To assist local recorders with their identifications and development, the Tanyptera Project have a number books/guides available for borrowing for up to 6 months (max. 3 items per person at any time).
Borrowers should be:
· Resident in Lancashire, Cheshire, Merseyside or Greater Manchester
· Already attending events organised by the Tanyptera Project
· Able to collect books in person at World Museum or a Tanyptera Project event elsewhere in the region.
Below is a list of books we have available. The book list can also be downloaded here.
Please email Leanna Dixon (Leanna.Dixon@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk) to arrange a loan.
*This represents the total number of books we have but some may be on loan or needed for a workshop
We’d also like to highlight that many entomology related titles can be borrowed via inter-library loans and via the British Library on demand service. More details on the British Library website. Prices start at £5.85 for standard electronic delivery of a born digital copy (2019/20).
| Taxonomic Group | Title | Edition | Author | Publication Year | Number of copies* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Annelida (Earthworms) | Key to the Earthworms of the UK and Ireland | Second | Emma Sherlock | 2018 | 12 |
 | Araneae (Spiders) | Britain's Spiders: A Field Guide | First | Lawrence Bee, Geoff Oxford and Helen Smith | 2017 | 10 |
 | Araneae (Spiders) | Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (Collins Field Guide) | First | Michael Roberts | 2001 | 12 |
 | Chilopoda (Centipedes) | FSC Aid Gap Key to the Identification of British Centipedes | First | A.D Barber | 2008 | 12 |
 | Coleoptera (Beetles) | RES The Carabidae (ground beetles) of Britain and Ireland | Second | Martin L. Luff | 2007 | 12 |
 | Collembola (Springtails) | FSC AidGap A key to the Collembola (Springtails) of Britain and Ireland | First | Steve Hopkin | 2007 | 12 |
 | Diptera (True flies) | British Soldierflies and Their Allies | Second | Alan Stubbs and Martin Drake | 2014 | 3 |
 | Diptera (True flies) | Adults, larvae & pupae of British Mosquitoes (Culicidae) A key | First | Peter S Cranston, CD Ramsdale, Katrin R Snow, GB White | 1987 | 12 |
 | Diptera (True flies) | Shropshire Craneflies | First | Peter Boardman | 2016 | 12 |
 | Gastropoda (Slugs & Snails) | FSC Aidgap Slugs of Britian and Ireland. Identification, Understanding and Control | First | Ben Rowson, James Turner, Roy Anderson & Bill Symondson | 2014 | 12 |
 | Hemiptera (True Bugs) | FSC Guide to Shieldbugs of the British Isles | First | Bernard Nau | 2004 | 12 |
 | Hymenoptera (Bees, Ants, Wasps & Sawflies) | Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland | First | Steven J. Falk | 2015 | 10 |
 | Hymenoptera (Bees, Ants, Wasps & Sawflies) | RES Handbook, Volume 6, Part 6: The Vespoid Wasps (Tiphiidae, Mutillidae, Sapygidae, Scoliidae and Vespidae) of the British Isles by M.E Archer | First | M.E Archer | 2014 | 10 |
 | Odonata (Dragonflies & Damselflies) | Britain's Dragonflies A Field Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of Britain and Ireland | Fourth | David Smallshire and Andy Swash | 2018 | 12 |
 | Odonata (Dragonflies & Damselflies) | Field Guide to the Larvae and Exuviae of British Dragonflies Damselflies (Zgypotera) and Dragonflies (Anisoptera) | First | Steve Cham | 2012 | 15 |
 | Odonata (Dragonflies & Damselflies) | FSC Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain | Second | Steve Brooks and Richard Askew | 2004 | 15 |
 | Opiliones (Harvestmen) | FSC Guide to Harvestmen of the British Isles | First | Paul Richards | 2010 | 12 |
 | Orthoptera (Grasshoppers & Crickets) | FSC Guide to British Grasshoppers and Allied Insects | First | Judith Marshall & Denys W Ovenden | 1999 | 12 |
 | Plant Galls | FSC Aidgap British Plant Galls | Second | Margaret Refern and Peter Shirley | 2011 | 10 |
 | Plant Galls | FSC A Guide to Plant Galls in Britain | First | Margaret Redfern, Peter Shirley & Michael Bloxham | 2004 | 10 |
 | Trichoptera (Caddisflies) | RES Handbook, Volume 1, Part 17: The Adult Trichoptera (Caddisflies) of Britain and Ireland | First | Peter Barnard and Emma Ross | 2012 | 4 |
 | Trichoptera (Caddisflies) | Simple Key to Caddis Larvae | First | Ian Wallace | 2006 | 8 |
 | Trichoptera (Caddisflies) | FSC Aidgap Guide to the Adult Caddisflies or Sedge flies (Trichoptera) | First | Peter Barnard and Emma Ross | 2008 | 11 |
 | Trichoptera (Caddisflies) | A key to the case bearing caddis larvae of Britain & Ireland | First, Second & Third | I D Wallace, B Wallace and G N Philipson | 1990, 1981 and 2003 editions | 14 |
 | Various | FSC River Invertebrate Monitoring for Anglers. Riverfly Partnership Initiative | First | Riverfly Partnership | 13 | |
 | Various | The Freshwater Name Trail: A Key to the Invertebrates of Ponds and Streams | First | Richard Orton, Anne Bebbington and John Bebbington | 1996 | 3 |
