys to family for adults and larvae; keys to genera for all non-Schizophoran flies, e.g. "Nematocera", "Orthorrhapha," and Empidoidea.
An easier search to find family info on the PDF, courtesy of V. Belov:
To jump to family chapters in the PDF files, enter the following
numbers into the pdf viewer page # box (volume indicated before the
page #)
Acartophthalmidae 2:195 • Acroceridae 1:585 • Agromyzidae
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A Catalog of the Diptera of America North of Mexico By Alan Stone, et al. United States Department of Agriculture, 1965
Nomenclature is dated, of course. One nice feature is range information.
Contributed by Stephen_WV on 28 April, 2007 - 9:50am |
The Flies of Western North America By Frank R. Cole and Evert I. Schlinger University of California Press, 1969
Although out of print, and in some respects out of date, I have consulted this tome numerous times where I had nothing else available. It has been a very valuable resource.
Since this book is out of print, the Amazon link doesn't seem to work. See here for internet availability: 1.
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Entomology for beginners: for the use of young folks, fruit-growers, farmers, and gardeners By A.S. Packard Henry Holt and Company, 1888
This little volume is an interesting glimpse into the science of entomology in the late 1800s, but today it is most useful as a source of public domain figures. Available online at Biodiversity Heritage Library
Contributed by Chris Wirth on 27 January, 2025 - 9:56pm |
Facts and theories concerning the insect head By R.E. Snodgrass Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 142, (1), 1–61, 1960
Detailed information and illustrations of insect head structures, but with somewhat dated terminology; available online and indicated as not in copyright in the United States.
Contributed by Chris Wirth on 25 January, 2025 - 7:48pm |
Notes on the Neuroptera and Mecoptera of Kansas, with keys to the identification of species By smith, Roger C. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 7: 120-144, 1934
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New records and notes on the distribution of aquatic insects (Coleoptera, Hemiptera) in southeastern Arizona By Pintar M.R. Western N.Amer. Naturalist 84: 125–132, 2024
Contributed by v belov on 11 July, 2024 - 6:49pm |
Review of parasitoid wasps and flies associated with Limacodidae in North America, with a key to genera By Michael W. Gates, John T. Lill, Robert R. Kula, J,E. O'Hara, D.B. Wahl, D.R. Smith, J,B. Whitfield, S.M. Murphy, & T.M. Stoepler Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 114(1): 24-110, 2012
Full title: Review of parasitoid wasps and flies (Hymenoptera, Diptera) associated with Limacodidae (Lepidoptera) in North America, with a key to genera.
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