AuthorElse, G.R.
Year1994
TitleIdentification: Social Wasps
SeriesBritish Wildlife
TypePaper
How CompleteAll the British species known at the time.
SourceBritish Wildlife British Wildlife: 304-311.
IllustrationsColour paintings of faces and abdomens, line drawings accompany the key.
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Short article with a key to sexes and key to species followed by short species accounts.
Errata, Corrigenda & CommentsThe refs to the figures are reversed in couplet 2 of the key to species.
Examine with x8 or x10 hand lens ( Stereo Microscope is also useful)
Specimen PreparationWith experience, some wasps can be identified alive, in the field, but a pinned specimen is easier. Genitalia needed for males of some species.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentVESPIDAEpotter, mason and social waspsAnimalia: Hymenoptera
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