BWARS are pleased to make the following files available as free downloads.
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An updated corrections file for Else & Edwards - Handbook of the Bees of the British Isles. |
 20221231_Bees corrections file.pdf |
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An updated version of Mike Edwards' key to Vespine social wasps. Please read the accompanying note "Notes to Updated Vespine Key |
Vespine wasps key_v3_3_20220807.pdf |
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A crib sheet by Steven Falk to aid the identification of bumblebees with bands and red tails (i.e excluding those with unbanded black bodies and red tails) - 2021 |
DistinguishingBandedRedTails.pdf |
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A crib sheet by Steven Falk to aid in the identification of female cuckoo bumblebees - 2021 |
DistinguishingCuckooBeeFemales.pdf |
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This guide uses a combination of size, colour pattern and biological information to provide an identification key of 14 fairly distinctive species of solitary bees known |
Wild Bees of Scotland identification guide.pdf |
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A draft key to the British DEBS (Dryinidae, Embolemidae & Bethylidae) by Michael Archer. Michael comments "I have produced these keys via Perkins although I am grateful for the help I have received from Olmi". Note: Olmi authored the key work to Fenno-Scandian DEBS (Olmi, 1994). |
Key_to_British_DEB_species.pdf |
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A key to the genera of the families Dryinidae, Embolemidae and Bethylidae by Michael Archer - tested at BWARS workshops. |
Key_to_DEB_genera.pdf |
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A key to the British Chrysididae by Micahel Archer |
Key-British_Chrysid_Wasps.pdf |
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A spreadsheet containing all species concepts known to BWARS - updated 20 August 2020 |
 All_known_species_concepts_August_2020.xlsx |
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Dipterists Forum Field Week 2021 Invitation |
DF_Cornwall_invite.pdf |
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A list of all the species recorded by David Baldock from Farnham Heath |
Farnham Heath species list.pdf |
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List of British and Irish aculeate Hymenoptera, providing BWARS' currently accepted concepts (February 2020) PDF |
BWARS_species_list_iso_February_2020.pdf |
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The water-dropwort mining bee, Andrena ampla Warncke (Hymenoptera: Apidae), New to Britain |
Final Ampla paper BENHS.pdf |
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Dusky-horned Nomad Bee, Nomada bifasciata, New to Britain (Hymenoptera: Apidae) |
FinaNomadaBifasciatalPaper.pdf |
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A visual guide to distinguishing ‘midriffed’ white-tails and their dark forms by Steven Falk |
DistinguishingMidriffedWhiteTails.pdf |
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Presentation notes on Sphecodes identification by Steven Falk. Made for an identification workshop at the 2019 BWARS AGM. |
SPHECODES IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP BWARS 13 Nov 2019_SFalk.pdf |
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A visual guide to distinguishing white-tailed bumblebees by Steven Falk |
DistinguishingWhite-tails_SFalk.pdf |
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A visual guide to distinguishing Bombus vestalis and B. bohemicus by Steven Falk |
DistinguishingVestalisBohemicus_SFalk.pdf |
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A visual guide to distinguishing male cuckoo bumblebees by Steven Falk |
DistinguishingMaleCuckooBees_SFalk.pdf |
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A visual guide to distinguishing carder bumblebees by Steven Falk |
DistinguishingCarderBeesArrows_SFalk.pdf |