MEGALOPTERA
(alderflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
SIALIDAE
alder flies
Family 2 subtaxa 11 images
Sialis
alderflies
Male (Click to open)
 		Genus 2 subtaxa 11 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderMEGALOPTERA (alderflies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Elliott, J.M. 1996 Freshwater Megaloptera and Neuroptera of Britain and Ireland: Keys to adults and larvae, and a review of their ecology 73pp
Hackston, M. Order Megaloptera key to British species
Jepson, J.E. 2023 Lacewings and their Allies
Nilsson, A. (ed.) 1996 Aquatic Insects of North Europe Aquatic Insects of North Europe, Two vols, 714pp, Apollo Books
Plant, C.W. 1997 A Key to the Adults of British Lacewings and their allies AIDGAP, 90pp, Field Studies Council

Larvae

Chadd, R. 2007 Module 2: Rapid identification of species (and recognition of distinctive taxa) https://www.fba.org.uk/identification-freshwater-invertebrates-species-level-distance-learning-course
Gledhill, T. & Wallace, I. 2010 Module 9: advanced identification of miscellaneous taxa including Crustacea https://www.fba.org.uk/identification-freshwater-invertebrates-species-level-distance-learning-course
Nilsson, A. (ed.) 1996 Aquatic Insects of North Europe Aquatic Insects of North Europe, Two vols, 714pp, Apollo Books

MEGALOPTERA (alderflies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for MEGALOPTERA (alderflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for MEGALOPTERA (alderflies)
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