Most Commonly Used Identification Books

Listed below are the most common books we use to help us identify aquatic invertebrates.  Not listed are the numerous original research papers that we routinely use for species determinations.  If you have specific questions on what identification keys to use for particular taxon, write us and we will be happy to share our extensive literature data base.

 

Brown, H. P. 1976. Aquatic Dryopoid beetles (Coleoptera) of the United States. U. S. EPA. Cincinnati, Ohio. 82 pages.

Burch, J. B. 1973. Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual No. 11, Freshwater Unionacean Clams (Mollusca: Pelecypoda) of North America. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Project # 18050, Contract # 14-12-894. 176 pages.

Burch, J. B. 1973. Freshwater Unionacean Clams (Mollusca:Gastropoda) of North America. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA-600/3-82-023. Contract # 68-03-1290. 193 pages.

Edmunds, G. F., Jr., S. L. Jensen and L. Berner. 1976. The Mayflies of North and Central America. North Central Publishing Co., St. Paul, MN. 330 pages.

Johannsen, O. A. 1977. Aquatic Diptera: Eggs, Larvae, and Pupae of Aquatic Flies. Published by the University, Ithaca, N.Y. 210 pages.

Klemm, D. J. 1972. Biota of Freshwater Ecosytems Identification Manual No. 8, Freshwater leeches (Annelida: Hirundinea) of North America. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Project # 18050, Contract # 14-12-894. 53 pages.

Larson, D.J., Alarie, Y. and Roughley, R.E. 2000.  Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Neractic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of canada and Alaska.  National Research Coucil of Canada Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 982 pp.

Merritt, R. W. and Kenneth W. Cummins (editors). 1996. An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America, Third Edition. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque, Iowa. 862 pages.

Needham, J.G., M. J. Westfall, and M. L. May. 2000. A manual of the dragonflies of North America (Anisoptera). Scientific Publishers, Inc. Gainesville, Florida.

Pennak, R. W. 1989. Freshwater invertebrates of the United States, Third edition John Wiley and Sons, Inc, New York, 628 pages.

Stewart, K. W. and B. P. Stark. 1988. Nymphs of North American Stonefly Genera (Plecoptera). Entomological Society of America. 460 pages.

Thorp J. H. and A. P. Covich (editors). 1991. Ecology and Classification of Freshwater Inverebrates. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, CA. 911 pages.

Westfall, M.J., Jr. and M.L. May. 1996. Damselflies of North America. Scientific Publishers. Gainesville, Florida.

Wiederholm, T. (editor) 1983. Chironomidae of the Holarctic Region. Part 1. Larvae. Entomologica Scandinavica. 457 pages.

Wiggins, G. B. 1996. Larvae of North American Caddisfly Genera (Trichoptera). University of Toronto Press. Toronto. 457 pages.