Author | Coe, R.L. |
Year | 1966 |
Title | Pipunculidae |
ISBN | 0 901546 30 5 |
Series | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | All the British species known at the time. |
Source | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, X part 2(c), 83pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
Illustrations | Line drawings accompany the text. |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Introductory chapters cover Life History, Adult Structure, Adult Habits, Ectoparasites and Predators, Collection and Preparation, Fossil Pipunculidae, Nomenclature and Classification. The General Note on the Keys should be read before commencing identification. |
Examine | Stereo Microscope |
Specimen Preparation | Pinned specimens. Genitalia preps often needed. |
Identification difficulty | Can be challenging. |
Website url | www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | PIPUNCULIDAE | big-headed flies | Animalia: Diptera |
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