Author | Clarke, R.O.S. |
Year | 1973 |
Title | Heteroceridae |
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 V. Part 2(c), 15pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
Illustrations | Line drawings in the text, including all 8 aedeagophores. |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Dichotomous key for the identification of this small family of beetles found in burrows on shore-lines (salt and fresh). Can be downloaded from the Royal Entomological Society’s website. |
Examine | with x8 or x10 hand lens ( Stereo Microscope is also useful) |
Specimen Preparation | See p3. Kill with boiling water, then mount dry in such a way that both top and bottom can be examined. Head should be extended and mouthparts and antennae spread out. Genitalia preps needed. |
Identification difficulty | The main key uses a balance of characters, but "only an examination of the aedeagophore will define any species beyond doubt". |
Website url | www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | HETEROCERIDAE | mud beetles | Animalia: Coleoptera |
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