T.E.R:R.A.I.N - Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network

Local Insects

We appreciate and thank the following experts for Identifying some of these invertebrates,

Thanks to Phil Sirvid Curator of Te Papa's Spiders collection for identifing the spiders photographs on this sitehttp://tiny.cc/TePapa436

Thanks to Mary Morgan-Richards, of Massey university for identifying some of the invertebrates http://www.massey.ac.nz/

Thanks to Peter Collins of Canterbury Museum for identifying some of the invertebrates
http://www.canterburymuseum.com/

Thanks to Dr Marie-Claude Larivière of Landcare Research NZ. for information on cicadas
http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biosystematics/invertebrates/hemiptera/cicada/gallery.asp

Thanks to Philip Howe of South Canterbury Museum at Timaru for identifing some of the invertebrates
http://www.timaru.govt.nz/museum.html

Thanks to Leonie Clunie, New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd

Thanks to Cor Vink of Landcare Research NZ.. or identifying some of the invertebrates
http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz

Thanks to Trevor Crosby of Landcare Research NZ.. or identifying some of the invertebrates
http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz

Bibliography

"Insects of New Zealand" by Brian Parkinson
"Which New Zealand Insect?".Andrew Crowe
"Insects and Spiders" by John Early.
"Spiders of New Zealand" by Ray and Lyn Forster
”New Zealand Insect Pests” D.N. Ferro
”New Zealand Pest and Beneficial Insects” R.R.Scott
"Common insects in New Zealand" David Millar
"New Zealnd Insects and their Story" Richard Sharell
"A catalogue of New Zealand Insects and their Host Plants" D.M.Spiller & K.A.Wise
"New Zealnd Pest and Beneficial Insects" Lincoln University

also the following sites

http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/
http://plant-protection.massey.ac.nz
http://www.teara.govt.nz
http://www.doc.govt.nz/
http://en.wikipedia.org/
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology
http://tpo.tepapa.govt.nz
http://www.nhc.net.nz/
http://soilbugs.massey.ac.nz
http://www.insectstore.com
http://www.earthlife.net
http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk
http://bugguide.net
http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/projects/cicada/cc.php
http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/science/zoology/insects/hemiptera/cicadas.htm