AuthorForsythe, T.G.
Year2000
TitleGround Beetles
ISBN0 85546 263 9
SeriesNaturalists’ Handbooks
TypeBook/Report
SourceNaturalists’ Handbooks, 8, 2nd edition, 74pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
IllustrationsLine 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 PreparationPinned or alcohol specimens (some underside characters)
Identification difficultyReasonably straightforward. Easier than Lindroth’s RES Handbook.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentCARABIDAEground beetles, tiger beetlesAnimalia: Coleoptera
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