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0062 Col Sil, Aclypea opaca
© Roger Key
Family
 
Silphidae
Sub Family
 
Description
 
Background to Family
 
A family with few or no herbivorous species. The members may interact with herbivores as mutualists, parasitoids, or predators. Currently not updated.

 

 


No. taxa in DBIF
 
1
No. interactions
 
% interactions with British data
 
No. records
 
9
% taxa with British data
 

Notes
 
Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings.; ;
Notes on Sources
 
Most recent source
 

Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.

 
Source
 
Savage, M.J.(1980) Pl. Path. 29 54-54:29
Source
 
Allen, A.A. (1984) Comments on 1954 edition of Coleopterist's Handbook :1
Source
 
Jones, F.G.W. & Jones, M.G. (1974 ) Pests of Field Crops :116

 

 

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