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 2023-12-01.

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
Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
OX10 8BB
Oxfordshire
GB
Telephone: 01491 692 564
email: brc@ceh.ac.uk
homepage: http://www.brc.ac.uk/

metadata author
Biological Records Centre
Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
OX10 8BB
Oxfordshire
GB
Telephone: 01491 692 564
email: brc@ceh.ac.uk
homepage: http://www.brc.ac.uk/

distributor
NBN Atlas
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Nottingham
NG1 1PF
Nottinghamshire
GB
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David Roy
administrative point of contact
email: brc@ceh.ac.uk