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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Edington, J.M. & Hildrew, A.G., 1995
Caseless Caddis Larvae of the British Isles
This is the companion volume to Wallace et al, 1990: "A Key to the Case-bearing Caddis Larvae of Britain and Ireland", but has a different layout.
The main key is mostly dichotomous, but occasionally tabulated characters are used. The key is followed by taxonomic notes on the species which should be checked to confirm (or otherwise!) the initial identification.
A table on page 107 gives the width ranges of the head capsule for each instar.
The second half of the book concerns the biology of the species.
| Publisher |
Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) |
| Volume |
No. 53 |
| Pages |
134 |
| ISBN |
0 900386 55 X |
| Edition |
2 |
| Coverage |
Covers all caseless UK species known at the time, except Wormaldia mediana. |
| Illustrations |
Line drawings accompany the key, electronmicrographs in the family accounts. |
| Identify |
Under a Stereo Microscope (also useful to examine under a Compound Microscope). |
| Specimen Prep. |
Specimens in 70 or 80% alcohol. Microscope slide preps needed in some cases. |
Malcolm Storey
Taxonomic Scope
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