The Staphylinidae (rove beetles) of Britain and Ireland Part 5

Scaphidiinae, Piestinae, Oxytelinae

by Derek A. Lott

Description

With over 55,000 species described worldwide and over 1,000 of these recorded in Britain and Ireland, the Staphylinidae represent one of the most species rich families in the animal kingdom. This book is the first of a series of identification keys incorporating recent advances in the taxonomy of Staphylinidae into simple, easy-to-use keys. Illustrated keys are provided for the identification of the subfamilies of British Staphylinidae, with three subfamilies, Scaphidiinae, Piestinae and Oxytelinae, which form the Oxyteline group, being covered in full in this volume.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher/Imprint CABI / CAB International
  • Publication Date January 2010
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781800628205 / 180062820X
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 47.50 GBP
  • Pages108
  • ReadershipCollege/higher education; Professional and scholarly
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Dimensions244 X 172 mm
  • SeriesRES Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects
  • Reference Code6526

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