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 North Hampshire England 2
Coleoptera Imago 21 November 1976 West Sussex England 2
Coleoptera Imago 29 February 1976 West Sussex England 2
Coleoptera Imago 29 February 1976 West Sussex England 2
Coleoptera Imago 29 February 1976 West Sussex England 1
Coleoptera Imago 29 February 1976 West Sussex England 3

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
Suborder ADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles) 95 188 162 3 58 36
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) 1266 1430 1116 4 270 4188
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
Fowler, W.W., 1888 The Coleoptera of the British Islands
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 A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, 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 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)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

COLEOPTERA is associated with:

Photos Phallus hadriani - Sand Stinkhorn, Dune Stinkhorn (Phallales: Phallaceae) feeds on spore mass of fruitbody UK/Ireland Shaw, D.E. & Roberts, P., 2002

Associated with COLEOPTERA:

Photos adult adult is predated by leaf Pinguicula vulgaris - Common Butterwort (Lentibulariaceae) Minor Darwin, C., 1875 [small spp. (page 370)]
Photos 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
Shaw, D.E. & Roberts, P., 2002 Bees and Phalloid Exudate
Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982 Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato

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