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RESOURCES - useful stuff for
aculeate workers |
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Aids to identification |
Glossary
There are a bewildering and immense number of terms used by authors of
publications describing Hymenoptera. Obtaining definitions of many of the
terms can be time consuming and difficult. Fortunately, BWARS member Robin
Williams has produced an excellent glossary that most aculeate workers will find an essential aid to identifying aculeates.
British Hymenoptera: glossary for use with identification keys (Vanellus
Publications) is a
50 page illustrated glossary, plus appendices.
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Available
from
Robin Williams, Kyntons Mead, Heath House,
Wedmore, Somerset BS28 4UQPrice: £12 including post and packaging. |
Microsculpture the
patterns of punctures, striation and ribbing are important features for
identifying many aculeates. Robin Williams' glossary illustrates and
explains many of these features. There is also an extremely useful,
photographic guide at
A Glossary of
Ant Surface Sculpturing by Rick Harris.
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Key to British Potter and Mason Wasps
- Vespidae: Eumeninae. Reproduced from the book The British Potter
and Mason Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Eumeninae by kind permission of
the author Dr. Michael Archer). |
Download the key
here |
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Hedychridium (Chrysididae) Photographs of sculpture on the thorax of
the four British species as described in the RES key to Cuckoo Wasps -
Chrysididae by Morgan. |
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Hedychridium thorax sculpture: Photos |
Chrysis
ignita group - aids to identification
Several species of Chrysididae wasps in the Chrysis ignita
aggregation are very similar in appearance. They can be fiendishly difficult
to identify. BWARS president Mike Archer has produced three articles which
describe the critical features to look for when trying to determine Chrysis
species.
The Chrysis files:
 Chrysis 1
Chrysis 2
Chrysis
3
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Pdf Reader
The Chrysis files are in pdf format. You will need a pdf reader to open
them. A free pdf reader can be downloaded from Adobe Reader at
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Online Key to European Bee Genera
A searchable, photographic online key to the genera of bees in
Europe. Developed by the Natural History Museum London. Treat with
caution, there may be some errors. for example, at the time of writing
(April 2007) only five genera for Ireland were noted in this key. |
Key to Bee Genera |
Test keys for British Bee genera
Keys produced by Alan Stubbs.
Please read the introductory text before using these keys. |
Test Keys for Bees |
| Faune de France - Hyménoptères
vespiformes - volumes I, II & III.
pdfs of three excellent (although somewhat outdated) volumes are available
from the Fédération Française des Sociétés de Sciences Naturelles web site.
These works contain many illustrations, so should prove useful to
most aculeate workers, even those who do not read French.
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Label templates for aculeate specimens |
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aculeate specimens should be adequately labelled with location, habitat and
other details. A standard format determination label is also essential. A
template containing examples of suitable labels can be downloaded
HERE |
| Checklist of
aculeate species |
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Recording Page |
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Equipment Suppliers |
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Watkins & Doncaster - details on web
site |
Suppliers of
most entomological equipment including entomological pins, store boxes,
chemicals, nets, specimen tubes, dissecting tools and much more. |
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Nova Stranka |
Czech entomological supplier with
good value range of products. Nets, store boxes, malaise traps etc. Ships to
anywhere in the EU. |
D & D Henshaw
contact via email at
djhagro@aol.com Catalogue available. 34 Rounton Rd., Waltham Abbey,
Essex EN9 3AR
Tel. 01992 717663
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Entomological
pins, chemicals, specimen tubes, reagents etc. |
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Lydie Rigout - contact details
on web site |
High quality
nets, frames, extending net handles collecting equipment, forceps,
entomological pins and more |
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B&S Entomological Services |
Malaise traps, hand nets, sweep
nets and a variety of specialist traps |
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Bioform - German suppliers, who will
ship to the UK. You will need to navigate through a largely German language,
but well illustrated website. Delivery and ordering details are in English. |
Wide
selection of entomological equipment. |
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Alana Ecology |
Field study supplies - some
entomological equipment. |
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Anglian
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Field and study equipment,
microscopes etc. |
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Worldwide Butterflies |
Entomological
pins, store boxes, nets etc. |
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Pemberley Books
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Comprehensive
catalogue of new and used entomological books. |
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Ocelli Books |
Publishers of Field Guide to
Bumblebees |
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Natural History Book Service |
Comprehensive natural history books
supplier |
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Research |
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Pollen:
Link to
Atlas Hymenoptera pages, containing good quality photographs of
pollen |
Guidance for the preparation and analysis of pollen collected from bees
A copy of Paul Westrich's paper for BWARS, Analysis of Pollen from
Wild Bees can be downloaded from his web page here >
download here
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Sampling protocols for bees An
invaluable link dealing with sampling protocols - from Terry Griswold's
laboratory - USDA Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory in Logan Utah:
Bee bowl monitoring techniques |
| Beer trapping social
wasps. Download a copy of a paper by LIBOR DVOØÁK:
Social wasps
(Hymenoptera: Vespidae) trapped with beer in European forest ecosystems. |
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Reference Collections |
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The links below are to museums with good reference collections of aculeates.
These are also museums where entomologists are welcome to use the
collections and can often find assistance from enthusiastic staff or
volunteers. Always contact the museum to make an appointment before
visiting. |
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Oxford University Museum |
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Cambridge University Museum |
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National Museum
of Wales |
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World Museum, Liverpool |
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