Author | Jessop, L. |
Year | 1986 |
Title | Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) |
ISBN | 0 901546 66 6 |
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 5, Part 11, New edition, 53pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
Illustrations | Stippled drawings of whole animals and line drawings of diagnostic features, grouped at the end of the book. |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Dichotomous keys to larvae (to genus only) and to adults (to species) with species entries describing habitat, frequency, phenology and distribution. Can be downloaded from the Royal Entomological Society’s website. |
Examine | Stereo Microscope |
Specimen Preparation | Mounted (carded) or pinned specimen |
Identification difficulty | Adult keys mostly fairly straightforward, although Amphimallon and Melolontha can be challenging. Skidmore’s AIDGAP key "Insects of the British Cow-Dung Community" provides an alternative key. |
Website url | www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification, contains Checklist | Current | SCARABAEOIDEA | scarabs, dung and stag beetles | Animalia: Coleoptera |
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