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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Hawkins, R.D., 2003
Shieldbugs of Surrey
Nicely produced book covering the Shieldbugs and allies of Britain, although with special emphasis on Surrey.
The key to Shieldbugs is followed by a separate key to Shieldbug Allies. Detailed and readable species accounts with phenology histograms for many species and dot maps of distribution in Surrey.
The colour photographs of adults and immature stages are a feature of this book.
| Publisher |
Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) |
| Pages |
192 |
| ISBN |
0 9526065 7 7 |
| Coverage |
All the British species of Shieldbug and their allies are covered, not just those in Surrey. |
| Illustrations |
Line drawings in the key, 24 plates of excellent colour photographs of adults and nymphs in the middle of the book. |
| Identify |
In the Hand (also useful to examine under a Stereo Microscope). |
| Specimen Prep. |
Live insects kept cool so they keep still. Eurygaster needs dissection of the male genitalia (p48). |
| Difficulty |
Straightforward. |
Malcolm Storey
Taxonomic Scope
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