| Author | Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J. |
| Year | 1963 |
| Title | Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls) |
| Series | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | All the UK species known at the time |
| Source | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VIII, Part 1 (a), 81pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
| Illustrations | Line drawings accompany the text |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | The work presents three sets of dichotomous keys: 1. Key to families and subfamilies of Cynpoidea (p7) 2. Keys to genera and species of subfamily Cynipinae (p9) 3. Keys to galls of Cynipinae (p59) largely using (mainly) genus of host plant. The species accounts are very brief. It is well illustrated with line drawings of taxonomic features, a few stipple drawings of whole insects and many line drawings of galls. Can be downloaded from the Royal Entomological Society website. |
| Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | A number of galls, especially oak galls have become common, particularly in the Berkshire area, since the work was published. Use with care. |
| Examine |  Stereo Microscope |
| Specimen Preparation | Insects should be pinned and set or in spirit. Galls may be fresh, dried, in spirit or even photographs although the number of larvae is often needed; the host should be known, at least to genus. Some species need to be reared through. |
| Website url | www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm |
