Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica
Encyclopedia
Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica is a scientific book series of entomological
identification manuals for insect
s (and other terrestrial arthropod
s) in North-West Europe, mainly Fennoscandia and Denmark. The series is used by a number of groups, such as ecologists, biologists, and insect collectors. The books are in English, and published by the Dutch academic publishing house Brill
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Entomology
Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology...
identification manuals for insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
s (and other terrestrial arthropod
Arthropod
An arthropod is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton , a segmented body, and jointed appendages. Arthropods are members of the phylum Arthropoda , and include the insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and others...
s) in North-West Europe, mainly Fennoscandia and Denmark. The series is used by a number of groups, such as ecologists, biologists, and insect collectors. The books are in English, and published by the Dutch academic publishing house Brill
Brill Publishers
Brill is an international academic publisher founded in 1683 in Leiden, the Netherlands. With offices in Leiden and Boston, Brill today publishes more than 134 journals and around 600 new books and reference works each year...
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Titles
Number | Title | Author | Pages | Date |
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1 | The Stratiomyioidea (Diptera Diptera Diptera , or true flies, is the order of insects possessing only a single pair of wings on the mesothorax; the metathorax bears a pair of drumstick like structures called the halteres, the remnants of the hind wings. It is a large order, containing an estimated 240,000 species, although under half... ) of Fennoscandia and Denmark |
R. Rozkosný | 140 | 1973 |
2 | The Sesiidae Sesiidae The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are family of the Lepidoptera in which the wings partially have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales, leaving them transparent. The bodies are generally striped with yellow, red or white, sometimes very brightly, and they have simple antennae... (Lepidoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark |
M. Fibiger and N.P. Kristensen | 91 | 1974 |
3 | The Tachydromiinae Tachydromiinae Tachydromiinae is a subfamily of hybotid flies widespread in the world.... (Diptera; Empididae Empididae Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide, but the majority are found in the Holarctic. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives in the Empidoidea, and exhibit a wide range of forms but are generally small to medium sized, non-metallic... ) of Fennoscandia and Denmark |
Milan Chvála Milan Chvála Milam Chvála is a Czech entomologist who specialises in Diptera.He is best known for his work on the Empidoidea.He graduated at the Faculty of Science of the Charles University in Prague in 1960. Since 1991 he is vise dean of the Faculty of Science of the Charles University... |
336 | 1975 |
4 | The Sphecidae Sphecidae Sphecidae is a cosmopolitan family of wasps that include digger wasps, mud daubers and other familiar types that all fall under the category of thread-waisted wasps.The are predominently solitary wasp,distributed world wide.At present this family consist of eight subfamilies and three tribes... (Hymenoptera Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. There are over 130,000 recognized species, with many more remaining to be described. The name refers to the heavy wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek ὑμήν : membrane and... ) of Fennoscandia and Denmark |
O Lomholdt | 452 | 1984 |
5 | The Agromyzidae Agromyzidae The family Agromyzidae is commonly referred to as the leaf-miner flies, for the feeding habit of larvae, most of which are leaf miners on various plants.... (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark (Diptera) 2 volumes |
K. Spencer | 606 | 1976 |
6 | The Elachistidae Elachistidae | image = Elachista rufocinerea 2.jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult Elachista rufocinerea,demonstrating its tiny size versus an aphid and a spider mite | regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta... (Lepidoptera Lepidoptera Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies... ) of Fennoscandia and Denmark |
E Traugott-Olsen and E Schmidt Nielsen | 299 | 1977 |
7/1 | The Auchenorrhyncha Auchenorrhyncha The Auchenorrhyncha is the suborder of the Hemiptera which contains most of the familiar members of what was called the Homoptera - groups such as cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers, planthoppers, and spittlebugs. The aphids and scale insects are the other well-known "Homoptera", and they are in... (Homoptera Homoptera Homoptera is a deprecated suborder of order Hemiptera; recent morphological studies and DNA analysis strongly suggests that the order is paraphyletic. It was therefore split into the suborders Sternorrhyncha, Auchenorrhyncha, and Coleorrhyncha.... ) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Volume 1: Introduction, infraorder Fulgoromorpha |
F Ossiannilsson | 222 | 1978 |
7/2 | The Auchenorrhyncha (Homoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Volume 2: | F Ossiannilsson | 370 | 1981 |
7/3 | The Auchenorrhyncha (Homoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Volume 3: Family Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae Deltocephalinae Deltocephalinae is a subfamily of leafhoppers.- Tribes :* Acinopterini Oman, 1943* Athysanini Van Duzee, 1892** Genus Laburrus* Balcluthini Baker, 1915* Cerrillini Linnavuori, 1975* Chiasmini Distant 1908... . |
F Ossiannilsson | 384 | 1983 |
8 | The Formicidae (Hymenoptera Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. There are over 130,000 recognized species, with many more remaining to be described. The name refers to the heavy wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek ὑμήν : membrane and... ) of Fennoscandia and Denmark |
C.A. Collingwood | 174 | 1979 |
9 | The Aphidoidea (Hemiptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark 1 - Families Mindaridae, Hormaphididae, Thelaxidae, Anoeciidae Anoeciidae Anoeciidae is an insect family of the order Hemiptera. Anoeciidae are aphids that live underground and feed on the roots of plants.... , and Pemphigidae Pemphigidae Pemphigidae is an insect family of the order Hemiptera. Pemphigidae are aphids that cause the plants they attack to produce galls in which they reside and feed.... . |
Ole E. Heie | 236 | 1980 |
10 | The Buprestidae (Coleoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark | S. Bilý | 110 | 1982 |
11 | The Aphidoidea (Hemiptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark 2 - Drepanosiphidae | Ole E. Heie | 176 | 1982 |
12 | The Empidoidea Empidoidea The Empidoidea are a large monophyletic superfamily of true flies, the sister taxon to the Muscomorpha . These two groups are sometimes united in the unranked taxon Eremoneura... (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Part 2:: General Part; Families Hybotidae Hybotidae Hybotidae, the typical dance flies are a family of true flies. They belong to the superfamily Empidoidea and were formerly included in the Empididae as a subfamily.... , Atelestidae Atelestidae Atelestidae is a family of true flies in the superfamily Empidoidea. These four genera were placed in a separate family in 1983. They were formerly either in Platypezidae or considered incertae cedis. But while they are doubtless the most basal of the living Empidoidea, the monophyly of the family... and Microphoridae. |
Milan Chvála Milan Chvála Milam Chvála is a Czech entomologist who specialises in Diptera.He is best known for his work on the Empidoidea.He graduated at the Faculty of Science of the Charles University in Prague in 1960. Since 1991 he is vise dean of the Faculty of Science of the Charles University... |
279 | 1983 |
13 | The Scythrididae Scythrididae Scythrididae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the Xyloryctidae themselves have sometimes been included in the Oecophoridae as subfamily... (Lepidoptera) of Northern Europe |
Bengt Å Bengtsson | 137 | 1984 |
14 | The Sciomyzidae Sciomyzidae The family Sciomyzidae belongs to the typical flies of the order Diptera. They are commonly called marsh flies, and in some cases snail-killing flies due to the food of their larvae.... (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica |
R. Rozkosný | 224 | 1984 |
15/1 | The Carabidae (Coleoptera), pt 1, with appendix on the Rhysodidae | C. Lindroth | 226 | 1986 |
15/2 | The Carabidae (Coleoptera), pt 2, with appendix on the Rhysodidae | C. Lindroth | 274 | 1986 |
16 | The Saltatoria (Bush-Crickets, Crickets and Grass-Hoppers) of Northern Europe | Knud Th. Holst | 127 | 1986 |
17 | The Aphidoidea (Hemiptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark Volume 3. Family Aphididae Aphididae Aphididae is a very large insect family in the aphid superfamily , of the order Hemiptera. There are several thousand species in this family, many of which are well known for being serious plant pests... : Subfamily Pterocommatinae and Tribe Aphidini of Subfamily Aphidinae |
Ole E. Heie | 314 | 1986 |
18 | The Hydrophiloidea Hydrophiloidea Hydrophiloidea is a superfamily of beetles. Until recently it only included a single family, the water scavenger beetles , but several of the subfamilies have been removed and raised to family rank.-External links:*... (Coleoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark |
M. Hansen | 254 | 1987 |
19 | The Sarcophagidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark | Thomas Pape | 203 | 1987 |
20 | The Aquatic Adephaga Adephaga Adephaga , with more than 40,000 recorded species in 10 families, is a suborder of highly specialized beetles and the second largest suborder of the order Coleoptera. Members of this suborder are adephagans, a term which notably include ground beetles, tiger beetles, predacious diving beetles, and... (Coleoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Volume I. Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Hygrobiidae and Noteridae. |
Mogens Holmen | 168 | 1987 |
21 | Stoneflies (Plecoptera Plecoptera Plecoptera are an order of insects, commonly known as stoneflies. There are some 3,500 described species worldwide, with new species still being discovered. Stoneflies are found worldwide, except Antarctica... ) of Fennoscandia and Denmark |
A. Lillehammer | 165 | 1988 |
22 | Longhorn Beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) of Fennoscandia and Denmark | S. Bílý and O. Mehl | 203 | 1989 |
23 | The Nepticulidae Nepticulidae Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes . These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, include the smallest of all living moths, with a wingspan that can be as little as 3 mm... and Opostegidae Opostegidae Opostegidae or "white eyecap moths" is a family of insects in the Lepidoptera order that is characterised by particularly large eyecaps over the compound eyes... (Lepidoptera) of North and West Europe ,2 pts |
Johansson | 740 | 1991 |
24 | Blowflies (Diptera, Calliphoridae) of Fennoscandia and Denmark | Knut Rognes | 272 | 1991 |
25 | The Aphidoidea (Hemiptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Volume 4. Family Aphididae Aphididae Aphididae is a very large insect family in the aphid superfamily , of the order Hemiptera. There are several thousand species in this family, many of which are well known for being serious plant pests... : Part 1 of Tribe Macrosiphini of Subfamily Aphidinae. |
Ole E. Heie | 189 | 1992 |
26 | The Psylloidea (Homoptera Homoptera Homoptera is a deprecated suborder of order Hemiptera; recent morphological studies and DNA analysis strongly suggests that the order is paraphyletic. It was therefore split into the suborders Sternorrhyncha, Auchenorrhyncha, and Coleorrhyncha.... ) of Fennoscandia and Denmark |
F. Ossiannilsson | 347 | 1992 |
27 | The Carabidae (Coleoptera) Larvae of Fennoscandia and Denmark | Martin L. Luff | 188 | 1993 |
28 | The Aphidoidea (Hemiptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Volume 5. Family Aphididae: Part 2 of Tribe Macrosiphini of Subfamily Aphidinae. | Ole E. Heie | 268 | 1994 |
29 | The Empididae Empididae Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described species occurring worldwide, but the majority are found in the Holarctic. They are mainly predatory flies like most of their relatives in the Empidoidea, and exhibit a wide range of forms but are generally small to medium sized, non-metallic... (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Part III |
Milan Chvála Milan Chvála Milam Chvála is a Czech entomologist who specialises in Diptera.He is best known for his work on the Empidoidea.He graduated at the Faculty of Science of the Charles University in Prague in 1960. Since 1991 he is vise dean of the Faculty of Science of the Charles University... |
192 | 1994 |
30 | The Dryinidae Dryinidae Dryinidae is a family of hymenopteran insects with about 1,400 described species found worldwide. These are solitary wasps whose larvae are parasitoids on other insects. The only known hosts are Hemiptera, especially leafhoppers.... and Embolemidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea Chrysidoidea The superfamily Chrysidoidea is a very large cosmopolitan group of parasitoid or cleptoparasitic wasps, with three large, common families and four tiny, rare families. Most species are small , almost never exceeding 15 mm... ) of Fennoscandia and Denmark |
M. Olmi | 100 | 1994 |
31 | The Aphidoidea (Hemiptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Volume 6. Family Aphididae: Part 3 of Tribe Macrosiphini of Subfamily Aphidinae, and family Lachnidae. | Ole E. Heie | 222 | 1995 |
32 | The Aquatic Adephaga (Coleoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Volume II. Dytiscidea | Anders N. Nilsson and Mogens Holmen | 192 | 1995 |
33 | The Siphonini (Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinidae Tachinidae is a large and rather variable family of true flies within the insect order Diptera, with more than 8,200 known species and many more to be discovered. There are over 1300 species in North America. Insects in this family are commonly called tachina flies or simply tachinids... ) of Europe |
Stig Andersen | 148 | 1997 |
34 | The Brentidae Brentidae Brentidae is a cosmopolitan family of primarily xylophagous beetles also known as straight-snouted weevils. The concept of this family has been recently expanded with the inclusion of three groups formerly placed in the Curculionidae; the subfamilies Apioninae, Cyladinae, and Nanophyinae, as well... (Coleoptera) of Northern Europe |
H. Goenget | CD Rom | 1997 |
35 | The Collembola of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Part I: Poduromorpha Poduromorpha The order Poduromorpha is one of the three main groups of springtails , tiny hexapods related to insects. This group was formerly treated as a superfamily Poduroidea.... |
Arne Fjellberg | 184 | 1998 |
36 | The Flat-footed Flies (Diptera: Opetiidae Opetiidae Opetiidae or flat-footed flies are members of a family of flies of the Order Diptera.-References:* Chandler, P.J., 2000 Flat-Footed Flies: of Europe Brill Academic Pub ISSN 9004120238... and Platypezidae Platypezidae Platypezidae is a family of true flies of the superfamily Platypezoidea. The more than 250 species are found worldwide primarily in woodland habitats... ) of Europe |
Peter J. Chandler | 278 | 2001 |
37 | The Sepsidae Sepsidae Sepsidae are a family of flies, commonly called the black scavenger flies or ensign flies. There are approximately 250 species worldwide. They are usually found around dung or decaying plant and animal material. Many species resemble ants having a "waist" and glossy black body... (Diptera) of Europe |
Adrian C. Pont and Rudolf Meier | 198 | 2002 |
38 | The Nemonychidae Nemonychidae Nemonychidae is a small family of weevils, placed within the primitive weevil group because they have straight rather than elbowed antennae. They are often called pine flower weevils. As in the Anthribidae, the labrum appears as a separate segment to the clypeus, and the maxillary palps are long... , Anthribidae Anthribidae Anthribidae is a family of beetles also known as fungus weevils. The antennae are not elbowed, may occasionally be longer than the body and thread-like, and can be the longest of any members of Curculionoidea... and Attelabidae Attelabidae The Attelabidae or leaf-rolling weevils are a widespread family of weevils. There are more than 2000 species. They are included within the primitive weevils, because of their straight antennae, which are inserted near the base of the rostrum... (Coleoptera) of Northern Europe |
Hans Gønget | 132 | 2003 |
39 | The Drosophilidae Drosophilidae Drosophilidae is a diverse, cosmopolitan family of flies, which includes fruit flies. Another family of flies called Tephritidae also includes fruit flies. The best known species of Drosophilidae is Drosophila melanogaster, within the genus Drosophila, and this species Is used extensively for... (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark |
Gerhard Bächli, Carlos R. Vilela, Stefan Andersson Escher and Anssi Saura | 362 | 2005 |
40 | The Empidoidea Empidoidea The Empidoidea are a large monophyletic superfamily of true flies, the sister taxon to the Muscomorpha . These two groups are sometimes united in the unranked taxon Eremoneura... (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Part IV: Genus Hilara |
Milan Chvála Milan Chvála Milam Chvála is a Czech entomologist who specialises in Diptera.He is best known for his work on the Empidoidea.He graduated at the Faculty of Science of the Charles University in Prague in 1960. Since 1991 he is vise dean of the Faculty of Science of the Charles University... |
234 | 2005 |
41 | The Fleas (Siphonaptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark | Gunvor Brinck-Lindroth and F.G.A.M. Smit | 185 | 2007 |
42 | The Collembola of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Part II: Entomobryomorpha Entomobryomorpha The order Entomobryomorpha are one of the three main groups of springtails , tiny hexapods related to insects. This group was formerly treated as a superfamily Entomobryoidea.... and Symphypleona Symphypleona The order Symphypleona is one of the three main groups of springtails , tiny hexapods related to insects. When the springtails were still believed to be an order of insects, the Symphypleona were ranked as a suborder.... |
Arne Fjellberg | 184 | 2007 |