| Author | Linssen, E.F. |
| Year | 1959 |
| Title | Beetles of the British Isles - second series |
| Series | Wayside and Woodland Series |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | A selection of the commoner and more noticeable species. |
| Source | Wayside and Woodland Series, Second Series, 295pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. |
| Illustrations | 87 plates of line drawings and colour paintings among the text |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | The second of two volumes in the incomparable Wayside and Woodland Series that provide an accessible account of the Coleoptera. Using the classification of the time, this volume covers superfamilies Clavicornia, Heteromera, Lamellicornia, Phytophaga and Rhynchophora. The order Strepsiptera (Stylops) is briefly covered at the end. For each family a selection of genera and representative species are described and illustrated either as line drawings or small colour paintings. A good number of species are illustrated. |
| Examine |  with x8 or x10 hand lens ( Stereo Microscope is also useful) |
