BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Tottenham, C.E., 1954

Coleoptera: Staphylinidae (a) Piestinae to Euaesthetinae

Dichotomous key with species entries giving habitat and distribution where these were known at the time.

Publisher The Royal Entomological Society of London (RES)
Volume Vol IV. Par 8(a)
Pages 79
Coverage Covers all UK species known at the time.
Illustrations Line drawings in the text.
Identify Under a Stereo Microscope (also useful to examine under a Compound Microscope).
Specimen Prep. Card mounting recommended, after extracting genitalia if required.
Difficulty No more difficult than other beetles of similar size, although recourse to the aedeagus is not uncommon.

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Taxonomic Scope

STAPHYLINIDAE (rove beetles) Identification Current

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