# Royal Entomological Society Handbooks

Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects is a series of books produced by the Royal Entomological Society (RES). The aim of the Handbooks is to provide illustrated identification keys to the insects of Britain, together with concise morphological, biological and distributional information. The series also includes several Check Lists of British Insects. All books contain line drawings, with the most recent volumes including colour photographs. In recent years, new volumes in the series have been published by Field Studies Council, and benefit from association with the AIDGAP identification guides and Synopses of the British Fauna.

## Full list of titles
### Vol : 1 - Small Orders

| Title | Edition | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
| Thysanura and Diplura | | Vol 1 Pt 2 | 1954 | Delany, M.J. | 7 |
| Dermaptera and Orthoptera | 1st | Vol 1 Pt 5 | 1949 | Hincks, W.D. | 20 |
| Dermaptera and Orthoptera | 2nd | Vol 1 Pt 5 | 1956 | Hincks, W.D. | 24 |
| Plecoptera | | Vol 1 Pt 6 | 1950 | Kimmins, D.E. | 18 |
| Psocids Psocoptera (Booklice and Barklice) | 1st | Vol 1 Pt 7 | 1974 | New, T.R. | 102 |
| Psocids Psocoptera (Booklice and Barklice) | 2nd | Vol 1 Pt 7 | 2006 | New, T.R. | 146 |
| Ephemeroptera | | Vol 1 Pt 9 | 1950 | Kimmins, D.E. | 18 |
| Odonata | 1st | Vol 1 Pt 10 | 1949 | Fraser, F.C. | 48 |
| Odonata | 2nd | Vol 1 Pt 10 | 1956 | Fraser, F.C. | 49 |
| Thysanoptera | | Vol 1 Pt 11 | 1976 | Mound, L.A.; Morison, G.D.; Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M. | 76 |
| Mecoptera, Megaloptera and Neuroptera | | Vol 1 Pt 12-13 | 1959 | Fraser, F.C. | 40 |
| Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae | | Vol 1 Pt 14a | 1978 | Marshall, J.E. | 31 |
| Fleas (Siphonaptera) | 1st | Vol 1 Pt 16 | 1957 | Smit, F. G. A. M. | 94 |
| Fleas (Siphonaptera) | 2nd | Vol 1 Pt 16 | 2007 | Whitaker, A.P. | vi, 178 |
| The adult Trichoptera (caddisflies) of Britain and Ireland | 1st | Vol 1 Pt 17 | 2012 | Barnard, P. & Ross, E. | 192 |

### Vol : 2 - Hemiptera

| Title | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
| Cicadomorpha-Cicadellidae, Membracidae, Cercopidae and Cicadellidae (except Deltocephaline and Typhlocybinae) | Vol 2 Pt 2a | 1965 | Le Quesne, W.J | 64 |
| Cicadomorpha-Cicadellidae (Deltocephaline) | Vol 2 Pt 2b | 1969 | Le Quesne, W.J | 84 |
| Cicadomorpha-Cicadellidae (Typhlocybinae) | Vol 2 Pt 2c | 1981 | Le Quesne, W.J.; Payne, K.R. | 95 |
| Fulgoromorpha | Vol 2 Pt 3 | 1960 | Le Quesne, W.J. | 68 |
| Aphidoidea-Chaitophoridae and Callaphididae | Vol 2 Pt 4a | 1976 | Stroyan, H.L.G. | 130 |
| Psylloidea (Adults) | Vol 2 Pt 5a | 1979 | White, I.M.; Hodkinson, I.D. | 79 |
| Psylloidea (nymphal stages) | Vol 2 Pt 5b | 1982 | White, I.M.; Hodkinson, I.D. | 50 |
| Aphids - Pterocommatinae and Aphidinae (Aphidinae) | Vol 2 Pt 6 | 1984 | Stroyan, H.L.G. | 232 |
| Aphids - Macrosiphini (Aphidinae) | Vol 2 Pt 7 | 2010 | Blackman, R. L. | 414 |
| Aphids - Anoeciinae, Lachninae, Eriosomatinae, Phyloemyzinae, Thelazinae, Hormaphildinae, Mindarinae | Vol 2 Pt 8 | 2019 | Blackman, R., Dransfield, R.D.; Brightwell, R. | viii, 216 |

### Vol : 4 - Coleoptera

| Title | Edition | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
| Coleoptera. Introduction and Key to Families | | Vol 4 Pt 1 | 1956 | Crowson, R.A. | 48 |
| British Coleoptera larvae. A guide to the families and major subfamilies. | | Vol 4 Pt 1a | 2019 | Peter M. Hammond, Jane E. Marshall, Michael L. Cox, Leslie Jessop, Beulah H. Garner & Maxwell V.L. Barclay | 280 |
| The Carabidae (ground beetles) of Britain and Ireland | 1st | Vol 4 Pt 2 | 1974 | Lindroth, C.H | 148 |
| The Carabidae (ground beetles) of Britain and Ireland | 2nd | Vol 4 Pt 2 | 2007 | Luff, M. | iv, 247 |
| Coleoptera: Hydradephaga | | Vol 4 Pt 3 | 1953 | Balfour-Browne, F. | 33 |
| Keys to adults of the water beetles of Britain and Ireland (Part 1) | | Vol 4 Pt 5 | 2011 | Foster, G.N.; Friday, L.E. | 144 |
| Keys to adults of the water beetles of Britain and Ireland (Part 2) | | Vol 4 Pt 5b | 2014 | Foster, G.N.; Bilton, D.T.; Friday, L.E. | 126 |
| Coleoptera: Clambidae | | Vol 4 Pt 6a | 1966 | Johnson, C. | 13 |
| Staphylinidae-Piestinae | | Vol 4 Pt 8a | 1954 | Tottenham, C.E. | 79 |
| Pselaphidae | | Vol 4 Pt 9 | 1957 | Pearce, E.J. | 32 |
| Coleoptera: Histeroidea. Sphaeritidae and Histeridae | | Vol 4 Pt 10 | 1963 | Halstead, D.G.H. | 16 |

### Vol : 5 - Coleoptera

| Title | Edition | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
| Buprestidae | | Vol 5 Pt 1b | 1977 | Levey, B. | 8 |
| Heteroceridae | | Vol 5 Pt 2c | 1973 | Clarke, R.O.S. | 15 |
| Dermestidae and Derodontidae | | Vol 5 Pt 3 | 1993 | Peacock, E.R. | 144 |
| Rhizophagidae | | Vol 5 Pt 5a | 1977 | Peacock, E.R. | 19 |
| Phalacridae | | Vol 5 Pt 5b | 1958 | Thompson, R.T. | 17 |
| Kateretidae & Nitidulidae: Meligethinae (Pollen beetles) | | Vol 5 Pt 6a | 1996 | Kirk-Spriggs, A.H. | 157 |
| Coccinellidae and Sphindidae | | Vol 5 Pt 7 | 1953 | Pope, R.D. | 12 |
| Lagriidae-Meloidae | | Vol 5 Pt 9 | 1954 | Buck, F.D. | 30 |
| Tenebrionidae | | Vol 5 Pt 10 | 1975 | Brendell, M.J.D. | 10 |
| Dung Beetles and Chafers (Scarabaeoidea) | 1st | Vol 5 Pt 11 | 1956 | Britton, E.B. | 29 |
| Dung Beetles and Chafers (Scarabaeoidea) | 2nd | Vol 5 Pt 11 | 1986 | Jessop, L | 53 |
| Cerambycidae | | Vol 5 Pt 12 | 1952 | Duffy, E.A.J. | 18 |
| Scolytidae & Platypodidae | | Vol 5 Pt 15 | 1953 | Duffy, E.A.J. | 20 |
| Orthocerous weevils (Curculionoidae - Nemonychidae, Anthribidae, Urodontidae, Attelabidae & Apionidae) | | Vol 5 Pt 16 | 1990 | Morris, M.G | 108 |
| Curculionidae: Entiminae (Broad-nosed weevils) | | Vol 5 Pt 17a | 1997 | Morris, M.G | 106 |
| Curculionidae: Raymondionyminae - Smicronychinae (True weevils - part 1) | | Vol 5 Pt 17b | 2002 | Morris, M.G | 149 |
| Curculionidae: Ceutorhynchinae (True weevils - part 2) | | Vol 5 Pt 17c | 2008 | Morris, M.G | 149 |
| Curculioninae, Baridinae, Orobitidinae (True weevils - part 3) | | Vol 5 Pt 17d | 2012 | Morris, M.G | 136 |
| British Scraptiidae | | Vol 5 Pt 18 | 2009 | Levey, B. | 32 |

### Vol : 6 - Hymenoptera

| Title | Edition | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
| Introduction and key to families | | Vol 6 Pt 1 | 1977 | Richards, O.W. | 100 |
| Symphyta (except Tenthredinidae) | 1st | Vol 6 Pt 2a | 1951 | Benson, R.B. | |
| Symphyta (except Tenthredinidae) | 2nd | Vol 6 Pt 2a | 1981 | Quinlan, J.; Gauld, I.D. | 67 |
| Hymenoptera Symphyta section (b) | | Vol 6 Pt 2b | 1951 | Benson, R.B. | 88 |
| Hymenoptera Symphyta section (c) | | Vol 6 Pt 2c | 1958 | Benson, R.B. | 114 |
| Bethyloidea-Embolemidae, Bethylidae and Dryinidae | | Vol 6 Pt 3a | 1976 | Perkins, J.F. | 38 |
| Scolioidea, Vespoidea and Sphecoidea (Hymenoptera, Aculeata) | | Vol 6 Pt 3b | 1980 | Richards, O.W. | 118 |
| Formicidae | | Vol 6 Pt 3c | 1975 | Bolton, B.; Collingwood, C.A. | 34 |
| Spider wasps (Pompilidae) | | Vol 6 Pt 4 | 1988 | Day, M.C. | |
| Hymenoptera: Cuckoo wasps (Chrysididae) | | Vol 6 Pt 5 | 1984 | Morgan, D. | 37 |
| Hymenoptera: The Vespoid Wasps | | Vol 6 Pt 6 | 2014 | Archer, M. | 82 |

### Vol : 7 - Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea

| Title | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
| Pimpline ichneumon-flies (Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) | Vol 7 Pt 1 | 1988 | Fitton, M. G., M. R. Shaw & I. D. Gauld | 110 |
| Ichneumonidae- key to subfamilies and Ichneumoninae (except Ichneumonini) | Vol 7 Pt 2ai | 1959 | Perkins, J.F. | 116 |
| Ichneumonidae- Ichneumoninae (Ichneumonini), Alomyinae, Agriotypinae and Lycorininae | Vol 7 Pt 2aii | 1960 | Perkins, J.F. | 96 |
| Ichneumonidae- Orthopelmatinae and Anomaloninae | Vol 7 Pt 2b | 1977 | Gauld, I.D. & Mitchell, P.A. | 32 |
| The Banchine Wasps (Ichneumonidae: Banchinae) of the British Isles | Vol 7 Pt 4 | 2017 | Brock, J.P. | 150 |
| Classification and Biology of Braconid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) | Vol 7 Pt 11 | 1991 | Shaw, M.R.; Huddleston, T. | 126 |
| Ichneumonid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): their Classification and Biology | Vol 7 Pt 12 | 2018 | Broad, G.R.; Shaw, M.R.; Fitton, M.G. | 424 |

### Vol : 8 - Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea, Chalcidoidea & Proctotrupoidea

| Title | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
| Cynipoidea- key to families and subfamilies and Cynipidae (Cynipinae) | Vol 8 Pt 1a | 1963 | Eady, R.D. & Quinlan, J. | 81 |
| Cynipoidea-Eucoilidae | Vol 8 Pt 1b | 1978 | Quinlan, J. | 58 |
| Cynipoidea - Charipidae, Ibaliidae & Figitidae | Vol 8 Pt 1c | 1986 | Fergusson, N.D.M. | 55 |
| Chalcidoidea - Chalcidoidea | Vol 8 Pt 2a | 1968 | Ferriere, C.; Kerrich, G.J. | 40 |
| Chalcidoidea - Elasmidae & Eulophidae | Vol 8 Pt 2b | 1968 | Askew, R.R. | 39 |
| Proctotrupoidea - Diapriidae (Diapriinae) | Vol 8 Pt 3di | 1980 | Nixon, G.E.J. | 55 |
| Proctotrupoidea - Diapriidae (Belytinae) | Vol 8 Pt 3dii | 1957 | Nixon, G.E.J. | 107 |

### Vol : 9 - Diptera: Nematocera & Brachycera

| Title | Edition | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
| Diptera. Introduction and key to families | 1st | Vol 9 Pt 1 | 1949 | Oldroyd, H. | 49 |
| Diptera. Introduction and key to families | 2nd | Vol 9 Pt 1 | 1954 | Oldroyd, H. | 49 |
| Diptera. Introduction and key to families | 3rd | Vol 9 Pt 1 | 1970 | Oldroyd, H. | 104 |
| Tipulidae to Chironomidae | | Vol 9 Pt 2 | 1950 | Coe, R.L, Freeman, P. & Mattingly, P.F. | 216 |
| Mycetophilidae (Bolitophilinae, Ditomyiinae, Diadocidiinae, Keroplatinae, Sciophilinae & Manotinae) | | Vol 9 Pt 3 | 1980 | Hutson, A.M.; Ackland, D.M.; Kidd, L.N. | 111 |
| Tabanoidea and Asiloidea | | Vol 9 Pt 4 | 1969 | Oldroyd, H. | 132 |
| Dolichopodidae | | Vol 9 Pt 5 | 1978 | d'Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M. | 90 |
| Sciarid flies (Sciaridae) | | Vol 9 Pt 6 | 1983 | Freeman, P. | 68 |
| Scatopsidae & Bibionidae | | Vol 9 Pt 7 | 1985 | Freeman, P.; Lane, R.P | 74 |
| Fungus gnats (Diptera:Mycetophilidae, Mycetophilinae) | | Vol 9 Pt 8 | 2022 | Chandler, P. | 398 |

### Vol : 10 - Diptera: Cyclorrhapha

| Title | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
| Syrphidae | Vol 10 Pt 1 | 1953 | Coe, R.L. | 98 |
| Lonchopteridae | Vol 10 Pt 2ai | 1969 | Smith, K.G.V. | 9 |
| Pipunculidae | Vol 10 Pt 2c | 1966 | Coe, R.L. | 83 |
| Conopidae | Vol 10 Pt 3a | 1969 | Smith, K.G.V. | 19 |
| Tachinidae and Calliphoridae | Vol 10 Pt 4a | 1954 | van Emden, F.I. | 133 |
| Tachinidae | Vol 10 Pt 4ai | 1993 | Belshaw, R. | 170 |
| Muscidae | Vol 10 Pt 4b | 1968 | d'Assis-Fonseca, E.C.M. | 118 |
| Tephritid Flies | Vol 10 Pt 5a | 1988 | White, I. M. | 134 |
| Sepsidae | Vol 10 Pt 5c | 1979 | Pont, A.C. | 35 |
| Lesser dung flies (Sphaeroceridae) | Vol 10 Pt 5e | 1988 | Pitkin, B.R. | 175 |
| Agromyzidae | Vol 10 Pt 5g | 1972 | Spencer, K.A. | 136 |
| Scuttle flies (Phoridae, except Megaselia) | Vol 10 Pt 6 | 1983 | Disney, R.H.L | 81 |
| Keds, flat-flies & bat-flies (Hippoboscidae & Nycteribiidae) | Vol 10 Pt 7 | 1984 | Hutson, A.M | 84 |
| Scuttle-flies (Megaselia) | Vol 10 Pt 8 | 1989 | Disney, R.H.L | 155 |
| Immature stages of British flies | Vol 10 Pt 14 | 1989 | Smith, K.G.V. | 80 |
| British Lonchaeidae | Vol 10 Pt 15 | 2008 | MacGowan & Rotheray | 142 |
| Blow Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae, Polleniidae, Rhiniidae) | Vol 10 Pt 16 | 2021 | Sivell, Olga | 206 |

### Vol : 11 & 12 - Checklists of British Insects

| Title | Vol | Date | Auth | Pages |
| Checklist of British Insects, pt. 1: Small Orders and Hemiptera | Vol 11 Pt 1 | 1964 | Kloet, G.S.; Hincks, W.D. | xv, 119 |
| Checklist: Lepidoptera | Vol 11 Pt 2 | 1972 | Kloet, G.S.; Hincks, W.D | viii, 153 |
| Checklist: Coleoptera and Strepsiptera | Vol 11 Pt 3 | 1977 | Pope, R.D | xiv, 105 |
| Checklist: Hymenoptera | Vol 11 Pt 4 | 1978 | Kloet, G.S.; Hincks, W.D.; Fitton, M.G. et al. | x, 159. |
| Checklist: Diptera & Siphonaptera | Vol 11 Pt 5 | 1976 | Kloet, G.S.; Hincks, W.D. | ix, 139 |
| Checklist: Diptera | Vol 12 Pt 1 | 1998 | Chandler, Peter J. | 234 |
| The Staphylinidae (rove beetles) of Britain and Ireland: Part 5. Scaphidiinae, Piestinae, Oxytelinae | Vol 12 Pt 5 | 2009 | Lott, Derek A. | 100 |
| Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the British Isles | Vol 12 Pt 6 | 2013 | Agassiz, David JL. Beavan, Stella D & Heckford, Robert J | 206 |
| The Staphylinidae (rove beetles) of Britain and Ireland: Parts 7 and 8. Oxyporinae, Steninae, Euaesthetinae, Pseudopsinae, Paederinae, Staphylininae | Vol 12 Pt 7-8 | 2011 | Lott, Derek A. | 340 |

## Similar publications

Analogous publications exist in other countries. An equivalent identification key, Klucze do oznaczania owadów Polski (‘Keys for the identification of Polish insects’), exists in Poland. In France a multivolume series, Faune de France (‘Fauna of France’), covers the insects among other animal groups.