| Author | Foster, G.N., Bilton, D.T. & Friday, L.E. |
| Year | 2014 |
| Title | Keys to adults of the Water beetles of Britain & Ireland (part 2) |
| ISBN | 978 090154 697 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, Vol 4, Part 5b, 2nd edition edition, 126pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
| Illustrations | Line drawings and half-tone photographs accompany the text, 12 pages of colour photographs of 102 specimens at the rear. |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | An updated key to families (again hidden in the appendix!), key to genera and to species for each genus. The keys are laid out in the modern user-friendly style with illustrations (line drawings and half-tone photography) beside most of the couplets. The short species notes which follow each key include confirmatory characters. The full species accounts follow each key. Depsite the title, it also includes terrestrial species in Helophorus and many Sphaeridiinae. This is the second part of a three-volume series. |
| Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | Errata to be liisted on www.latissimus.org |
| Examine |  Stereo Microscope |
| Specimen Preparation | Dead specimens, in alcohol or pinned. Carded specimens will cause problems as underside characters are often used. Genitalia preps required in some groups. |
| Website url | www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm |
