invertebrate status

[Gill Catton]

Does anyone know the best and most up-to-date place to go to to get the latest national status information with regard to insects and other invertebrates?
Is there somewhere on-line?

[nightshade]

Sorry no, but I did notice a book on Amazon Invertebrate Palentology Volume3

[Alan]

Might be some info here Gill:

http://www.lnu.org/links.php
http://www.dipteristsforum.org.uk/html/resources.php

I’m sure the entomology guys will help better though..

[UB4 gardener]

there are many recording groups for insects,invertebrates & spiders
a handy site that lists quite a few societies and groups is http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/resea...ieties-online/
also there is the National biodiversity network http://www.searchnbn.net/ type in the species and up it will come. not completely up to date but still gives an idea of distribution. but personally i would google for the recording scheme also.

Chris
p.s. i'm not an entemology guy

[Gill Catton]

Thanks both, some really useful links, still not quite what I'm after, I have lots of books that give you an idea as to status and distribution, really I'm after official status (if any) for example Nationally scarce Na / Nb Local etc......

[UB4 gardener]

you mean a list of all uk species with thier nationwide status? not that I know of. infact are there any mapmate users out there? i have a sneaking suspicion that mapmate brings up the status of the species but don't quote me on that.

Chris

edit: just found this http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-3409

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by UB4 gardener

you mean a list of all uk species with thier nationwide status? not that I know of. infact are there any mapmate users out there? i have a sneaking suspicion that mapmate brings up the status of the species but don't quote me on that.

Chris

edit: just found this http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-3409

WOW that is a fantastic find brilliant - exactly what I was looking for- and more!!!!

[UB4 gardener]

one does ones best

Chris with too much time on his hands.

[bugbotherer]

You could try contacting BugLife http://www.buglife.org.uk/
bugbotherer

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by bugbotherer

You could try contacting BugLife http://www.buglife.org.uk/
bugbotherer

Thank you, yes that would be another option, only I quite regularly need to do this, don't like to keep bothering people if there's a way can check for myself