Recording Schemes

If you are interested in a particular group of beetles, there are 18 beetle recording schemes to choose from. Some of these schemes have their own web pages with more information about recording beetles within that group (follow the links on the scheme names).

Aquatic Coleoptera Recording Scheme
Aquatic Coleoptera - Water beetles

Garth Foster
Balfour-Browne Club, 3 Eglinton Terrace, Ayr, KA7 1JJ.

Chrysomelidae Recording Scheme
Chrysomelidae - Leaf-and seed-beetles

Michael Geiser

Clown Beetles Recording Scheme
Histeridae and Sphaeritidae - Clown Beetles

Steve Lane
5 Lancaster Way, East Winch, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 1NY

Dermestidae Recording Scheme
Dermestidae (and Derodontidae) - Hide, larder and carpet beetles

Graham Holloway
School of Biological Sciences, Harborne Building, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 2AS.

Elateroidea Recording Scheme
Elateroidea - Click beetles and allies

Howard Mendel
22 Harvesters Way, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, IP5 7UR.

Ground Beetle Recording Scheme
Carabidae - Ground beetles

Chris Foster

Longhorn Beetle Recording Scheme
Cerambycidae - Longhorn beetles

Organiser
Wil Heeney
c/o Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB
Katy Potts
c/o Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB

Oil Beetle Recording Scheme
Meloidae - Oil beetles

Liam Olds

Scarabaeoidea Recording Scheme
Scarabaeoidea - Dung beetles, chafers, stag beetles and their allies

Scheme organiser
Darren Mann
Biological Records Centre Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Wallingford Oxfordshire OX10 8BB UK

Scirtidae Recording Scheme
Scirtidae - Scirtid beetles

Jonty Denton
31 Thorn Lane, Four Marks, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 5BX

Silphidae Recording Scheme
Silphidae - Carrion, burying and sexton beetles & relatives

Role 1
Richard Wright
c/o Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB
Role 2
Matthew Esh
c/o Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB
Role 3
Ashleigh Whiffin
c/o Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB

Soldier Beetles and Allies Recording Scheme
Cantharidae, Drilidae, Lampyridae and Lycidae - Soldier beetles, glow-worms and allies

Steph Skipp

Staphylinidae Recording Scheme
Staphylinidae - Rove beetles

Co-organiser
Alison Thornhill
Co-organiser and verifier
Don Stenhouse
Curator of Natural Science, Bolton Museum, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton, Greater Manchester BL1 1SE

Stenini Recording Scheme
Stenini - Staphylinid beetles: Stenus and Dianous

Jonty Denton
31 Thorn Lane, Four Marks, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 5BX

Tenebrionoidea Recording Scheme
Tenebrionoidea - Darkling beetles

Scotty Dodd
1 Pine Cottages, Ash, Aldershot, Surrey GU12 6BZ

UK Ladybird Survey
Coccinellidae - Ladybirds

Team member
Richard Comont
Helen Roy
Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, OX10 8BB.

Weevil and Bark Beetle Recording Scheme
Curculionoidea - Weevils and Bark Beetles

Adrian Fowles
c/o Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB
Mark Gurney
c/o Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB
Colin Campbell
c/o Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB