Author | Else, G.R. |
Year | 1994 |
Title | Identification: Social Wasps |
Series | British Wildlife |
Type | Paper |
How Complete | All the British species known at the time. |
Source | British Wildlife British Wildlife: 304-311. |
Illustrations | Colour 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 & Comments | The 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 Preparation | With experience, some wasps can be identified alive, in the field, but a pinned specimen is easier. Genitalia needed for males of some species. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | VESPIDAE | potter, mason and social wasps | Animalia: Hymenoptera |
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