| Author | Delaney, M.J. |
| Year | 1954 |
| Title | Thysanura and Diplura |
| Series | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | All the then known Britsh species |
| Source | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, I Part 2, 7pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
| Illustrations | Line drawings accompany text |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | A dichotomous key to the species, but now rather old. Available for download from the Royal Entomological Society website. |
| Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | P5 couplet 15/16 (*Petrobius*): the descriptions are the opposite way round to the illustrations. |
| Examine | Stereo Microscope |
| Specimen Preparation | In spirit |
| Identification difficulty | Relatively straightforward, though some of the characters are hard to see |
| Website url | www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For identification | Current | APTERYGOTA | bristletails, silverfish and firebrats (primitively wingless insects) | Animalia |
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