| Author | Lindroth, C.H. |
| Year | 1974 |
| Title | Coleoptera: Carabidae |
| Series | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | Covers all UK species known at the time |
| Source | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol IV. Part 2, 148pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
| Illustrations | Line drawings in the text |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Dichotomous key with species entries giving habitat and distribution. Can be downloaded from the Royal Entomolgy Society website. |
| Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | A List of Errata is included with the publication. The corrections written in my own copy, including those on the List of Errata, are as follows (interpret with care!): Key to Genera (p11): Couplet 6: *Demetrias* has pronotum HAIRY Couplet 46B: Not below 3.5mm Couplets 48 and 55 should exchange numbers. The first alternative of old couplet 55 should lead to the new 55. The second alternative of couplet 54 should lead to 56. (The above treatment of 48 thru 55 is neater than the recommended method of renumbering all those couplets) Couplets 70 and 71 should cite 92b not 92e. Couplet 75 should refer to the Last HIND-tarsal segment. Key to *Elaphrus* (p33) Couplet 3: *riparius* doesn’t always have green tarsi. Key to vBembidion* (p48) Couplet 13: Penis figs are cited in the wrong alternatives. Couplet 14 is said to be unreliable. Key to *Harpalus* (p98) Couplet 7: base entirely UNmargined. Couplet 12: second alternative should cite fig 71c,f. |
| Examine |  Stereo Microscope |
| Specimen Preparation | Mounted (carded) or pinned specimens |
| Identification difficulty | Fairly straightforward. Genitalia needed in some groups. |
| Website url | www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm |
