AuthorRichards, O.W.
Year1980
TitleScolioidea, Vespoidea and Sphecoidea
SeriesHandbooks for the Identification of Britsh Insects
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteCovers all UK species known at the time
SourceHandbooks for the Identification of Britsh Insects, Vol VI. Part 3(b), 118pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
IllustrationsLine drawings at the back
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

Dichotomous key to the species, with notes on ecology and distribution.

Can be downloaded from the Royal Entomological Society website.

Examine Stereo Microscope
Specimen PreparationPinned and set specimens
Website urlwww.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentSPHECOIDEAa superfamily of solitary waspsAnimalia: Hymenoptera
For identificationCurrentVESPOIDEAwaspsAnimalia: Hymenoptera
For identificationCurrentMUTILLIDAEvelvet antsAnimalia: Hymenoptera
For identificationCurrentSAPYGIDAEa family of solitary waspsAnimalia: Hymenoptera
For identificationCurrentTIPHIIDAEa family of solitary waspsAnimalia: Hymenoptera
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