This work was begun to provide keys to the aquatic insect species
known from Brazil. The original goal was to include all genera
known from South America and all species from Brazil, but for most
groups, the scope was expanded to encompass all species in South
America, and, in many cases, to include terrestrial species of
orders that include both terrestrial and aquatic taxa. In no case
is a taxonomic reVlSlon of any group undertaken, although
recommendations for such revisions are included, and the probable
synonymy of nominal species still treated as valid in the
literature is noted. Two different approaches are employed
according to the taxon being treated. For phylogenetic groups
encompassing overwhelmingly or exclusively aquatic species, such as
the orders Odonata and Ephemeroptera or the families Dytiscidae and
Culicidae, keys are provided to distinguish all genera and species
known to occur in South America. An effort has been made to include
every identifiable species so that the user of the key can
determine with reasonable certainty whether or not his specimen
belongs to a species that has already been described or whether it
is one that is not yet known to science.
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