I am interesting to learn some species identification keys in order Diptera and Lepidoptera. if you have any references or books which I could use for this purposes please let me know.
Thanks.
For lepidoptera, I recommend you the homepage of Indian Butterfliy Assicoation.
1. It is good to identify butterflies of Ceylon, Sri Lanka:
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/#!/tx/6-Papilionidae
2. It is also good to download Lepidoptera papers:
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/bibliography/publica
3. If you check the authors of these papers, you may find their e-mail address and they will provide any helpo you need for Lepidoptera identification. :)
Also, please check the reference list of the end of this paper: the necessary books and papers are listed which you need to identify the Lepidoptera of your home country.
To have copies of these papers, you need to ask the help or of your institute, university or find a scientific found.
http://www.zoosprint.org/ZooPrintJournal/2002/February/707-721.pdf
Thank you very much Dr.Attila. I will go through this.
Which region do you mean?
Dipteras are quite dyfficult, and people who work on it usually focus on certain families
There is good key to families of Western Palearctic:
https://www.nhbs.com/title/150720/the-european-families-of-the-diptera
but it takes uneasy features to identyfication
i work on aquatic family Chironomidae
and advice you two keys on CD-Rom, working on Windows Xp:
to pupae of Western Palearcitc:
https://www.nhbs.com/title/129574/chironomidae-exuviae
to larvae of Europe:
https://www.nhbs.com/title/131489/chironomidae-larvae
and as well in print to adult males of most common species in Europe:
https://www.nhbs.com/title/156115/keys-to-the-adult-male-chironomidae-of-britain-and-ireland-2-volume-set
with nice illustrations of hypopygs
There is also a good key to few aquatic families of Eastern Palearctic by Evgeni Makarchenko
Though in meantime somewhat outdated:
Brunetti's "Fauna of British India" may a good point to start in your region....
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/49567#page/5/mode/1up
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/36948#page/5/mode/1up
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/36990#page/5/mode/1up
Helpful interactive source for fly morphology you can find here:
http://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/fly/fly.php#
For some dipterous families are revisions for Sri Lanka available: just google them...
Another important resources is the catalog for the Oriental region:
Delfinado, M.D. & D.E. Hardy, eds. 1973. A catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region. Volume I. Suborder Nematocera. University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. [vii] + 618 p.
Delfinado, M.D. & D.E. Hardy, eds. 1975. A catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region. Volume II. Suborder Brachycera through division Aschiza, suborder Cyclorrhapha. University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. [ix] + 459 p.
Delfinado, M.D. & D.E. Hardy, eds. 1977. A catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region. Volume III. Suborder Cyclorrhapha (excluding division Aschiza). University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. x + 854 p.
Hi. Asha. I am working on Calliphorids (blow flies). If you need literature pertaining to that please let me know.
Dear Meenakshi,
Yes. If you could send me the literature since I want to differentiate some specimens.
Thanks and regards,
Asha
Dear Asha
You require "Fauna of British India Diptera: Calliphoridae" published by Today and Tomorrow publishers .Its an old fauna and a lot has changed in the field of blow fly taxonomy. But still it will provide you with basic identification. OR If you are interested you are welcome to send me your blow fly specimens and I will be happy to identify them for you.
Best wishes
Meenakshi
Dear Dr.Meenakshi,
Shall I have to send specimen photographs for the moment because otherwise I have to get quarantine certificate (which will take 3-4 months time) to courier the specimens out of the country.
Thanks and regards, Asha