Guides to British Beetles 1, 2 and 3

These guides, produced with Mark Telfer, are aimed at field naturalists who would like to learn more about identifying British beetles. We are currently working on guides to all the ground beetles.

Volumes 1, 2 and 3 of the series can be ordered directly from me:

  1. Carabus Calosoma and Cychrus
  2. Cylindera and Cicindela Tiger-beetles
  3. Dor Beetles Geotrupidae and Bolboceratidae

Guides to British Beetles 4-9

Available for Free as PDF files.

Like volumes 1 2 and 3, these guides are aimed at field naturalists who would like to learn more about identifying British beetles.

I'm giving these away for Free!

  1. Plate-jaw Beetles Leistus

    GBB

    A colour guide to the 6 British ground beetle species of the genus Leistus.q

    Download Free

  2. Heart-shield Beetles Nebria, Eurynebria and Pelophila

    GBB

    A colour guide to the 7 British ground beetle species of the genera Nebria, Eurynebria and Pelophila.

    Download Free

The rest of the series is also available for free:

  1. Springtail-stalkers Notiophilus Download Part A, Download Part B
  2. Bombardier Beetles Brachinus, and Omophron, Loricera, Broscus and Miscodera Download Free
  3. Peacock Beetles Elaphrus and Blethisa Download Free
  4. Driftliners Pogonus Download Free
  5. Poecilus Greenclocks Download Free
  6. Asaphidion Download Free
  7. Patrobus Pinchnecks Download Free

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