The midge adult above is Dicrotendipes thanatogratus,
named
by me in 1987 for the Grateful Dead!!!
Here you'll find current information on the taxonomy and
distribution of these wonderful groups of insects in Florida and
elsewhere.
Information includes (click on your choice):
CHIRONONEWS
- latest developments in
chironomid taxonomy! (last
update 13 February 2009)
Additions
and corrections for my 2001 "Identification Manual for the Larval
Chironomidae (Diptera) of North and South Carolina" (last
update 8
December 2009)
Additions
and corrections
for my 2006 aquatic Heteroptera manual (last update 27 November 2009)
Checklist
of the Chironomidae of Florida (last update: 8 December 2009)
Checklist of the
Chironomidae of North and South Carolina (last update: 7 July 2003) (PDF,
about
800 Kb)
Checklist
of the Chironomidae of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (last
update 10 August 2004)
Checklist
of the water beetles of Florida (last update: 29
November 2009)
Checklist
of the aquatic/semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Florida (last
update 27 November 2009)
Checklist of
the
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Florida (last
update 23 November 2007)
Additions and corrections to my 1995
"Identification Manual for the Larval Chironomidae (Diptera) of Florida"
(last update: 24 October 2001)
Additions and corrections to my
1996
"Identification Manual for the Water Beetles of Florida" (last update: 8
December 2007)
Instructions
on how to obtain my larval Chironomidae and water beetle identification
manuals (last update: 6
September 2005)
A
list
of my scientific publications (last update: 21
November 2009)
A list of new taxa
that
I've described (last update:
23 July 2004)
My collection of
"interesting" scientific names (last
update: 16 February 2003)
My little buddy
Gateway (last
update: 13 November 2001)
Notes on insect
identification,
biomonitoring and my identification manuals (last
update 16 December 2002)
Information
on taxonomic workshops
Hi! I'm John
Epler.
I've been working with aquatic insects, and Chironomidae (non-biting
midges) in particular, for over 35 years, as well as with water beetles
for over 15 years. I work as an
independent researcher/consultant - although I have written
aquatic insect
identification manuals for the states of Florida and North
Carolina/Southeastern US, I
am not employed by any state or federal agency. Since
earning my Ph.D. from Florida State University over 22 years ago,
I've been able to make a living by identifying aquatic
insects, describing new genera and species, and writing
books/manuals on how to identify them! On this web site you'll find a
small
sampling of the results of my research from the past three+ decades.
MY LATEST PROJECT - FLORIDA WATER BEETLES !!!
RECENT IDENTIFICATION MANUALS
Identification
Manual for the Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Florida
(Belostomatidae, Corixidae, Gelastocoridae,
Gerridae, Hebridae, Hydrometridae, Mesoveliidae, Naucoridae, Nepidae,
Notonectidae, Ochteridae, Pleidae, Saldidae, Veliidae) (2006)
Sponsored
by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, this manual
covers the
aquatic and semi-aquatic true bugs (Heteroptera) of Florida. It
includes the families Belostomatidae, Corixidae, Gelastocoridae,
Gerridae, Hebridae, Hydrometridae, Mesoveliidae, Naucoridae, Nepidae,
Notonectidae, Ochteridae, Pleidae, Saldidae and Veliidae.
The manual features full color digital pix of most of the bugs!
The manual
is available by clicking here.
Download "Heteroptera.pdf" (about 37 MB).
Identification
Manual for the larval
Chironomidae
(Diptera) of North and South Carolina. A guide to the taxonomy of
the midges of the southeastern United States, including Florida (2001)
Contact me
at johnepler3ATcomcast.net
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This site was
created in July/August 1997 and is maintained by J.H. Epler.
All data and figures
on this web site © John H. Epler, Ph.D.
(last updated 24 July 2009)