| Author | Hopkin, S.P. |
| Year | 2007 |
| Title | A Key to the Collembola (Springtails) of Britain and Ireland |
| ISBN | 978 1 85153 220 9 |
| Series | AIDGAP |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | All the British species known at the time |
| Source | AIDGAP, 245pp, Field Studies Council |
| Illustrations | Colour photographs of living springtails and microscope preps at the rear, copious line drawings accompany the keys |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | An illustrated key to British Collembola. Publication was seen through by Peter Shaw after Steve Hopkin’s untimely death. |
| Examine |  Stereo Microscope ( with a Microscope using 100x oil-immersion is also useful) |
| Specimen Preparation | Microscope slides of cleared specimens often required. Phase contrast illumination is very useful to see unpigmented cuticle structures. |
| Identification difficulty | Some experience required |
| Website url | www.field-studies-council.org/publications/pubs/a-key-to-the-collembola-(springtails)-of-britain-and-ireland.aspx |
