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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Friday, L.E., 1988
Key to the Adults of British Water Beetles
One of the more heavy-weight of the AIDGAP keys, providing keys to more than 250 British species, although some (eg aquatic Chrysomelidae) only go to genus. Useful tables arrange related species by size range and other useful characters.
| Publisher |
Field Studies Council (FSC) |
| Volume |
189 |
| Pages |
151 |
| ISBN |
1 85153 189 0 |
| Coverage |
Covers all UK species known at the time. |
| Illustrations |
Copious line drawings. |
| Identify |
With x15 or x20 hand lens (also useful to examine under a Stereo Microscope). |
| Specimen Prep. |
Mounted (carded) or pinned. |
| Difficulty |
Straightforward to moderate. AEdaegus required for some genera, but instructions are given. |
Malcolm Storey
Taxonomic Scope
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