Keys for the identification of British Staphylinidae
This is the largest family of beetles in the UK and includes over 1000 species. It is divided into a number of subfamilies some of which are easily recognisable. The subfamily key below can be used to start your identification. Use the genus keys to take identification further. The six subfamilies with a single representative in the British fauna are keyed in the subfamily key. Recent work has confirmed that members of Silphidae should be classified in Staphylinidae.
Family Staphylinidae key to UK subfamilies.pdfSubfamily Aleocharinae
Subfamily Aleocharinae
Subfamily Aleocharinae key to genus except Athetini.pdfTribe Athetini key to genus.pdfTribe Aleocharini key to British species.pdfTribe Falagriini key to British species.pdfTribe Homalotini key to British species.pdfTribe Hypocyphtini key to British species.pdfTribe Myllaenini key to British species.pdfTribe Oxypodini key to genus and species.pdfSubfamily Euaestetinae
Subfamily Euaestetinae
Subfamily Euaesthetinae key to UK species.pdfSubfamily Micropeplinae
Subfamily Micropeplinae
Subfamily Micropeplinae key to UK species.pdfSubfamily Omaliinae
Subfamily Omaliinae
Subfamily Omaliinae key to British genera and species.pdfSubfamily Oxytelinae
Subfamily Oxytelinae
Subfamily Oxytelinae key to UK genus.pdfSubfamily Paederinae
Subfamily Paederinae
Subfamily Paederinae key to UK genus.pdfSubfamily Proteininae
Subfamily Proteininae
Subfamily Proteininae key to UK species.pdfSubfamily Pselaphinae
Subfamily Pselaphinae
Subfamily Pselaphinae, key to British genera and species.pdfSubfamily Scaphidiinae
Subfamily Scaphidiinae
Subfamily Scaphidiinae key to UK species.pdfSubfamily Scydmaenidae
Subfamily Scydmaenidae
Subfamily Scydmaeninae key to UK species.pdfSubfamily Silphinae
Subfamily Silphinae
Subfamily Silphinae illustrated key to British species.pdfSubfamily Staphylininae
Subfamily Staphylininae
Subfamily Staphylininae keys to UK genera.pdfGenus Othius key to British species.pdfGenus Quedius key to British species.pdfSubfamily Steninae
Subfamily Steninae
Subfamily Steninae key to British species.pdfSubfamily Tachyporinae
Subfamily Tachyporinae
Subfamily Tachyporinae key to UK genus and species.pdf