BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
COLEOPTERA (beetles)
Sets of Photographs
These relate to individual finds ("biological records") of the organism.
| Taxon | Summary |  |
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Date | Vice-county | Country |
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| Coleoptera | In situ on wild carrot flower, specimen on grey background | 10 | 8 | 2 | 15 Jun 2007 | West Cornwall | England |
| Coleoptera | Imago | 3 | 3 | 29 Feb 1976 | West Sussex | England | |
| Coleoptera | Imago | 2 | 2 | 30 Sep 2000 | Berks | England | |
| Coleoptera? | Larva | 2 | 2 | 3 Apr 1978 | North Hampshire | England | |
| Coleoptera | Imago | 2 | 2 | 21 Nov 1976 | West Sussex | England | |
| Coleoptera | Imago | 2 | 2 | 29 Feb 1976 | West Sussex | England | |
| Coleoptera | Imago | 2 | 2 | 29 Feb 1976 | West Sussex | England | |
| Coleoptera | Imago | 1 | 1 | 29 Feb 1976 | West Sussex | England |
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
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| Suborder | ADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles) | 102 | 255 | 204 | 5 | 129 |
| Suborder | POLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles) | 418 | ||||
| Series | Bostrichiformia (wood boring, powder post and hide beetles) | 14 | 41 | 56 | 3 | 9 |
| Series | Cucujiformia (a group of beetles) | 283 | 1199 | 919 | 41 | 369 |
| Series | Elateriformia (click beetles and relatives) | 48 | 242 | 170 | 6 | 75 |
| Series | Scarabaeiformia | 26 | 183 | 78 | 35 | |
| Series | Staphyliniformia (burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.) | 47 | 105 | 107 | 56 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Insects & Spiders from Finland : http://www.kolumbus.fi/hannu.j.tanner/coleoptera/ |
Insects & Spiders from Finland |
| The Coleopterist photo gallery: http://www.coleopterist.org.uk/photos-list.htm | The Coleopterist photo gallery |
| Bechyne, J., 1956 | Beetles |
| The beetle fauna of Germany: http://www.kerbtier.de/enindex.html | The beetle fauna of Germany |
| Iconographia Coleopterorum Poloniae: http://www.colpolon.biol.uni.wroc.pl/lista%20rodzin.htm | Iconographia Coleopterorum Poloniae |
| Böving, A.G. & Craighead, F.C., 1931 | Larvae of Coleoptera: an illustrated synopsis of the principal larval forms of the order Coleoptera |
| Crowson, R.A., 1956 (Now replaced by Unwin's AIDGAP key, but potentially useful if you get stuck.) | Coleoptera: introduction and Keys to Families |
| Davis, B.N.K., 1991 | Insects on Nettles |
| Duff, A., in prep. | Beetles of Britain and Ireland |
| A simple key to the commoner families of British beetles: http://www.wildlifebcnp.org/ecology-resources.htm | A simple key to the commoner families of British beetles |
| Fowler, W.W., 1887 | The Coleoptera of the British Islands |
| Galerie der Käfer: http://www.koleopterologie.de/gallery/ (Photographic gallery) | Galerie der Käfer |
| Freude, H., Harde, K.W. & Lohse, G.A. (Eds.) | Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. 1. Supplementband mit Katalogteil |
| Freude, H., Harde, K.W. & Lohse, G.A. (Eds.) | Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. Band 1 |
| Freude, H., Harde, K.W. & Lohse, G.A. (Eds.), 1992 | Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. 2. Supplementband mit Katalogteil |
| 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 |
| WCG - website of the Watford Coleoptera Group: http://thewcg.org.uk/ | WCG - website of the Watford Coleoptera Group |
| Jacobson, G.G., 1905 | Beetles of Russia, Western Europe and Neighbouring Countries |
| Joy, N., 1932 | A Practical Handbook of British Beetles |
| Lane, S., Wright, R. & Forsythe, T., 2008 | Beetles of Warwickshire |
| Linssen, E.F., 1959 | Beetles of the British Isles - first series |
| Linssen, E.F., 1959 | Beetles of the British Isles - second series |
| Illustrated index of families to the Atlas of beetles: http://www.zin.ru/ANIMALIA/COLEOPTERA/eng/all_fams.htm | Illustrated index of families to the Atlas of beetles |
| Photo gallery: Beetles - Coleoptera: http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds4/photogallerythumbsbeetles.htm | Photo gallery: Beetles - Coleoptera |
| Reitter, E, 1908 | Die Käfer des Deutsches Reiches |
| Rye, E.C., 1866 | British beetles: an introduction to the study of our indigenous Coleoptera |
| Spry, W. & Shuckard, W.E., 1861 | British Coleoptera delineated |
| Unwin, D.M., 1984 | A Key to the Families of British Beetles |
| Cercle de Mycologie de Mons (Belgique): (Page perso de JJ. Wuilbaut): http://users.skynet.be/jjw.myco.mons | Cercle de Mycologie de Mons (Belgique): (Page perso de JJ. Wuilbaut) |
| Beetles (Coleoptera) and Coleopterists: http://www.zin.ru/Animalia/Coleoptera/eng/index.htm | Beetles (Coleoptera) and Coleopterists |
Dung | |
| Skidmore, P., 1991 | Insects of the British Cow-Dung Community |
Host plants | |
| Kirk, W.D.J., 1992 | Insects on Cabbages and Oilseed Rape |
Larvae | |
| Emden, F.I. van, 1942 | Larvae of British Beetles III: Keys to the families |
| Emden, F.I. van, 1943 | Larvae of British Beetles IV: Various small families |
| Photos of beetles larvae from families recorded in Palaearctic region: http://www.zin.ru/animalia/coleoptera/eng/zaitlarv.htm | Photos of beetles larvae from families recorded in Palaearctic region |
Leaf-miners | |
| Robbins, R., 1990 | A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands |
on cherry trees | |
| Leather, S.R. & Bland, K.P., 1999 | Insects on cherry trees |
on docks | |
| Salt, D.T. & Whittaker, J.B., 1998 | Insects on dock plants |
on thistles | |
| Redfern, M., 1995 | Insects and Thistles |
Online library | |
| www.biolib.de - online : http://www.biolib.de/ | www.biolib.de - online |
Pest species | |
| Bousquet, Y., 1990 | Beetles associated with stored products in Canada: an identification guide |
Plant galls | |
| Darlington, A., 1968 | A Pocket Encyclopedia of Plant Galls in colour |
Water beetles | |
| Friday, L.E., 1988 | Key to the Adults of British Water Beetles |
| Greenhalgh, M. & Ovenden, D., 2007 (fresh and brackish water species) | Freshwater Life of Britain and Northern Europe |
World fauna | |
| Kaefer der Welt - Beetles of the World : http://www.kaefer-der-welt.de/ | Kaefer der Welt - Beetles of the World |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 124 general literature references to COLEOPTERA (beetles)
COLEOPTERA may also be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
INSECTA (insects) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 4829 feeding and other relationships of COLEOPTERA (beetles)
