D1103/001/02 - Aquatic Heteroptera Dataset

Subject Insects
Abstract Records of British Water Bugs sent into the Recording Scheme, mostly by volunteers and mainly between 2001 and 2005.
Species Groups Insect - True Bug (Hemiptera) [1129]
Geographic Coverage/Site Name General: Great Britain
Geographic Coverage Notes All regions of Great Britain, including significant coverage in Fife, N. Wales, SE Endland & the Isle of Wight. Most records have a 6-figure grid reference but a few refer to a 10km square.
Dataset Owner Aquatic Heteroptera Recording Scheme
Dataset Contact Tony Cook
Date Range 1992 - 2009
Total Records 1129
Restriction Details Standard Restrictions Only
Acknowledgements Aquatic Heteroptera Recording Scheme (NBN Download, 20/12/2018)
Expand/Collapse Further Details
Original Title Aquatic Heteroptera Dataset
Temporal Coverage Notes Most of the records range from 2001 - 2005 and follow the Provisional atlas data. There are, however, some historic records from Hertfordshire and some from record cards that were passed on to the organiser. The majority of records have a complete date but a few have only month & year.
Purpose To provide distribution data about Aquatic Heteroptera in Britain and to follow on from the dataset compiled by Thomas Huxley for the 'Provisional Atlas of the British aquatic bugs' (details in Additional Information).
Capture Methods Data has been gathered from a variety of sources. This has been in the main by volunteers and has involved field recording; voucher specimens have been taken for difficult species.
Verification/Validation Procedures These Aquatic Heteroptera Scheme records were provided both on record cards and electronically. These have been validated by the Scheme Organiser and discussed, when necessary, with Organiser of the Terrestrial Scheme, Bernard Nau.
Dataset Category Category 01: Dataset derived from Biological Records Centre or National Scheme/Society
Dataset Status Not Known
Data Entry Project Completion Date N/A
Date Imported 08/01/2019