BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

COLEOPTERA (beetles)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Coleoptera In situ on wild carrot flower, specimen on grey background 15 June 2007 West Cornwall England 8 2
Coleoptera Imago 30 September 2000 Berks England 2
Coleoptera? Larva 3 April 1978 N. Hants England 2
Coleoptera Imago 21 November 1976 W. Sussex England 2
Coleoptera Imago 29 February 1976 W. Sussex England 2
Coleoptera Imago 29 February 1976 W. Sussex England 2
Coleoptera Imago 29 February 1976 W. Sussex England 1
Coleoptera Imago 29 February 1976 W. Sussex England 3

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
Suborder ADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles) 106 159 154 3 57 28
Species Calosirus terminatus (a beetle)           1
Species Datonychus angulosus (a beetle)           2
Species Datonychus arquatus (a beetle)           1
Species Datonychus melanostictus (a beetle)           2
Species Datonychus urticae (a beetle)           1
Species Eremotes ater (a beetle)           1
Species Ethelcus verrucatus (a beetle)           1
Species Gliocanus distinctus (a beetle)           1
Species Gliocanus moelleri (a beetle)           2
Species Gliocanus pilosellus (a beetle)           1
Species Gliocanus punctiger (a beetle)           1
Species Hadroplontus litura (a beetle)           1
Species Hadroplontus trimaculatus (a beetle)           1
Species Hedobia imperialis (a beetle)           1
Species Hylocoetus dermestoides (a beetle)           3
Species Liniophloeus tessulatus (a beetle)           1
Species Microplontus campestris (a beetle)           1
Species Microplontus rugulosus (a beetle)           1
Species Microplontus triangulum (a beetle)           1
Species Mogulones asperifoliarum (a beetle)           5
Species Mogulones euphorbiae (a beetle)           1
Species Mogulones geographicus (a beetle)           1
Species Nedyus quadrimaculatus (a beetle)           1
Suborder POLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles) 1299 1370 1115 4 212 3013
Species Ptelobius vittatus (a beetle)           1
Species Ramphus oxyacanthae (a beetle)           1
Species Ramphus pulicaris (a beetle)           1
Species Rhizopertha dominica (a beetle)           1
Species Sirocalodes depressicolis (a beetle)           1
Species Sirocalodes mixtus (a beetle)           2
Species Sirocalodes quercicola (a beetle)           1
Species Thamiocolus viduatus (a beetle)           1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

British Leafminers (Leaf miners) Journal
Insects & Spiders from Finland
: http://www.kolumbus.fi/hannu.j.tanner/coleoptera/
Web Site/Page
Micropics: http://micropics.org.uk/ Web Site/Page
The Coleopterist photo gallery: http://www.coleopterist.org.uk/photos-list.htm Web Site/Page
Bechyne, J., 1956 Beetles
Crowson, R.A., 1956 (Now replaced by Unwin's AIDGAP key, but potentially useful if you get stuck.) Coleoptera: introduction and Keys to Families
Darlington, A., 1968 A Pocket Encyclopedia of Plant Galls in colour
Davis, B.N.K., 1991 Insects on Nettles
Galerie der Käfer: http://www.koleopterologie.de/gallery/ (Photographic gallery) Web Site/Page
Greenhalgh, M. & Ovenden, D., 2007 (fresh and brackish water species) Freshwater Life of Britain and Northern Europe
Guthrie, M., 1989 Animals of the Surface Film
Harde, K.W., 1984 A Field Guide in Colour to Beetles
Harde, K.W., 1998 A Field Guide in Colour to Beetles
Hodge, P.J. & Jones, R.A., 1995 New British Beetles: species not in Joy’s practical handbook
http://www.zin.ru/Animalia/Coleoptera/eng/jactab1.htm Web link
Jacobson, G.G., 1905 Beetles of Russia, Western Europe and Nieghbouring Countries
Joy, N., 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles
Kirk, W.D.J., 1992 Insects on Cabbages and Oilseed Rape
Linssen, E.F., 1959 Beetles of the British Isles - first series
Linssen, E.F., 1959 Beetles of the British Isles - second series
Reitter, E, 1908 Die Käfer des Deutsches Reiches
Robbins, R., 1990 Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, A, with notes on others occurring in the midlands
Skidmore, P., 1991 Insects of the British Cow-Dung Community
www.biolib.de - online : http://www.biolib.de/ (Paintings of beetles) Web Site/Page
Unwin, D.M., 1984 A Key to the Families of British Beetles
van Emden, F.I., 1942 (Larvae) Larvae of British Beetles III: Keys to the families
van Emden, F.I., 1943 (Larvae) Larvae of British Beetles IV: Various small families
Cercle de Mycologie de Mons (Belgique): (Page perso de JJ. Wuilbaut): http://users.skynet.be/jjw.myco.mons Web Site/Page
Beetles (Coleoptera) and Coleopterists: http://www.zin.ru/Animalia/Coleoptera/eng/index.htm Web Site/Page

General Works

Beetles-British Isles discussion group: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/beetles-britishisles/join E-forum
Coleoptera page of the Tree of Life: http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Coleoptera&contgroup=Endopterygota Web Site/Page
Coleopterists Society: http://www.coleopsoc.org/ Web Site/Page
http://www.coleoptera.org/: http://www.coleoptera.org/ Web Site/Page
Natural History Museum: Coleoptera Collection and Card Index: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/coleoptera/ Web Site/Page
The Coleopterist Journal
The Coleopterist web-site: http://www.coleopterist.org.uk/ Web Site/Page
UK Leafminers discussion group: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ukleafminers/join (Leaf-miners) E-forum
Alexander, K.N.A., 2002 The Invertebrates of Living and Decaying Timber in Britain and Ireland - a Provisional Annotated Checklist
Alexander, K.N.A., 2004 Revision of the Index of Ecological Continuity as used for Saproxylic Beetles
Buckland, P. & P., 2006 Bugs Coleopteran Ecology Package
Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds), 2006 (Colour photograph) A Coleopterist's handbook
Denton, J., & Chandler, P., 2005 Rotherfield Park, North Hampshire: An important site for Saproxylic Coleoptera, Diptera and other Insects
Saproxylic Quality Index: http://thasos.users.btopenworld.com/sqi.htm Web Site/Page
Fowles, A.P., Alexander, K.N.A., & Key, R.S., 1999 The Saproxylic Quality Index: evaluating wooded habitats for the conservation of deadwood Coleoptera
http://www.earthlife.net/insects/coleopt.html: http://www.earthlife.net/insects/coleopt.html Web Site/Page
van Emden, F.I., 1950 Dipterous parasites of Coleoptera

COLEOPTERA may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
INSECTA
(insects)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with COLEOPTERA:

adult adult is predated by leaf Pinguicula vulgaris - Common Butterwort (Lentibulariaceae) Minor Darwin, C., 1875 [small spp. (page 370)]
larva larva may be infected by Entomophthora coleopterorum - an entomophagous fungus (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982
wood-boring galleries (disused) disused wood-boring galleries may attract larva (1st year) Dinoptera collaris - Red-collared Longhorn Beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007 [2nd year spent in soil]

Coleoptera may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)

References

Darwin, C., 1875 Insectivorous Plants
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007 Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 1
Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982 Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato