The main goal of this book is to comprehend the diversity of freshwater insect life in northeast Asia. The survey is based on original data and literature sources from 1856 to 2000. The book includes a systematic list of insect species belonging to 68 families of 9 orders (Collembola, Odonata, Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Heteroptera, Coleoptera, Megaloptera, Trichoptera, Diptera), data on distribution and ecology of each species, an analysis of the amphibiotic insect fauna, a series of maps, bibliography and index of Latin names of the taxa. Of use to specialists in insect taxonomy, biogeography and hydrobiology.
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