| Author | Unwin, D.M. |
| Year | 1984 |
| Title | A Key to the Families of British Beetles |
| ISBN | 1 85153 166 X |
| Series | AIDGAP |
| Type | Book/Report |
| Source | AIDGAP, 66, 197pp, Field Studies Council |
| Illustrations | Line drawings in the text |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Well illustrated key enabling identification to family level. There are companion volumes on families of Hemiptera and Diptera by the same author. |
| Examine |  Stereo Microscope |
| Specimen Preparation | Mounted (carded) or pinned specimens |
| Identification difficulty | Mostly straigtforward, although counting tarsal segments on small specimens can be challenging (a droplet of water on the tarsi helps) |
