| Author | Forsythe, T.G. |
| Year | 2000 |
| Title | Ground Beetles |
| ISBN | 0 85546 263 9 |
| Series | Naturalists’ Handbooks |
| Type | Book/Report |
| Source | Naturalists’ Handbooks, 8, 2nd edition, 74pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd |
| Illustrations | Line drawings alongside text, plus four colour plates of paintings bound in the centre |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Dichotomous keys to adults. The key has been completely rewritten to include all the British species. |
| Examine |  with x8 or x10 hand lens ( Stereo Microscope is also useful) |
| Specimen Preparation | Pinned or alcohol specimens (some underside characters) |
| Identification difficulty | Reasonably straightforward. Easier than Lindroth’s RES Handbook. |
