Isopods - Phreatoiceidea
Phreatoicidean isopods are ancient members of Australia's fauna. In fact, these crustaceans have been living in fresh water longer than Australia has been a separate continent. ENDEMISM - refers to species which are native to an area or ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Version 3.3 released, September 2002
PLATYPUS is a relational database programme developed by the ABRS Fauna Online project and is used to automatically compile and generate the web files for the Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) Platypus is a relational database programme developed ... [... more]
environment.gov.au |
Australian Ants
The ant fauna of Australia is especially diverse, having 10 subfamilies, 103 genera and about 1,300 described species and subspecies of ants. In comparison with the rest of the world, Australia has 66.7% of the world's subfamilies, 33.3% of the ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Vicky Stone
Welcome to Jamaica, the cultural crossroads of the Caribbean. Venture into the heartland of Jamaica, and discover a verdant wonderland of tropical fauna and flora. Get in the groove of reggae, the rocksteady rhythm that conquered the music world. ... [... more]
Random House |
Carol Ann Bassett
Pirates, Biologists, Tourists, and Creationists Battle for Darwin's Cradle of Evolution For millions, the Galapagos represent nature at its most unspoiled, an inviolate place famed for its rare flora and fauna. But soon today's 30,000 human ... [... more]
Random House |
Alvaro Vargas Llosa
LA FAUNA POLITICA LATINOAMERIC Trade Paperback, 218 pages Alvaro Vargas Llosa [... more]
Random House |
Pittwater YHA
Nat finds a bit of a secret spot for budget accommodation with a million dollar view. Just an hour north of Sydney's bustling CBD is Pittwater, an area known for its natural bush, flora and fauna, rolling ocean, the protected calm waters of ... [... more]
Getaway |
Nirvaninae species list
The Nirvanini are easily recognised by the shape of the head, coupled with the presence of only two preapical cells in the tegmen. The Australian fauna includes some beautiful insects including the brightly coloured species of Tortor and the ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Family Cicadidae
The cicada fauna of Australia is as distinctive as Australia's mammals and birds. Moulds (1990) has collected the information available at the time on the Australian cicadas and the author of that magnificent publication continues his work on our ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Family Derbidae
The Family Derbidae has been very poorly studied in Australia despite the fact that it is well represented, particularly in the tropical North. Derbids are often delightfully delicate insects and the Australian fauna includes species of Swezeyia ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Family Flatidae
The Family Flatidae is one of the larger families of Fulgoromorpha. The Australian fauna is distinctive and includes 22 genera, many endemic to the continent. The dominant genus Siphanta has 41 species which were treated by Fletcher (1985, 2002). ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Biodiversity
ABRS Fauna Online is a web-based source of taxonomic and biological information being compiled for all animal species known to occur in Australia. It comprises: Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)... taxonomic, bibliographic, geographic and ... [... more]
environment.gov.au |
