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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Jones-Walters, L.M., 1989
Keys to the Families of British Spiders
The guide offers two keys. The first is a classic dichotomous key, with simple well illustrated couplets. Each family has a lengthy account describing general apppearance, ecology, life history etc
The second (lateral) key is a tabulation, giving, for each family: couplet in previous key, size and drawings of: body form, cephalothorax & eyes, legs/claws, spinnerets, mouthparts, distinctive features and web/ecology. To use the key, cut a strip of paper to match a table row and make quick sketches of the appropriate parts. Then scan down the table with your strip of paper and find a match. The lateral key is recommended if the specimen is damaged or incomplete, or is known to have a distinctive web.
| Publisher |
Field Studies Council (FSC) |
| Volume |
No. 197 |
| Pages |
79 |
| ISBN |
1 85153 197 1 |
| Edition |
2 |
| Coverage |
Families of British spiders. |
| Illustrations |
Line drawings accompany the text, keys and table. |
| Identify |
Under a Stereo Microscope. |
| Specimen Prep. |
Large spiders may be identified to family while alive, but smaller specimens (or identification to species) generally requires a dead specimen in 70% alcohol. |
Malcolm Storey
Taxonomic Scope
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