Both the USB edition and Lucid mobile App have been updated. The iOS edition of the App also contains several improvements to the interface.
For updates to the USB edition see: http://rainforests.net.au/updates/
The mobile App updates are available via the Google and Apple App stores.
A new update to Fact Sheet Fusion (v2.0.5.111) is now available (free to existing v2 licence holders).
This update adds improvements to the Import content (HTML, MS Word and Lucid keys) options, and several bug fixes and other improvements.
Click here for more information on this update.
To purchase Fact Sheet Fusion click here.
For Fact Sheet Fusion v1 licence holders purchase the upgrade here.
A new Lucid v3.6 update is now available. It adds additional features and corrects several 
minor bugs. Changes include:
Five popular key products released over the past several years on DVD and USB now have a new update available.
This update upgrades the underlying identification technology to the very latest Lucid Player options available.
Users will now have three choices when it comes to using the identification keys.
Visit www.lucidcentral.org for more information about this update.
Version: 3.6.0
File size: 98MB
Date: 1st February 2017
Change Log
If you have current Lucid maintenance this update is free. Otherwise, if you own v3.5 you can purchase the v3.6 upgrade via our on-line store.
Those who have pre-purchased the v3.6 upgrade will receive a separate email notification once your Lucidcentral.org account has been granted access to the v3.6 downloads.
If you have any questions or require support please take a look at the Frequently Asked Questions page or contact us via the Lucidcentral.org help desk.
We hope you enjoy version 3.6.
Regards,
The Lucid Team
Version: 2.0.5.100
File Size: 142MB
Date: 18 January 2017
For more information about older changes please see the Fact Sheet Fusion Announcement Forum.
If you have any questions or require support please take a look at the Frequently Asked Questions page or contact us via the Lucidcentral.org Help Desk.
Mosquitoes have been important vectors of human pathogens for thousands of years, the recent outbreak of Zika virus being the latest evidence of the continuing risk they present. To address the problem of identifying different mosquito species, taxonomists at the Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU – http://wrbu.si.edu/), within the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Smithsonian Institution, have been working since the early 1960s to provide taxonomic information on the various genera and species of mosquito that transmit malaria, dengue and other pathogens.
The WRBU has focussed on building up, curating, and publishing on a mosquito collection, which is now the largest in the world, comprising over 1.5 million specimens. A primary role of the WRBU is to provide support for military personnel and others at the front line who require help in mosquito identification as part of vector-borne disease prevention. To this end, the Unit has been involved for some time in developing online computer-based identification keys for various regions of the world.
While some of these interactive, diagnostic matrix keys are still in development, many keys (>150) can be accessed from a Lucid Server via the WRBU website at – http://wrbu.si.edu/aors/aors_keys.html.
As shown in the following image, users can click on the geographic command (COM) area of concern for a list of keys appropriate to that region.
A recent development is the creation of Lucid Mobile Apps to enable easier access to the keys in the field. The first app is for Central American Malaria Vectors.
Hal Cogger, one of Australia’s foremost reptile experts, has developed a Lucid key to 223 Australian snakes. It is expected to be published under the Lucid Mobile platform in the next couple of months.
This very popular and impressive key has now been released as an app.
Rainforest Plants of Australia – Rockhampton to Victoria, is based on the popular interactive computer key (distributed as a USB) of the same name. The app includes the full identification key to 1140 species, fact sheets for all species and features used in the key, introductory and reference sections and over 8,000 images.
Rainforest Plants of Australia – Rockhampton to Victoria available at Apple iTunes.
Rainforest Plants of Australia – Rockhampton to Victoria available at Google Play.
An illustrated, interactive key to the Australian heterobranch sea slug families.
The Australia heterobranch sea slugs not only have popular appeal among the public but they also hold scientific importance. NudiKey provides a simple, interactive tool to assist with their identification and an opportunity for users to become familiar with the external diagnostic characteristics found in this highly speciose group of gastropod molluscs. NudiKey summarises the essential characteristics of the epibenthic families and, using high quality photographs of living animals, comprises a comprehensively illustrated, user-friendly, interactive key.
URL: http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/NudiKey/
Author: Matthew J. Nimbs
Funded by: Southern Cross University & National Marine Science Centre