getting these down to genus should be doable with a key, however, species might be very difficult. Many beetles require you to use scanning em to reveal microstructural variation.
http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/CAT93500709/PDF (chrysomelid key) https://www.academia.edu/1538134/Drosophila_A_Guide_to_Species_Identification_and_Use http://comp.uark.edu/~wetges/Heedkey2.pdf https://books.google.com/books?id=GLWaAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=phylloxeridae+key&source=bl&ots=MXS4-SWPSf&sig=b28_UIN5uZGoiZQ_tJsLYZyryjI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj6gJHloevLAhWDsYMKHV2SAmcQ6AEIITAB#v=onepage&q=phylloxeridae%20key&f=false http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/projects/cicada/simon_lab/peet_pages/10_Dmitriev_Cybertax.pdf http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1653/024.097.0425 http://journals.fcla.edu/flaent/article/viewFile/83861/80752 http://aphid.aphidnet.org/ http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/KEYAPHIDGRAIN/ http://ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/KEYAPHID/ http://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Aphid_genera.htm http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/Ento/aphids/aphids2.htm http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspest/woolyashaphid/introduction.htm http://ipm.ncsu.edu/AG189/html/Key.HTML On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:08 AM, Jason Hernandez <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a number of insect specimens I have been trying to identify. Borror > et al 1989 has been useful in getting to family, but I would like to > identify them to genus (and dare I hope, species?). I have not had much > success on JSTOR or Google Scholar, so I am hoping the ECOLOG community can > direct me to keys for the following taxa: > Typhlocybine leafhoppers, > Aphids, > Woolly aphids, > Phylloxerids, > Drospohilid flies, > Chrysomelid beetles. > These specimens were collected in the Puget Sound basin of Washington, but > broader regional keys should be useful, too. Can anyone help? > > Jason Hernandez -- Malcolm L. McCallum, PHD, REP Link to online CV and portfolio : https://www.visualcv.com/malcolm-mc-callum?access=18A9RYkDGxO “Nothing is more priceless and worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed. It is a many-faceted treasure, of value to scholars, scientists, and nature lovers alike, and it forms a vital part of the heritage we all share as Americans.” -President Richard Nixon upon signing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 into law. "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - Allan Nation 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) Wealth w/o work Pleasure w/o conscience Knowledge w/o character Commerce w/o morality Science w/o humanity Worship w/o sacrifice Politics w/o principle Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
