Photos

Photos of British Invertebrates taken through microscopes.

They are sorted in taxonomic order.

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Arachnida

Order: Pseudoscorpionida

Family: Chthoniidae

Chthonius

Chthonius tetrachelatus?

Tentatively ID'd as Chthonius tetrachelatus. Caution advised with this ID.
Pseudoscorpion -Cthonius sp. (C. tetrachelatus?)

Class: Insecta

Order: Coleoptera

Family: Coccinellidae

Coccinella

Coccinella septempunctata (7-Spot ladybird)

Coccinella septempunctata (7-spot Ladybird)

Coccinella septempunctata (7-spot Ladybird)

Order: Hemiptera

Family: Nabidae

Himacerus

Himacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug)

Early instar larvae:
Juvenile Himacerus mirmicoides (Ant Damsel Bug)

Family: Tingidae

Acalypta

Acalypta parvula (Lacebug)

Acalypta parvula (Lace Bug)

Order: Hymenoptera

Family: Crabronidae

Ectemnius

Ectemnius sp.

Ectemnius sp. Wasp under microscope

Family: Trichogrammatidae

Trichogrammatid wasp specimen

Trichogrammatid wasp under microscope

Order: Odonata

Family: Aeshnidae

Aeshna

Aeshna mixta

Dragonfly Cameraphone microscope photo

Super Order: Dictyoptera

Order: Blattaria

Family: Blattellidae

Sub Family: Ectobiinae

Ectobius

Ectobius panzeri (Lesser Cockroach)

Juvenile Lesser Cockroach - Ectobius panzeri

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Isopoda

Family: Porcellionidae

Porcellio

Porcellio scaber

Woodlouse - Porcellio scaber

Phylum: Foraminifera

Forams, unknown species

Microscopic molluscs - Foraminifera ?

These forams were in sediment samples taken from around Boscombe pier in 2008.