Ciidae (Coleoptera) records from Britain and Ireland to 2004

doi:10.15468/kwrbgc

Ciidae (Coleoptera) records from Britain and Ireland to 2004

Citation

Biological Records Centre (2022). Ciidae (Coleoptera) records from Britain and Ireland to 2004. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/kwrbgc accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

This small dataset is held at BRC and covers six species of Ciid beetles. The Ciidae family is mainly associated with fungi growing on dead and dying trees. The dataset is derived mainly from record cards and the literature.

Purpose

To collate data for this group and make it available for wider use.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Data were validated by the collators and also on conversion to electronic format.

Method steps

Most of the records in this dataset came from record cards where the conversion to electronic format occurred at BRC.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

This small dataset contains records from throughout the British Isles. Recording is strongest in the SE of England and patchy elsewhere.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
Biological Records Centre

metadata author
Biological Records Centre

distributor
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David Roy
administrative point of contact
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