Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Volume 2 Staphylinidae

Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Volume 2, is the final volume to be published in Andrew Duff’s comprehensive treatment (in 4 volumes) of the beetle fauna of the British Isles . This volume deals specifically with the very large family Staphylinidae or rove beetles. An extended preface to this volume provides information on finding rove beetles, collecting equipment, identification tips, rove beetle morphology, specimen preparation and curation, taking measurements, and changes to the checklist.Volume 2 features:* keys to 1148 species in 19 subfamilies and 254 genera, with family, subfamily and genus introductions;* detailed species notes including supporting characters, habitat, phenology, distribution and abundance;* a bibliography;* 60 colour plates with 360 photographs of selected species;* and an index to scientific and English names.