AuthorBolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A.
Year1975
TitleHymenoptera: Formicidae
SeriesHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteCovers all UK species known at the time
SourceHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 3(C), 34pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
IllustrationsLine drawings at the back
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

Dichotomous key to workers, females and males, followed by species accounts.

Can be downloaded from the Royal Entomological Society website.

Examine Stereo Microscope
Specimen PreparationPinned and set specimens
Identification difficultyMedium. The antennal scape characters in Myrmica require correct setting, good lighting and precise orientation of the specimen.
Website urlwww.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentFORMICIDAEantsAnimalia: Hymenoptera
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