Keys for the identification of British Chrysomelidae
This is quite a large family in the British fauna and it is easiest to identify first to subfamily.
Chrysomelidae, illustrated key to British subfamilies.pdfSubfamily Bruchinae are the seed beetles, 17 species in four genera
Subfamily Bruchinae illustrated key to British species.pdfSubfamily Cassidinae - the tortoise beetles with 14 species in three genera
Subfamily Cassidinae illustrated key to British species.pdfSubfamily Chrysomelinae - the leaf beetles with 47 species in eleven genera
Subfamily Chrysomelinae illustrated key to British species.pdfSubfamily Criocerinae, a small subfamily with 8 species in four genera
Subfamily Criocerinae illustrated key to British species.pdfSubfamily Cryptocephalinae, 24 species in four genera
Subfamily Cryptocephalinae illustrated key to British species.pdfSubfamily Donaciinae with 21 species in three genera. This document includes a section on morphology based on a dissection of Donacia vulgaris.
Subfamily Donaciinae illustrated key to British species.pdfSubfamily Galerucinae - the largest subfamily with 142 species in 32 genera. It is divided into two well-defined tribes. The key to genus divides the group into the tribes and then to genus.
Subfamily Galerucinae illustrated key to British genera.pdfThis document keys all the genera in tribe Galerucini with more than a single species
Subfamily Galerucinae illustrated keys to British Galerucini.pdfThis document keys all the genera in tribe Alticini with more than a single species, except for genus Longitarsus
Subfamily Galerucinae illustrated keys to British Alticini.pdfThis is a key to the large genus Longitarsus in tribe Alticini
Subfamily Galerucinae illustrated key to the British Longitarsus species.pdf