| Author | Peacock, E.R. |
| Year | 1993 |
| Title | Adults and Larvae of Hide, Larder and Carpet Beetles and their Relatives (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) and of Derodontid Beetles (Coleoptera: Derdontidae) |
| ISBN | 0 901546 78 X |
| Series | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | All the British species known at the time, including pest and syanthropic species found in buildings etc. |
| Source | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, part 3, 144pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
| Illustrations | Line drawings and SEM photographs at the back |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Dichotomous key to adults with species entries describing habitat, frequency and distribution. It is followed by a key to larvae (p36). Unusually for these handbooks, longer species accounts follow the keys. |
| Examine |  Stereo Microscope ( Compound Microscope is also useful) |
| Specimen Preparation | Pinned specimens. Dissection of genitalia may be required in Trogoderma and Attagenus (see P 17). Larvae should be final instar (choose the largest and most heavily pigmented), macerated for 30mins in hot weak KOH, then mounted in glycerine for viewing under a compound microscope. Some dissection may also be needed. (P 35) |
| Website url | www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm |
