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Book series
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 .
Full list of titles [ edit ]
Vol : 1 - Small Orders [ edit ]
Title
Edition
Vol
Date
Auth
Pages
Thysanura and Diplura
Vol 1 Pt 2
1954
Delany, M.J.
7
Dermaptera and Orthoptera
1st
Vol 1 Pt 5
1949
Hincks, W.D.
20
Dermaptera and Orthoptera
2nd
Vol 1 Pt 5
1956
Hincks, W.D.
24
Plecoptera
Vol 1 Pt 6
1950
Kimmins, D.E.
18
Psocids Psocoptera (Booklice and Barklice)
1st
Vol 1 Pt 7
1974
New, T.R.
102
Psocids Psocoptera (Booklice and Barklice)
2nd
Vol 1 Pt 7
2006
New, T.R.
146
Ephemeroptera
Vol 1 Pt 9
1950
Kimmins, D.E.
18
Odonata
1st
Vol 1 Pt 10
1949
Fraser, F.C.
48
Odonata
2nd
Vol 1 Pt 10
1956
Fraser, F.C.
49
Thysanoptera
Vol 1 Pt 11
1976
Mound, L.A.; Morison, G.D.; Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M.
76
Mecoptera , Megaloptera and Neuroptera
Vol 1 Pt 12-13
1959
Fraser, F.C.
40
Trichoptera , Hydroptilidae
Vol 1 Pt 14a
1978
Marshall, J.E.
31
Fleas (Siphonaptera )
1st
Vol 1 Pt 16
1957
Smit, F. G. A. M.
94
Fleas (Siphonaptera )
2nd
Vol 1 Pt 16
2007
Whitaker, A.P.
vi, 178
The adult Trichoptera (caddisflies) of Britain and Ireland
1st
Vol 1 Pt 17
2012
Barnard, P. & Ross, E.
192
Vol : 2 - Hemiptera [ edit ]
Title
Edition
Vol
Date
Auth
Pages
Cicadomorpha -Cicadellidae , Membracidae , Cercopidae and Cicadellidae (except Deltocephaline and Typhlocybinae )
Vol 2 Pt 2a
1965
Le Quesne, W.J
64
Cicadomorpha -Cicadellidae (Deltocephaline )
Vol 2 Pt 2b
1969
Le Quesne, W.J
84
Cicadomorpha-Cicadellidae (Typhlocybinae )
Vol 2 Pt 2c
1981
Le Quesne, W.J.; Payne, K.R.
95
Fulgoromorpha
Vol 2 Pt 3
1960
Le Quesne, W.J.
68
Aphidoidea -Chaitophoridae and Callaphididae
Vol 2 Pt 4a
1976
Stroyan, H.L.G.
130
Psylloidea (Adults)
Vol 2 Pt 5a
1979
White, I.M.; Hodkinson, I.D.
79
Psylloidea (nymphal stages)
Vol 2 Pt 5b
1982
White, I.M.; Hodkinson, I.D.
50
Aphids - Pterocommatinae and Aphidinae (Aphidinae)
Vol 2 Pt 6
1984
Stroyan, H.L.G.
232
Aphids - Macrosiphini (Aphidinae)
Vol 2 Pt 7
2010
Blackman, R. L.
414
Aphids - Anoeciinae , Lachninae , Eriosomatinae , Phyloemyzinae , Thelazinae , Hormaphildinae , Mindarinae
Vol 2 Pt 8
2019
Blackman, R., Dransfield, R.D.; Brightwell, R.
viii, 216
Vol : 4 - Coleoptera [ edit ]
Title
Edition
Vol
Date
Auth
Pages
Coleoptera . Introduction and Key to Families
Vol 4 Pt 1
1956
Crowson, R.A.
48
British Coleoptera larvae . A guide to the families and major subfamilies.
Vol 4 Pt 1a
2019
Peter M. Hammond , Jane E. Marshall, Michael L. Cox, Leslie Jessop, Beulah H. Garner & Maxwell V.L. Barclay
280
The Carabidae (ground beetles) of Britain and Ireland
1st
Vol 4 Pt 2
1974
Lindroth, C.H
148
The Carabidae (ground beetles) of Britain and Ireland
2nd
Vol 4 Pt 2
2007
Luff, M.
iv, 247
Coleoptera: Hydradephaga
Vol 4 Pt 3
1953
Balfour-Browne, F.
33
Keys to adults of the water beetles of Britain and Ireland (Part 1)
Vol 4 Pt 5
2011
Foster, G.N.; Friday, L.E.
144
Keys to adults of the water beetles of Britain and Ireland (Part 2)
Vol 4 Pt 5b
2014
Foster, G.N.; Bilton, D.T.; Friday, L.E.
126
Coleoptera: Clambidae
Vol 4 Pt 6a
1966
Johnson, C.
13
Staphylinidae -Piestinae
Vol 4 Pt 8a
1954
Tottenham, C.E.
79
Pselaphidae
Vol 4 Pt 9
1957
Pearce, E.J.
32
Coleoptera: Histeroidea . Sphaeritidae and Histeridae
Vol 4 Pt 10
1963
Halstead, D.G.H.
16
Vol : 5 - Coleoptera [ edit ]
Title
Edition
Vol
Date
Auth
Pages
Buprestidae
Vol 5 Pt 1b
1977
Levey, B.
8
Heteroceridae
Vol 5 Pt 2c
1973
Clarke, R.O.S.
15
Dermestidae and Derodontidae
Vol 5 Pt 3
1993
Peacock, E.R.
144
Rhizophagidae
Vol 5 Pt 5a
1977
Peacock, E.R.
19
Phalacridae
Vol 5 Pt 5b
1958
Thompson, R.T.
17
Kateretidae & Nitidulidae : Meligethinae (Pollen beetles)
Vol 5 Pt 6a
1996
Kirk-Spriggs, A.H.
157
Coccinellidae and Sphindidae
Vol 5 Pt 7
1953
Pope, R.D.
12
Lagriidae -Meloidae
Vol 5 Pt 9
1954
Buck, F.D.
30
Tenebrionidae
Vol 5 Pt 10
1975
Brendell, M.J.D.
10
Dung Beetles and Chafers (Scarabaeoidea )
1st
Vol 5 Pt 11
1956
Britton, E.B.
29
Dung Beetles and Chafers (Scarabaeoidea )
2nd
Vol 5 Pt 11
1986
Jessop, L
53
Cerambycidae
Vol 5 Pt 12
1952
Duffy, E.A.J.
18
Scolytidae & Platypodidae
Vol 5 Pt 15
1953
Duffy, E.A.J.
20
Orthocerous weevils (Curculionoidae - Nemonychidae , Anthribidae , Urodontidae , Attelabidae & Apionidae )
Vol 5 Pt 16
1990
Morris, M.G
108
Curculionidae : Entiminae (Broad-nosed weevils)
Vol 5 Pt 17a
1997
Morris, M.G
106
Curculionidae : Raymondionyminae - Smicronychinae (True weevils - part 1)
Vol 5 Pt 17b
2002
Morris, M.G
149
Curculionidae : Ceutorhynchinae (True weevils - part 2)
Vol 5 Pt 17c
2008
Morris, M.G
149
Curculioninae , Baridinae , Orobitidinae (True weevils - part 3)
Vol 5 Pt 17d
2012
Morris, M.G
136
British Scraptiidae
Vol 5 Pt 18
2009
Levey, B.
32
Vol : 6 - Hymenoptera [ edit ]
Title
Edition
Vol
Date
Auth
Pages
Introduction and key to families
Vol 6 Pt 1
1977
Richards, O.W.
100
Symphyta (except Tenthredinidae )
1st
Vol 6 Pt 2a
1951
Benson, R.B.
Symphyta (except Tenthredinidae )
2nd
Vol 6 Pt 2a
1981
Quinlan, J.; Gauld, I.D.
67
Hymenoptera Symphyta section (b)
Vol 6 Pt 2b
1951
Benson, R.B.
88
Hymenoptera Symphyta section (c)
Vol 6 Pt 2c
1958
Benson, R.B.
114
Bethyloidea -Embolemidae , Bethylidae and Dryinidae
Vol 6 Pt 3a
1976
Perkins, J.F.
38
Scolioidea , Vespoidea and Sphecoidea (Hymenoptera , Aculeata )
Vol 6 Pt 3b
1980
Richards, O.W.
118
Formicidae
Vol 6 Pt 3c
1975
Bolton, B.; Collingwood, C.A.
34
Spider wasps (Pompilidae)
Vol 6 Pt 4
1988
Day, M.C.
Hymenoptera : Cuckoo wasps (Chrysididae)
Vol 6 Pt 5
1984
Morgan, D.
37
Hymenoptera : The Vespoid Wasps
Vol 6 Pt 6
2014
Archer, M.
82
Vol : 7 - Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea [ edit ]
Title
Edition
Vol
Date
Auth
Pages
Pimpline ichneumon-flies (Ichneumonidae : Pimplinae )
Vol 7 Pt 1
1988
Fitton, M. G., M. R. Shaw & I. D. Gauld
110
Ichneumonidae - key to subfamilies and Ichneumoninae (except Ichneumonini )
Vol 7 Pt 2ai
1959
Perkins, J.F.
116
Ichneumonidae - Ichneumoninae (Ichneumonini ), Alomyinae , Agriotypinae and Lycorininae
Vol 7 Pt 2aii
1960
Perkins, J.F.
96
Ichneumonidae - Orthopelmatinae and Anomaloninae
Vol 7 Pt 2b
1977
Gauld, I.D. & Mitchell, P.A.
32
The Banchine Wasps (Ichneumonidae : Banchinae ) of the British Isles
Vol 7 Pt 4
2017
Brock, J.P.
150
Classification and Biology of Braconid Wasps (Hymenoptera : Braconidae )
Vol 7 Pt 11
1991
Shaw, M.R.; Huddleston, T.
126
Ichneumonid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): their Classification and Biology
Vol 7 Pt 12
2018
Broad, G.R.; Shaw, M.R.; Fitton, M.G.
424
Vol : 8 - Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea, Chalcidoidea & Proctotrupoidea[ edit ]
Title
Edition
Vol
Date
Auth
Pages
Cynipoidea - key to families and subfamilies and Cynipidae (Cynipinae )
Vol 8 Pt 1a
1963
Eady, R.D. & Quinlan, J.
81
Cynipoidea -Eucoilidae
Vol 8 Pt 1b
1978
Quinlan, J.
58
Cynipoidea - Charipidae , Ibaliidae & Figitidae
Vol 8 Pt 1c
1986
Fergusson, N.D.M.
55
Chalcidoidea - Chalcidoidea
Vol 8 Pt 2a
1968
Ferriere, C.; Kerrich, G.J.
40
Chalcidoidea - Elasmidae & Eulophidae
Vol 8 Pt 2b
1968
Askew, R.R.
39
Proctotrupoidea - Diapriidae (Diapriinae )
Vol 8 Pt 3di
1980
Nixon, G.E.J.
55
Proctotrupoidea - Diapriidae (Belytinae )
Vol 8 Pt 3dii
1957
Nixon, G.E.J.
107
Vol : 9 - Diptera: Nematocera & Brachycera[ edit ]
Title
Edition
Vol
Date
Auth
Pages
Diptera . Introduction and key to families
1st
Vol 9 Pt 1
1949
Oldroyd, H.
49
Diptera. Introduction and key to families
2nd
Vol 9 Pt 1
1954
Oldroyd, H.
49
Diptera. Introduction and key to families
3rd
Vol 9 Pt 1
1970
Oldroyd, H.
104
Tipulidae to Chironomidae
Vol 9 Pt 2
1950
Coe, R.L, Freeman, P. & Mattingly, P.F.
216
Mycetophilidae (Bolitophilinae , Ditomyiinae , Diadocidiinae , Keroplatinae , Sciophilinae & Manotinae )
Vol 9 Pt 3
1980
Hutson, A.M.; Ackland, D.M.; Kidd, L.N.
111
Tabanoidea and Asiloidea
Vol 9 Pt 4
1969
Oldroyd, H.
132
Dolichopodidae
Vol 9 Pt 5
1978
d'Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M.
90
Sciarid flies (Sciaridae )
Vol 9 Pt 6
1983
Freeman, P.
68
Scatopsidae & Bibionidae
Vol 9 Pt 7
1985
Freeman, P.; Lane, R.P
74
Fungus gnats (Diptera:Mycetophilidae , Mycetophilinae )
Vol 9 Pt 8
2022
Chandler, P.
398
Vol : 10 - Diptera: Cyclorrhapha [ edit ]
Title
Edition
Vol
Date
Auth
Pages
Syrphidae
Vol 10 Pt 1
1953
Coe, R.L.
98
Lonchopteridae
Vol 10 Pt 2ai
1969
Smith, K.G.V.
9
Pipunculidae
Vol 10 Pt 2c
1966
Coe, R.L.
83
Conopidae
Vol 10 Pt 3a
1969
Smith, K.G.V.
19
Tachinidae and Calliphoridae
Vol 10 Pt 4a
1954
van Emden, F.I.
133
Tachinidae
Vol 10 Pt 4ai
1993
Belshaw, R.
170
Muscidae
Vol 10 Pt 4b
1968
d'Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M.
118
Tephritid Flies
Vol 10 Pt 5a
1988
White, I. M.
134
Sepsidae
Vol 10 Pt 5c
1979
Pont, A.C.
35
Lesser dung flies (Sphaeroceridae )
Vol 10 Pt 5e
1988
Pitkin, B.R.
175
Agromyzidae
Vol 10 Pt 5g
1972
Spencer, K.A.
136
Scuttle flies (Phoridae , except Megaselia)
Vol 10 Pt 6
1983
Disney, R.H.L
81
Keds, flat-flies & bat-flies (Hippoboscidae & Nycteribiidae )
Vol 10 Pt 7
1984
Hutson, A.M
84
Scuttle-flies (Megaselia )
Vol 10 Pt 8
1989
Disney, R.H.L
155
Immature stages of British flies
Vol 10 Pt 14
1989
Smith, K.G.V.
80
British Lonchaeidae
Vol 10 Pt 15
2008
MacGowan & Rotheray
142
Blow Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae , Polleniidae , Rhiniidae )
Vol 10 Pt 16
2021
Sivell, Olga
206
Vol : 11 & 12 - Checklists of British Insects[ edit ]
Title
Edition
Vol
Date
Auth
Pages
Checklist of British Insects, pt. 1: Small Orders and Hemiptera
Vol 11 Pt 1
1964
Kloet, G.S.; Hincks, W.D.
xv, 119
Checklist: Lepidoptera
Vol 11 Pt 2
1972
Kloet, G.S.; Hincks, W.D
viii, 153
Checklist: Coleoptera and Strepsiptera
Vol 11 Pt 3
1977
Pope, R.D
xiv, 105
Checklist: Hymenoptera
Vol 11 Pt 4
1978
Kloet, G.S.; Hincks, W.D.; Fitton, M.G. et al.
x, 159.
Checklist: Diptera & Siphonaptera
Vol 11 Pt 5
1976
Kloet, G.S.; Hincks, W.D.
ix, 139
Checklist: Diptera
Vol 12 Pt 1
1998
Chandler, Peter J.
234
The Staphylinidae (rove beetles) of Britain and Ireland: Part 5. Scaphidiinae, Piestinae, Oxytelinae
Vol 12 Pt 5
2009
Lott, Derek A.
100
Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles
Vol 12 Pt 6
2013
Agassiz, David JL. Beavan, Stella D & Heckford, Robert J
206
The Staphylinidae (rove beetles) of Britain and Ireland: Parts 7 and 8. Oxyporinae, Steninae, Euaesthetinae, Pseudopsinae, Paederinae, Staphylininae
Vol 12 Pt 7-8
2011
Lott, Derek A.
340
Similar publications [ edit ]
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]