AuthorUnwin, D.M.
Year1984
TitleA Key to the Families of British Beetles
ISBN1 85153 166 X
SeriesAIDGAP
TypeBook/Report
SourceAIDGAP, 66, 197pp, Field Studies Council
IllustrationsLine drawings in the text
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Well illustrated key enabling identification to family level. There are companion volumes on families of Hemiptera and Diptera by the same author.
Examine Stereo Microscope
Specimen PreparationMounted (carded) or pinned specimens
Identification difficultyMostly straigtforward, although counting tarsal segments on small specimens can be challenging (a droplet of water on the tarsi helps)

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentCOLEOPTERAbeetlesAnimalia
For identificationCurrentSTREPSIPTERAstylopidsAnimalia
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