Image: Keith Lugg An introduction to woodlice, centipedes and millipedes - Dr Duncan Sivell, NHM. This is an introduction to recognising and identifying these three groups of invertebrates, which are often found together and can be recorded during the winter. This workshop will focus on the important morphological characters of these three taxa, discuss their […]

  Led by Mike Edwards - seasoned hymenopterist. Apoid wasps with a single sub-marginal cell. Not necessarily a closely related group of species, but a useful way of splitting the group. Test ride keys for Ray Soc volume, includes Crabro, Crossocerus, Oxybelus, Entomognathus, Rhopalum, Ectemnius, Lindenius and, possibly, Trypoxylon. Another workshop by Mike who will […]

Ichneumonidae: sawfly parasitoids (subfamily Ctenopelmatinae) Indoor Workshop - Gavin Broad Gavin Broad is a principal curator at the Natural Historry Museum and works on ichneumonoid wasps. He likes parasitoid wasps and hopes you will too. The ichneumonid subfamily Ctenopelmatinae are almost all parasitoids of sawfly larvae. This is a morphologically diverse group and there are […]

Weevil Identification - Mark Gurney - Angela Marmont Centre for UK Nature, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD. After a brief introduction to weevils and the main groups, most of the workshop will be spent identifying specimens, with help using keys and guides. Please bring specimens to identify if you have them. […]