Böcher, Jens.
The Greenland Entomofauna : An Identification Manual of Insects, Spiders and Their Allies.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (897 pages)
- Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica Series ; v.44 .
- Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica Series .
Intro -- The Greenland Entomofauna: An Identification Manual of Insects, Spiders and Their Allies -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- List of contributors -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Arthropod structure and systematics -- 3: The Greenland entomofauna in its arctic context -- 4: The Greenland entomofauna: zoogeography and history -- 5: The inventory of the Greenland entomofauna -- 6: Collembola -- 7: Ephemeroptera -- 8: Psocodea -- 8.1 Generalities and non-parasitic taxa -- 8.2 Lice: the parasitic Psocodea -- 9: Thysanoptera -- 10: Hemiptera -- 10.1 Generalities and key to principal groups -- 10.2 Psylloidea -- 10.3 Aphidomorpha -- 10.4 Coccoidea -- 10.5 Cicadomorpha -- 10.6 Heteroptera -- 11: Hymenoptera -- 11.1 Generalities and family key -- 11.2 Tenthredinidae -- 11.3 Megaspilidae -- 11.4 Aphelinidae -- 11.5 Encyrtidae -- 11.6 Eulophidae -- 11.7 Mymaridae -- 11.8 Pteromalidae -- 11.9 Trichogrammatidae -- 11.10 Figitidae -- 11.11 Platygastridae -- 11.12 Diapriidae -- 11.13 Proctotrupidae -- 11.14 Braconidae -- 11.15 Ichneumonidae -- 11.16 Dryinidae -- 11.17 Vespidae -- 11.18 Formicidae -- 11.19 Apidae -- 12: Neuroptera -- 13: Coleoptera -- 14: Trichoptera -- 15: Lepidoptera -- 16: Siphonaptera -- 17: Diptera -- 17.1 Generalities and family keys -- 17.2 Tipulidae -- 17.3 Trichoceridae -- 17.4 Culicidae -- 17.5 Simuliidae -- 17.6 Ceratopogonidae -- 17.7 Chironomidae -- 17.8 Sciaridae -- 17.9 Bibionidae & -- Scatopsidae -- 17.10 Mycetophilidae, Bolitophilidae & -- Keroplatidae -- 17.11 Psychodidae -- 17.12 Cecidomyiidae -- 17.13 Empididae -- 17.14 Dolichopodidae -- 17.15 Phoridae -- 17.16 Syrphidae -- 17.17 Sciomyzidae -- 17.18 Sepsidae -- 17.19 Piophilidae -- 17.20 Agromyzidae -- 17.21 Heleomyzidae -- 17.22 Sphaeroceridae -- 17.23 Chamaemyiidae -- 17.24 Canacidae -- 17.25 Ephydridae. 17.26 Anthomyiidae, Fanniidae, Muscidae and Scathophagidae -- 17.27 Calliphoridae, Oestridae, Tachinidae -- 18: Arachnida -- 18.1 Araneae -- 18.2 Opiliones -- 18.3 Acari -- 18.3.1 Generalities and key to higher taxa -- 18.3.2 Mesostigmata -- 18.3.3 Ixodida -- 18.3.4 Prostigmata -- 18.3.5 Hydrachnidia and Halacaridae -- 18.3.6 Oribatida -- 18.3.7 Astigmata -- 19: Chilopoda -- 20: Introduced insect orders -- Glossary -- Index.
The Greenland Entomofauna provides a richly illustrated tool for the identification of the insects, spiders, mites etc. of the country, hence enabling detailed future monitoring of range shifts of individual species.
ISBN: 9789004261051
Subjects--Topical Terms: Insects--Greenland--Identification. Spiders--Greenland--Identification. Myriapoda--Greenland--Identification.
Index Terms--Genre/Form: Electronic books.
LC Class. No.: QL482.G83G73 2015
Dewey Class. No.: 595.70998/2