| Author | Savory, T.H. |
| Year | 1955 |
| Title | The World of Small Animals |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | All the British species known at the time |
| Source | 160pp, University of London Press |
| Illustrations | Half-tone photographs |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | The author’s thesis is that by specialising in a very small group of organisms, you can become an "expert" quite quickly. The first part comprises introductory material and chapters on methodology etc. The second consists of chapters devoted to different groups of invertebrates; many of these include keys to the British species. |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For identification | Superseded | OPILIONES | harvestmen | Animalia |
| For identification | Superseded | PSEUDOSCORPIONES | false scorpions, pseudoscorpions | Animalia |
| For identification | Superseded | ISOPODA | woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters | Animalia |
| For identification | Superseded | APTERYGOTA | bristletails, silverfish and firebrats (primitively wingless insects) | Animalia |
| For identification | Superseded | CULICIDAE | mosquitoes, gnats | Animalia: Diptera |
| For identification | Superseded | FORMICOIDEA | ants | Animalia: Hymenoptera |
| For identification | Superseded | DERMAPTERA | earwigs | Animalia |
| For identification | Superseded | BLATTIDAE | cockroaches | Animalia: Dictyoptera |
| For identification | Superseded | ODONATA | dragonflies and damselflies | Animalia |
| For identification | Superseded | CHILOPODA | centipedes | Animalia |
| For identification | Superseded | LUMBRICIDAE | earthworms | Animalia: Crassiclitellata |
| For identification | Superseded | [Land Slugs] | slugs | Animalia: Stylommatophora |
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