Author | Tottenham, C.E. |
Year | 1954 |
Title | Coleoptera: Staphylinidae (a) Piestinae to Euaesthetinae |
Series | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | Covers all UK species known at the time |
Source | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol IV. Par 8(a), 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
Illustrations | Line drawings in the text |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Dichotomous key with species entries giving habitat and distribution where these were known at the time. Can be downloaded from the Royal Entomological Society website. |
Examine | Stereo Microscope ( Compound Microscope is also useful) |
Specimen Preparation | Card mounting recommended, after extracting genitalia if required |
Identification difficulty | No more difficult than other beetles of similar size, although recourse to the aedeagus is not uncommon. |
Website url | www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | STAPHYLINIDAE | rove beetles | Animalia: Coleoptera |
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