Author | Forsythe, T.G. |
Year | 2000 |
Title | Ground Beetles |
ISBN | 0 85546 263 9 |
Series | Naturalists’ Handbooks |
Type | Book/Report |
Source | Naturalists’ Handbooks, 8, 2nd edition, 74pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd |
Illustrations | Line drawings alongside text, plus four colour plates of paintings bound in the centre |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Dichotomous keys to adults. The key has been completely rewritten to include all the British species. |
Examine | with x8 or x10 hand lens ( Stereo Microscope is also useful) |
Specimen Preparation | Pinned or alcohol specimens (some underside characters) |
Identification difficulty | Reasonably straightforward. Easier than Lindroth’s RES Handbook. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | CARABIDAE | ground beetles, tiger beetles | Animalia: Coleoptera |
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