Author | Day, M. |
Year | 1988 |
Title | Spider Wasps - Hymenoptera: Pompilidae |
ISBN | 0 901546 70 4 |
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. VI, Part 4, 60pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
Illustrations | Line and stipple drawings at the back |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Separate keys to males and females. Some of the characters used are comparative. |
Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | Couplet 3: ignore ref to fig 24. Couplet 27. Fig 40 not 42. Couplet 28. Fig 42 not 40. |
Examine | Stereo Microscope |
Specimen Preparation | Pinned and set specimens. Try to set with abdomen/genitalia extended |
Identification difficulty | Uses comparative characters, so use in conjunction with a named collection, or to identify a number of specimens together. |
Website url | www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification, contains Checklist | Current | POMPILIDAE | spider-hunting wasps | Animalia: Hymenoptera |
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