Bug books

Books

The CSIRO publishes one of the best books on Australian water bugs, with many superb colour pictures and clear, detailed drawings.

  • The Waterbug Book
    John Gooderham & Edward Tsyrlin
    232 pages; 215 x 147 mm
    Indexed; with bibliography
    Published 2002
    ISBN 0 643 06668 3

    CSIRO Publishing
    Website: www.publish.csiro.au/

The Co-operative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology (now e-Water CRC) has published some excellent identification guides to Australian aquatic invertebrates, with many clear colour pictures.

  • Colour Guide to Invertebrates of Inland Australian Waters
    Identification Guide No. 8
    John H. Hawking & Felicity J. Smith
    213 pages; 210 x 110 mm
    Indexed; with bibliography
    Published 1997
    ISBN 1 876144 09 2
    ISSN 1321-280X

  • Aquatic Life in Freshwater Ponds
    Identification Guide No. 9
    B.A. Ingram, J.H. Hawking & R.J. Shiel
    105 pages; 297 x 210 mm
    Indexed; with bibliography
    Published 1997
    ISBN 1 876144 10 6
    ISSN 1321-280X

  • CRC for Freshwater Ecology
    Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre
    PO Box 921
    Albury NSW 2640

The Gould League of Victoria has published a useful guide to freshwater bugs, with some good colour pictures. It’s pages are mostly taken up with an identification guide, illustrated with many good line drawings.

  • Freshwater Invertebrates
    Ralph Miller
    31 pages; 210 x 297 mm (landscape A4)
    Indexed; with bibliography
    Published 1983; Reprinted 1996
    ISBN 0 909858 49 7

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