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Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects is a series of books produced by the Royal Entomological Society (RES). The aim of the Handbooks is to provide illustrated identification keys to the insects of Britain, together with concise morphological, biological and distributional information. The series also includes several Check Lists of British Insects. All books contain line drawings, with the most recent volumes including colour photographs. In recent years, new volumes in the series have been published by Field Studies Council, and benefit from association with the AIDGAP identification guides and Synopses of the British Fauna.

Contents

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Vol : 1 - Small Orders

TitleEditionVolDateAuthPages
Thysanura and Diplura Vol 1 Pt 21954Delany, M.J.7
Dermaptera and Orthoptera 1stVol 1 Pt 51949Hincks, W.D.20
Dermaptera and Orthoptera 2ndVol 1 Pt 51956Hincks, W.D.24
Plecoptera Vol 1 Pt 61950Kimmins, D.E.18
Psocids Psocoptera (Booklice and Barklice)1stVol 1 Pt 71974New, T.R.102
Psocids Psocoptera (Booklice and Barklice)2ndVol 1 Pt 72006New, T.R.146
Ephemeroptera Vol 1 Pt 91950Kimmins, D.E.18
Odonata 1stVol 1 Pt 101949Fraser, F.C.48
Odonata 2ndVol 1 Pt 101956Fraser, F.C.49
Thysanoptera Vol 1 Pt 111976Mound, L.A.; Morison, G.D.; Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M.76
Mecoptera, Megaloptera and Neuroptera Vol 1 Pt 12-131959Fraser, F.C.40
Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae Vol 1 Pt 14a1978Marshall, J.E.31
Fleas (Siphonaptera)1stVol 1 Pt 161957Smit, F. G. A. M.94
Fleas (Siphonaptera)2ndVol 1 Pt 162007Whitaker, A.P.vi, 178
The adult Trichoptera (caddisflies) of Britain and Ireland1stVol 1 Pt 172012Barnard, P. & Ross, E.192

Vol : 2 - Hemiptera

TitleEditionVolDateAuthPages
Cicadomorpha-Cicadellidae, Membracidae, Cercopidae and Cicadellidae (except Deltocephaline and Typhlocybinae)Vol 2 Pt 2a1965Le Quesne, W.J64
Cicadomorpha-Cicadellidae (Deltocephaline)Vol 2 Pt 2b1969Le Quesne, W.J84
Cicadomorpha-Cicadellidae (Typhlocybinae)Vol 2 Pt 2c1981Le Quesne, W.J.; Payne, K.R.95
Fulgoromorpha Vol 2 Pt 31960Le Quesne, W.J.68
Aphidoidea-Chaitophoridae and Callaphididae Vol 2 Pt 4a1976Stroyan, H.L.G.130
Psylloidea (Adults)Vol 2 Pt 5a1979White, I.M.; Hodkinson, I.D.79
Psylloidea (nymphal stages)Vol 2 Pt 5b1982White, I.M.; Hodkinson, I.D.50
Aphids - Pterocommatinae and Aphidinae (Aphidinae)Vol 2 Pt 61984Stroyan, H.L.G.232
Aphids - Macrosiphini (Aphidinae)Vol 2 Pt 72010Blackman, R. L.414
Aphids - Anoeciinae, Lachninae, Eriosomatinae, Phyloemyzinae, Thelazinae, Hormaphildinae, Mindarinae Vol 2 Pt 82019Blackman, R., Dransfield, R.D.; Brightwell, R.viii, 216

Vol : 4 - Coleoptera

TitleEditionVolDateAuthPages
Coleoptera. Introduction and Key to FamiliesVol 4 Pt 11956Crowson, R.A.48
British Coleoptera larvae. A guide to the families and major subfamilies.Vol 4 Pt 1a2019 Peter M. Hammond, Jane E. Marshall, Michael L. Cox, Leslie Jessop, Beulah H. Garner & Maxwell V.L. Barclay280
The Carabidae (ground beetles) of Britain and Ireland1stVol 4 Pt 21974Lindroth, C.H148
The Carabidae (ground beetles) of Britain and Ireland2ndVol 4 Pt 22007Luff, M.iv, 247
Coleoptera: Hydradephaga Vol 4 Pt 31953Balfour-Browne, F.33
Keys to adults of the water beetles of Britain and Ireland (Part 1)Vol 4 Pt 52011Foster, G.N.; Friday, L.E.144
Keys to adults of the water beetles of Britain and Ireland (Part 2)Vol 4 Pt 5b2014Foster, G.N.; Bilton, D.T.; Friday, L.E.126
Coleoptera: Clambidae Vol 4 Pt 6a1966Johnson, C.13
Staphylinidae-Piestinae Vol 4 Pt 8a1954Tottenham, C.E.79
Pselaphidae Vol 4 Pt 91957Pearce, E.J.32
Coleoptera: Histeroidea. Sphaeritidae and Histeridae Vol 4 Pt 101963Halstead, D.G.H.16

Vol : 5 - Coleoptera

TitleEditionVolDateAuthPages
Buprestidae Vol 5 Pt 1b1977Levey, B.8
Heteroceridae Vol 5 Pt 2c1973Clarke, R.O.S.15
Dermestidae and Derodontidae Vol 5 Pt 31993Peacock, E.R.144
Rhizophagidae Vol 5 Pt 5a1977Peacock, E.R.19
Phalacridae Vol 5 Pt 5b1958Thompson, R.T.17
Kateretidae & Nitidulidae: Meligethinae (Pollen beetles)Vol 5 Pt 6a1996Kirk-Spriggs, A.H.157
Coccinellidae and Sphindidae Vol 5 Pt 71953Pope, R.D.12
Lagriidae-Meloidae Vol 5 Pt 91954Buck, F.D.30
Tenebrionidae Vol 5 Pt 101975Brendell, M.J.D.10
Dung Beetles and Chafers (Scarabaeoidea)1stVol 5 Pt 111956Britton, E.B.29
Dung Beetles and Chafers (Scarabaeoidea)2ndVol 5 Pt 111986Jessop, L53
Cerambycidae Vol 5 Pt 121952Duffy, E.A.J.18
Scolytidae & Platypodidae Vol 5 Pt 151953Duffy, E.A.J.20
Orthocerous weevils (Curculionoidae - Nemonychidae, Anthribidae, Urodontidae, Attelabidae & Apionidae)Vol 5 Pt 161990Morris, M.G108
Curculionidae: Entiminae (Broad-nosed weevils)Vol 5 Pt 17a1997Morris, M.G106
Curculionidae: Raymondionyminae - Smicronychinae (True weevils - part 1)Vol 5 Pt 17b2002Morris, M.G149
Curculionidae: Ceutorhynchinae (True weevils - part 2)Vol 5 Pt 17c2008Morris, M.G149
Curculioninae, Baridinae, Orobitidinae (True weevils - part 3)Vol 5 Pt 17d2012Morris, M.G136
British ScraptiidaeVol 5 Pt 182009Levey, B.32

Vol : 6 - Hymenoptera

TitleEditionVolDateAuthPages
Introduction and key to familiesVol 6 Pt 11977Richards, O.W.100
Symphyta (except Tenthredinidae)1stVol 6 Pt 2a1951Benson, R.B.
Symphyta (except Tenthredinidae)2ndVol 6 Pt 2a1981Quinlan, J.; Gauld, I.D.67
Hymenoptera Symphyta section (b)Vol 6 Pt 2b1951Benson, R.B.88
Hymenoptera Symphyta section (c)Vol 6 Pt 2c1958Benson, R.B.114
Bethyloidea-Embolemidae, Bethylidae and Dryinidae Vol 6 Pt 3a1976Perkins, J.F.38
Scolioidea, Vespoidea and Sphecoidea (Hymenoptera, Aculeata)Vol 6 Pt 3b1980Richards, O.W.118
Formicidae Vol 6 Pt 3c1975Bolton, B.; Collingwood, C.A.34
Spider wasps (Pompilidae)Vol 6 Pt 41988Day, M.C.
Hymenoptera: Cuckoo wasps (Chrysididae)Vol 6 Pt 51984Morgan, D.37
Hymenoptera: The Vespoid Wasps Vol 6 Pt 62014Archer, M.82

Vol : 7 - Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea

TitleEditionVolDateAuthPages
Pimpline ichneumon-flies (Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae)Vol 7 Pt 11988Fitton, M. G., M. R. Shaw & I. D. Gauld110
Ichneumonidae- key to subfamilies and Ichneumoninae (except Ichneumonini)Vol 7 Pt 2ai1959Perkins, J.F.116
Ichneumonidae- Ichneumoninae (Ichneumonini), Alomyinae, Agriotypinae and Lycorininae Vol 7 Pt 2aii1960Perkins, J.F.96
Ichneumonidae- Orthopelmatinae and Anomaloninae Vol 7 Pt 2b1977Gauld, I.D. & Mitchell, P.A.32
The Banchine Wasps (Ichneumonidae: Banchinae) of the British IslesVol 7 Pt 42017Brock, J.P.150
Classification and Biology of Braconid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)Vol 7 Pt 111991Shaw, M.R.; Huddleston, T.126
Ichneumonid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): their Classification and BiologyVol 7 Pt 122018Broad, G.R.; Shaw, M.R.; Fitton, M.G.424

Vol : 8 - Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea, Chalcidoidea & Proctotrupoidea

TitleEditionVolDateAuthPages
Cynipoidea- key to families and subfamilies and Cynipidae (Cynipinae)Vol 8 Pt 1a1963Eady, R.D. & Quinlan, J.81
Cynipoidea-Eucoilidae Vol 8 Pt 1b1978Quinlan, J.58
Cynipoidea - Charipidae, Ibaliidae & Figitidae Vol 8 Pt 1c1986Fergusson, N.D.M.55
Chalcidoidea - Chalcidoidea Vol 8 Pt 2a1968Ferriere, C.; Kerrich, G.J.40
Chalcidoidea - Elasmidae & Eulophidae Vol 8 Pt 2b1968Askew, R.R.39
Proctotrupoidea - Diapriidae (Diapriinae)Vol 8 Pt 3di1980Nixon, G.E.J.55
Proctotrupoidea - Diapriidae (Belytinae)Vol 8 Pt 3dii1957Nixon, G.E.J.107

Vol : 9 - Diptera: Nematocera & Brachycera

TitleEditionVolDateAuthPages
Diptera. Introduction and key to families1stVol 9 Pt 11949 Oldroyd, H. 49
Diptera. Introduction and key to families2ndVol 9 Pt 11954 Oldroyd, H. 49
Diptera. Introduction and key to families3rdVol 9 Pt 11970 Oldroyd, H. 104
Tipulidae to Chironomidae Vol 9 Pt 21950Coe, R.L, Freeman, P. & Mattingly, P.F.216
Mycetophilidae (Bolitophilinae, Ditomyiinae, Diadocidiinae, Keroplatinae, Sciophilinae & Manotinae)Vol 9 Pt 31980Hutson, A.M.; Ackland, D.M.; Kidd, L.N.111
Tabanoidea and Asiloidea Vol 9 Pt 41969 Oldroyd, H. 132
Dolichopodidae Vol 9 Pt 51978 d'Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M. 90
Sciarid flies (Sciaridae)Vol 9 Pt 61983Freeman, P.68
Scatopsidae & Bibionidae Vol 9 Pt 71985Freeman, P.; Lane, R.P74
Fungus gnats (Diptera:Mycetophilidae, Mycetophilinae)Vol 9 Pt 82022Chandler, P.398

Vol : 10 - Diptera: Cyclorrhapha

TitleEditionVolDateAuthPages
Syrphidae Vol 10 Pt 11953Coe, R.L.98
Lonchopteridae Vol 10 Pt 2ai1969Smith, K.G.V.9
Pipunculidae Vol 10 Pt 2c1966Coe, R.L.83
Conopidae Vol 10 Pt 3a1969Smith, K.G.V.19
Tachinidae and Calliphoridae Vol 10 Pt 4a1954van Emden, F.I.133
Tachinidae Vol 10 Pt 4ai1993Belshaw, R.170
Muscidae Vol 10 Pt 4b1968d'Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M.118
Tephritid FliesVol 10 Pt 5a1988White, I. M.134
Sepsidae Vol 10 Pt 5c1979Pont, A.C.35
Lesser dung flies (Sphaeroceridae)Vol 10 Pt 5e1988Pitkin, B.R.175
Agromyzidae Vol 10 Pt 5g1972Spencer, K.A.136
Scuttle flies (Phoridae, except Megaselia)Vol 10 Pt 61983Disney, R.H.L81
Keds, flat-flies & bat-flies (Hippoboscidae & Nycteribiidae)Vol 10 Pt 71984Hutson, A.M84
Scuttle-flies (Megaselia)Vol 10 Pt 81989Disney, R.H.L155
Immature stages of British fliesVol 10 Pt 141989Smith, K.G.V.80
British Lonchaeidae Vol 10 Pt 152008MacGowan & Rotheray142
Blow Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae, Polleniidae, Rhiniidae)Vol 10 Pt 162021Sivell, Olga206

Vol : 11 & 12 - Checklists of British Insects

TitleEditionVolDateAuthPages
Checklist of British Insects, pt. 1: Small Orders and Hemiptera Vol 11 Pt 11964Kloet, G.S.; Hincks, W.D.xv, 119
Checklist: Lepidoptera Vol 11 Pt 21972Kloet, G.S.; Hincks, W.Dviii, 153
Checklist: Coleoptera and Strepsiptera Vol 11 Pt 31977Pope, R.Dxiv, 105
Checklist: HymenopteraVol 11 Pt 41978Kloet, G.S.; Hincks, W.D.; Fitton, M.G. et al.x, 159.
Checklist: Diptera & Siphonaptera Vol 11 Pt 51976Kloet, G.S.; Hincks, W.D.ix, 139
Checklist: DipteraVol 12 Pt 11998Chandler, Peter J.234
The Staphylinidae (rove beetles) of Britain and Ireland: Part 5. Scaphidiinae, Piestinae, OxytelinaeVol 12 Pt 52009Lott, Derek A.100
Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British IslesVol 12 Pt 62013Agassiz, David JL. Beavan, Stella D & Heckford, Robert J206
The Staphylinidae (rove beetles) of Britain and Ireland: Parts 7 and 8. Oxyporinae, Steninae, Euaesthetinae, Pseudopsinae, Paederinae, StaphylininaeVol 12 Pt 7-82011Lott, Derek A.340

Similar publications

Analogous publications exist in other countries. An equivalent identification key, Klucze do oznaczania owadów Polski (‘Keys for the identification of Polish insects’), exists in Poland. [1] In France a multivolume series, Faune de France (‘Fauna of France’), covers the insects among other animal groups. [2]

  1. "POLSKIE TOWARZYSWO ENTOMOLOGICZNE". sparrow.up.poznan.pl. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. "Faune de France – Fédération Française des Sociétés de Sciences Naturelles" (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-18.

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