A Key to the Adults of British Water Beetles

Description:

Comprehensive and fully illustrated key covering over 250 species of beetles associated with freshwater and brackish water habitats. Includes ecological and distribution notes. Families included: Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Hygrobiidae, Noteridae, Dytiscidae, Hydrophilidae, Hydraenidae, Dryopidae, Elmidae, Scirtidae, Heteroceridae, Limnichidae, Chrysomelidae (Donaciinae), Curculionidae. "Quick-Fit" chart showing range of beetle sizes loosely inserted.

Condition

Vg in d/w (clear tape reinforcement to upper edge of d/w). A few marginal pencil annotations. From the library of Trevor James (1947-2020), Hertfordshire naturalist and coleopterist, with his bookplate.