Ephemeroptera of South America

For many years, students from numerous countries have complained about the lack of "tools" to identify aquatic invertebrates from Latin America. Keys found in accepted textbooks are mostly limited, superficial or too popular-science. On the other hand, more advanced keys in academic books on aquatic invertebrates fail to cover Neotropical representatives in due detail. The few that do, however, also show too many defects in scope and presentation to be considered up-to-date. An international team of editors combined their efforts with Pensoft Publishers to launch a new major series on the aquatic biodiversity of Latin America. About 15 monographs, written by scientists from various countries, will offer a new, unrivalled view of the marvellous aquatic world of South America! The series is addressed to zoologists, ecologists, hydrobiologists, biogeographers, conservationists and students interested in aquatic biodiversity. The series will be an imminent tool for any biological library.

This book covers all known (14) families, (103) genera and (470) species of the insect order Ephemeroptera from continental South America. It includes updated keys (in English and Spanish) to separate families, genera and species (when possible), as well as complete reference data on each taxon, considering its status, characters, biology and distribution. The book is addressed to specialists in systematics, ecologists, limnologists and biologists in general.

Contents

INTRODUCTION

MORPHOLOGY

Nymph

Adult

Eggs

BIOLOGY

WORKING WITH SPECIMENS

HIGHER CLASSIFICATION

DISTRIBUTION

LIST OF FAMILIES, SUBFAMILIES, GENERA AND SPECIES

SYSTEMATICS

Keys to South American families

Claves para las familias sudamericanas

Family Ameletopsidae

Family Baetidae

Family Caenidae

Family Coloburiscidae

Family Coryphoridae

Family Ephemeridae

Family Euthyplociidae

Family Leptohyphidae

Family Leptophlebiidae

Family Melanemerellidae

Family Nesameletidae

Family Oligoneuriidae

Family Oniscigastridae

Family Polymitarcyidae

COLOR PLATES

GUIDE TO CHANGES IN SCIENTIFIC NAMES

Author: Dominguez, E Molineri, C Pescador, ML Hubbard, MD Nieto, C
Publisher: Pensoft
Extra Details: 165x240, 218 b&w, 16 color plates, keys, index, bibliography, in English, keys also in Spanish. Hardback, 642pp.