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Taxonomic guides can be purchased from the Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre on: (02) 6024 9650 or [email protected]. All prices are GST inclusive but DO NOT include postage as this varies with the size and destination of the order.
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A preliminary guide to the identification of the microdrile oligochaetes of Australian inland waters
A.M. Pinder and R.O. Brinkhurst, 1994
Contains: keys to families, genera and species; morphological text and drawings; preparation techniques; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for families, genera, and species with drawings
Oligochaeta
Replaced by Pinder, A.M. (2010) Tools for identifying selected Australian aquatic oligochaetes (Clitellata: Annelida). Museum Victoria Science Reports 13: 1-26
out of print
2
A preliminary guide to keys and zoological information to identify invertebrates from Australian inland waters (2nd edition)
J. H. Hawking, 2000
Contains: list of currently available taxonomic keys and information
No longer current Refer to http://www.mdfrc.org.au/bugguide/resources/Draft_Index_of_Keys_MDFRC.pdf
$5.00
3
A guide to the identification of rotifers, cladocerans and copepods from Australian inland waters
R. J. Shiel, 1995
Contains: keys to orders, families, genera and species with drawings; morphological text and drawings; glossary; sampling and identification techniques; general ecological and life history information
Rotifera
out of print
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Amphipoda, Decapoda, Isopoda
Preliminary key to the malacostracan families (Crustacea) found in Australian inland waters
P. Horwitz, B. Knott and W.D. Williams, 1995
Contains: keys to families with drawings; morphological text and drawing; glossary; checklist of genera
Family keys of some Orders have been replaced;
King, R.A., Bradbury, J.H. (2012) Updated guide to the freshwater amphipods of Australia. TRIN Taxonomic Workshop, La Trobe University, Albury-Wodonga campus, 31 January – 1 February 2012
Anaspidacea & Bathynellacea – Guide 44
Wilson, G.D.F. (2012) Key to the genera of Phreatoicidea. TRIN Taxonomic Workshop, La Trobe University, Albury-Wodonga campus, 31 January – 1 February 2012
out of print
5
Preliminary key to the species of Decapoda (Crustacea: Malacostraca) found in Australian inland waters
P. Horwitz, 1995
Contains: keys to genera and species; morphological drawings; glossary; checklist and distribution of species; general ecological information
Keys to species of Caridina, Euastacus and Macrobrachium have been replaced;
Page, T., Choy, S.C., Hughes, J.M. (2005) The taxonomic feedback loop: symbiosis of morphology and molecules. Biol. Lett. 2005 1:139-142
McCormack, R.B. (2013) Preliminary key to the Australian spiny crayfish Euastacus (Decapoda: Paratascidae) Presented at TRIN Taxonomic Workshop, La Trobe University, Albury-Wodonga campus, 5 – 6 February 2013
Short, J.W. (2004) A revision of Australian river prawns, Macrobrachium (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae). Hydrobiologia 525: 1-100
out of print
6
Identification keys to the families and genera of bivalve and gastropod molluscs found in Australian inland waters
B. J. Smith, 1996
Contains: keys to families and genera with drawings; glossary; collection and preservation techniques; checklist and distribution of families; ecological information for families; taxonomic information for genera
Gastropoda: a number of keys have been replaced; refer to http://www.mdfrc.org.au/bugguide/resources/Draft_Index_of_Keys_MDFRC.pdf
Bivalvia: Unionida replaced by guide 51
$24.20
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Mayfly nymphs of Australia: A guide to genera
J. C. Dean and P. J. Suter, 1996
Contains: keys to families and genera with drawings; morphological text and drawings; checklist and distribution of genera; taxonomic information for families and genera; ecological information for families
Genus keys of some families replaced; Webb, J. & Suter, P. (2011) Identification of larvae of Australian Baetidae. Museum Victoria Science Reports 15: 1-24 Caenidae - Guide 23 Dean, J.C. (2011) A key to Australian genera of mayfly nymphs of the family Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera). Presented at TRIN workshop, La Trobe University, February 2011
out of print
8
Colour guide to invertebrates of Australian inland waters
J.H. Hawking and F.J. Smith, 1997
Contains: glossary; checklist of families; taxonomic, distribution and ecological information for families, genera and species
$25.00
9
Aquatic life in freshwater ponds: A guide to the identification and ecology of life in aquaculture ponds and farm dams in South Eastern Australia
B.A. Ingram, J.H. Hawking and R.J. Shiel, 1997
Contains: general keys to various taxonomic levels with drawings; glossary; collection techniques; general ecological information and specific information for families and higher taxa; colour plates
$33.00
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Preliminary guide to the identification of late instar larvae of Australian Ecnomidae, Philopotamidae and Tasimiidae (Insecta: Trichoptera)
D. Cartwright, 1997
Contains: keys to genera; morphological drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for genera
Replaced by Guide 50
out of print
11
Larvae of the Australian Hydrobiosidae (Insecta: Trichoptera)
J. C. Dean, 1997
Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings and black & white plates; morphological text and drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic information for genera
Genus key replaced by Guide 50
$27.50
12
Preliminary guide to the identification of late instar larvae of Australian Philorheithridae, Calamoceratidae and Helicopsychidae (Insecta: Trichoptera)
R. M. St Clair, 1997
Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for families and genera
Genus key replaced by Guide 50
out of print
MDFRC www.mdfrc.org.au Page 5 of 17 June 2013
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A preliminary guide to the identification of larval Hydroptilidae (Insecta: Trichoptera)
A. Wells, 1997
Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; preparation techniques; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for genera
Genus key replaced by Guide 50
$22.00
14
Preliminary guide to the identification of nymphs of Australian baetid mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) found in flowing waters
P. J. Suter, 1997
Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; taxonomic information for genera
Replaced by
Webb, J. & Suter, P. (2011) Identification of larvae of Australian Baetidae. Museum Victoria Science Reports 15: 1-24
out of print
15
Preliminary guide to the identification of late instar larvae of Australian Polycentropodidae, Glossosomatidae, Dipseudopsidae and Psychomyiidae (Insecta: Trichoptera)
D. I. Cartwright, 1998
Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for genera
Genus keys replaced by Guide 50
$22.00
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Preliminary guide to the identification of late instar larvae of Australian Calocidae, Helicophidae and Conoesucidae (Insecta: Trichoptera)
J. Jackson, 1998
Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; morphological text and drawings; checklist and distribution of species taxonomic information for families and genera; ecological information for families
Genus keys replaced by Guide 50
Calocidae genus and species keys replaced by
Shackleton, M. (2013) Preliminary keys to the larvae of Australian Calocidae (Insecta: Trichoptera) Presented at TRIN Taxonomic Workshop, La Trobe University, Albury-Wodonga campus, 5 – 6 February 2013
$27.50
17
A guide to the identification of larval Psephenidae water pennies (Insecta: Coleoptera)
J. Davis, 1998
Contains: keys to species with drawings; morphological drawing; collection techniques; checklist and distribution of species; ecological information for family
$22.00
18
A guide to the identification of families of Australian water mites (Arachnida: Acarina)
M. S. Harvey and J. E. Growns, 1998
Contains: keys to groups and families with drawings; morphological text and drawings; glossary; preparation techniques; general ecological and life history information; taxonomic information and ecological notes for families; colour plates
$27.50
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Preliminary guide to the identification of adult and larval Dytiscidae and adult aquatic Hydrophilidae (Insecta: Coleoptera)
C. Watts, 1998
Contains: keys to genera with drawings; morphological drawings; checklist of species; taxonomic notes and ecological information for families and genera
Replaced by Guide 43
$27.50
20
Preliminary keys for the identification of Australian mayfly nymphs of the family Leptophlebiidae
J. C. Dean, 1999
Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; morphological text and drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic information for genera
Genus key up dated
Dean, J.C. (2011) A key to Australian genera of mayfly nymphs of the family Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera). Presented at TRIN workshop, La Trobe University, February 2011
$27.50
21
Guide to the identification of Australian Elmidae larvae (Insecta: Coleoptera)
A. Glaister, 1999
Contains: keys to genera and species with black & white and colour plates; morphological text and black & white plates; checklist and distribution of species; ecological information for family and genera
$38.50
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Preliminary keys for the identification of Australian Trichoptera larvae of the family Hydropsychidae
J. C. Dean, 1999
Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; morphological text and drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic information for genera; ecological information for family
Genus key replaced by Guide 50
$22.00
23
Illustrated key to the Australian caenid nymphs (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae)
P. J. Suter, 1999
Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; checklist and distribution of species
$22.00
24
Dragonfly Larvae (Odonata): A guide to the identification of larvae of Australian families and to the identification and ecology of larvae from New South Wales
J. H. Hawking and G. Theischinger, 1999
Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; glossary; checklist of species; taxonomic information for order, families, genera and species; ecological and distribution information for species; colour plates
Possible update in part
Theischinger G and Endersby I (2009) Identification guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW, Sydney
$55.00
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A guide to the identification of common blue-green algae (cyanoprokaryotes) in Australian freshwaters
P. Baker and L. Fabbro, 1999
Contains: keys to orders and genera with drawings and colour plates; glossary; checklist of families; taxonomic information for orders and genera; general ecological information; distribution information for common species
$35.00
26
An illustrated key to common diatom genera from southern Australia
P. Gell, J. Sonneman, M. Reid, M. Illman, A. Sincock, 1999
Contains: keys to genera; morphological text and drawings; glossary; preparation techniques; checklist of common species; taxonomic information for genera; ecological information for genera
out of print
27
Preliminary keys for identification of Australian caddisfly larvae of the family Leptoceridae
R.M. St Clair, 2000
Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings and black & white plates; morphological drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic information for family and genera; ecological information for genera
Genus key placed by Guide 50
Trichoptera
$33.00
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Preliminary keys for the identification of larvae of the Australian gomphides (Odonata)
G. Theischinger, 2000
Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; checklist of species; taxonomic information families, genera and species; ecological and distribution information for genera, species
Possible update in part
Theischinger G and Endersby I (2009) Identification guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW, Sydney
$27.50
29
Australian alderfly larvae and adults (Insecta: Megaloptera): A preliminary guide to the identification of larvae and survey of adults of Australian alderflies
G. Theischinger, 2000
Contains: keys to families and genera with drawings; checklist of species; taxonomic and distribution information for families, genera and species
$19.80
30
Preliminary keys for identification of Australian caddisfly larvae of the families Odontoceridae, Kokiriidae and Oeconesidae
R. M. St Clair, 2000
Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic information for families; ecological information for families and genera
Genus key replaced by Guide 50
Trichoptera
$19.80
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Preliminary keys for the identification of the Australian caddisfly larvae of the families Antipodoeciidae, Atriplectididae, Limnephilidae and Plectrotarsidae
J. C. Dean, 2000
Contains: keys to species with drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for families
Trichoptera
$19.80
32 not published
33
An illustrated guide to common stream diatom species from temperate Australia
J.A. Sonneman, A. Sincock, J. Fluin, M. Reid, P. Newall, J. Tibby and P. Gell, 2000
Contains: keys to species; glossary; taxonomic and ecological information for species; black & white plates
$49.50
34
Preliminary keys for the identification of larvae of the Australian Synthemistidae, Gomphomacromiidae, Pseudocorduliidae, Macromiidae and Austrocorduliidae (Odonata)
G. Theischinger, 2001
Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; taxonomic information for families, genera and species; ecological and distribution information for species
Possible update in part
Theischinger G and Endersby I (2009) Identification guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW, Sydney
$33.00
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A reference guide to the ecology and taxonomy of freshwater and terrestrial leeches (Euhirudinea) of Australasia and Oceania
F.R. Govedich, 2001
Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings; morphological text and drawings; glossary; preparation techniques; checklist and distribution of species; general ecological information
Hirudinea
$33.00
36
A bibliography to some of the ecological and biological literature of Australian aquatic inland invertebrates
M.J. Pearson and J.H. Hawking, 2001
Contains: list of available ecological information
$27.50
37
An introduction to the identification of aquatic caterpillars (Lepidoptera) found in Australian inland waters
J.H. Hawking, 2001
Contains: keys to families, species with drawings and black & white plates; morphological drawings; checklist of species; taxonomic and ecological information for families and species; distribution information for species; colour plates
Most keys have been replaced but reference is made back to guide 37
Hawking, J.H., (2012) Preliminary guide to the larvae of the aquatic moths from Australia (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Acentropinae). TRIN Taxonomic Workshop, La Trobe University, Albury-Wodonga campus, 31 January – 1 February 2012
$33.00
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A key to Victorian nymphs of Leptoperla (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae)
E. Tsyrlin, 2001
Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings and colour plates; morphological drawing; checklist and distribution of genera; taxonomic and ecological information for species
$33.00
39
A guide to the identification of Australian freshwater planktonic chroococcales
(Cyanoprokaryota/ Cyanobacteria)
G. B. McGregor and L. D. Fabbro, 2001
Contains: keys to genera and species; glossary; general life history information; taxonomic and distribution information for genera and species; ecological information for species; drawings and colour plates
$30.00
40
Tasmanian aquatic and semi-aquatic hemipterans
I. Lansbury and P. S. Lake, 2002
Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; glossary; preparation techniques; checklist of species; taxonomic and distribution information for species; ecological information for families and species; colour plates
Hemiptera
$33.00
MDFRC www.mdfrc.org.au Page 14 of 17 June 2013
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Habitat profiles of Queensland mayflies, families Baetidae, Caenidae and Prosopistomatidae
P. J. Suter, D. Conrick, B. Cockayne and S. Choy, 2002
Contains: checklist of species; habitat and distribution information for species
Ephemeroptera
$33.00
42
Preliminary keys for the identification of larvae of the Australian Petaluridae, Archipetaliidae, Austropetaliidae, Telephlebiidae and Aeshnidae (Odonata)
G. Theischinger, 2002
Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; checklist of species; taxonomic information for families, genera and species; ecological and distribution information for species; colour plates
Possible update in part
Theischinger G and Endersby I (2009) Identification guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW, Sydney
$37.00
43
Checklists and guides to the identification, to genus, of adult and larval Australian water beetles of the families Dytiscidae, Noteridae, Hygrobiidae, Haliplidae, Gyrinidae, Hydraenidae and the superfamily Hydrophiloidea (Insecta: Coleoptera)
C. H. S. Watts, 2002
Contains: keys to genera with drawings; morphological drawings; checklist of species; taxonomic and distribution information for genera; ecological information for families and genera; colour plates
Gyrinidae key replaced by
Watts C.H.S. & Hamon (2010) Pictorial guide to the Australian whirligig beetles. South Australian Museum http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/assets/files/science/terrestrial-invertebrates/Guide_to_Gyrinidae.pdf
out of print
MDFRC www.mdfrc.org.au Page 15 of 17 June 2013
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A preliminary identification of Australian Syncarida (Crustacea)
P. A. Serov, 2002
Contains: keys to families and genera with drawings; morphological drawings; glossary; preparation techniques; checklist and distribution of species; general ecological information; taxonomic and ecological information for families; colour plates
Anaspidacea, Bathynellacea
$33.00
45 not published
46
Dragonflies of Victoria: An identification guide to adult and larval dragonflies (Odonata)
G. Theischinger and J. H. Hawking, 2003
Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; checklist of species; colour plates
Possible update in part
Theischinger G and Endersby I (2009) Identification guide to the Australian Odonata. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW, Sydney
$38.50
47
An identification guide to the fairy shrimps (Crustacea: Anostraca) of Australia
B.V. Timms, 2004
Contains: keys to families, genera, species with drawings; morphological text and drawings; glossary; collection and preservation techniques; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic information for families, genera; colour plates
$42.90
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Preliminary guide to the identification of larvae of fish, with a bibliography of their studies, from the Murray-Darling Basin
L.G. Serafini and P. Humphries, 2004
Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings and black & white plates; morphological text and drawings; taxonomic and distribution information for species
$40.70
49
Introduction to the systematics and biology of Australian aquatic Neuroptera
T.R. New, 2004
Contains: keys to families, genera and species (terrestrial adults only); checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for families
$40.70
50
Identification keys to Australian families and genera of caddis-fly larvae (Trichoptera)
J.C. Dean, R.M. St Clair and D.I. Cartwright, 2004
Contains: keys to families and genera with drawings and black & white plates; morphological drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for families; colour plates
Calocidae genus key replaced by
Shackleton, M. (2013) Preliminary keys to the larvae of Australian Calocidae (Insecta: Trichoptera) Presented at TRIN Taxonomic Workshop, La Trobe University, Albury-Wodonga campus, 5 – 6 February 2013
$46.20
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A guide to the provisional identification of the freshwater mussels (Unionoida) of Australasia
K.F. Walker, 2004
Contains: keys to species; distribution information for species; morphological drawings; checklist of species
Bivalvia
$38.50
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