AuthorDay, M.
Year1988
TitleSpider Wasps - Hymenoptera: Pompilidae
ISBN0 901546 70 4
SeriesHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteCovers all UK species known at the time
SourceHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol. VI, Part 4, 60pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
IllustrationsLine and stipple drawings at the back
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Separate keys to males and females. Some of the characters used are comparative.
Errata, Corrigenda & Comments

Couplet 3: ignore ref to fig 24.

Couplet 27. Fig 40 not 42.

Couplet 28. Fig 42 not 40.

Examine Stereo Microscope
Specimen PreparationPinned and set specimens. Try to set with abdomen/genitalia extended
Identification difficultyUses comparative characters, so use in conjunction with a named collection, or to identify a number of specimens together.
Website urlwww.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identification, contains ChecklistCurrentPOMPILIDAEspider-hunting waspsAnimalia: Hymenoptera
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