Soldier Beetles and Allies Recording Scheme - data verified via iRecord

doi:10.15468/7ms3bt

Soldier Beetles and Allies Recording Scheme - data verified via iRecord

Citation

Soldier Beetles and Allies Recording Scheme (2024). Soldier Beetles and Allies Recording Scheme - data verified via iRecord. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/7ms3bt accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-03.

Description

This dataset contains records for the families: Cantharidae, Lampyridae, Lycidae and Drilidae. Records are from datasets made available via the iRecord verification process - these records may originate from direct addition of records to iRecord, or via other datasets that have been added to iRecord for verification purposes.

Purpose

Records are collated in order to add to knowledge of this group of insects, including distribution, population trends, autecology and phenology. In addition, the scheme works with all contributing recorders to raise the profile of the species group and its conservation. Sharing the data via NBN helps achieve these aims.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Records are subject to automatic checks following NBN record cleaner rules. In addition, the scheme operates further checks for outlying records, making decisions based on species, location, date, photographs and any additional information supplied. The same verification process is applied to all data. The scheme believes that the dataset provided to NBN is of high quality.

Method steps

This dataset includes all UK records of Cantharidae, Lampyridae, Lycidae and Drilidae that have been submitted to iRecord and subsequently checked by experienced verifiers. Most of these are ad hoc records from volunteer recorders, but the dataset may also include records from professional surveys and from citizen science projects such as bioblitzes.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
Soldier Beetles and Allies Recording Scheme
c/o Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford,
Wallingford
OX10 8BB
Oxfordshire
GB
homepage: https://www.coleoptera.org.uk/buprestidae/home

metadata author
Soldier Beetles and Allies Recording Scheme
c/o Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford,
Wallingford
OX10 8BB
Oxfordshire
GB
homepage: https://www.coleoptera.org.uk/buprestidae/home

distributor
NBN Atlas
27 Old Gloucester St, Holborn
London
WC1N 3AX
London
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org

administrative point of contact
email: uksoldierbeetles@gmail.com