A guide to the invertebrate orders known to occur on land in Australia, comprising a series of illustrated keys which allow the reader to identify invertebrates to the order level. The text is supplemented by detailed line drawings of one species from each of the 68 orders.
Acknowledgements; Introduction; Classification, collection and study of terrestial invertebrates; Terrestial environments; Flatworms--Phylum Platyhelminthes; Nemerteans-- Phylum Nemertea; Snails and slugs--Phylum Mollusca; Earthworms and leeches--Phylum Annelida; Onychophorans-- Phylum Onychophora; Spiders, scorpions, mites and their relatives--Phylum Chelicerata; Crabs, crayfish, slaters, and landhoppers--Phylum Crustacea; Centipedes, millipedes, and their relatives--Phylum Uniramia, part 1; Insects and their relatives--Phylum Uniramia, part 2; Glossary; Index.