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Day, M.

Hymenoptera: Pompilidae

Separate keys to males and females. Some of the characters used are comparative.

Publisher The Royal Entomological Society of London (RES)
Comments and Corrigenda Couplet 3: ignore ref to fig 24.
Couplet 27. Fig 40 not 42.
Couplet 28. Fig 42 not 40.
Coverage Covers all UK species known at the time.
Illustrations Line and stipple drawings at the back.
Identify Under a Stereo Microscope.
Specimen Prep. Pinned and set specimens. Try to set with abdomen/genitalia extended.
Difficulty Uses comparative characters, so use in conjunction with a named collection, or identfiy a number of specimens together.

Malcolm Storey

Taxonomic Scope

POMPILOIDEA Identification Current

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