Note: If you have trouble downloading, please see the Support page.

For QBIB - The Quaternary Bibliography of Entomology, look here.

Latest data file update: 25th January 2010 (8Mb zipped, 39.6Mb unpacked)

Please download and install the appropriate version of the BugsCEP software package for your operating system below. Then replace the bugsdata.mdb file in the installation folder (usually c:\program files\BugsCEP) with the file contained in the following zip file:

Bugs data update file (bugsdata.zip)

BugsCEP for Windows XP (and sometimes Vista)

Click on a button to download from your nearest location (ca. 52Mb):

(If this fails, then please try the UK mirror: http://www.mepenguin.com/files/bugscep_xp.zip)

Last updated: 25th January 2010

BugsCEP for Windows 2000 (ca. 53Mb) - Sorry, this version is no longer actively supported, but should still work with the bugsdata file above.

(If this fails, then please try the UK mirror: http://www.mepenguin.com/files/bugscep_2k.zip)

Last updated: 30th October 2007

Please remember to export any countsheets that you have created before installing a newer version, otherwise they will be lost. Export the spreadsheets using the [Export] button on the Countsheet Manager or Countsheet Editor, you can then import them as instructed here. At the moment site and sample meta data will have to be re-entered manually, but a full export/import/update routine will be added later.

Please report any problems to Phil.buckland (at) bugscep.com

Alternative Windows Vista frontend

The Windows XP version seems to work on many Vista systems, but a number of seemingly random errors are starting to occur as Vista is "patched" by Microsoft. Please try the following version of the BugsCEP program if you encounter problems:

bugscep_frontend_vista.zip (updated 2008-10-22)

Install the XP version, then download, unzip and copy the above BugsCEP.mdb file over the original XP version and open BugsCEP from the start menu as usual.

If you have any further problems then please let us know (address at bottom of page).

Alternative downloads and related databases

BugsCEP is also available through the NOAA Palaeoclimatology Branch (insects section), as are a number of related palaeoenvironmental datasets. The version of Bugs on bugscep.com is always the most recent version.

BugsCEP for earlier versions of Windows

The Windows 2000 version is most likely to run on Windows NT4, but hasn't been tested recently. Windows 98 is unsupported, but if it runs then please let us know!

Phil Buckland's thesis, which documents the development, testing and implementation of BugsCEP is now available for download from Umeå University Library. Chapter 3 provides a description of the data included in BugsCEP and instructions.

Please see the Support page for known bugs in BugsCEP.

1. Unzip the downloaded file to a temporary folder.
2. Make sure you are logged on with Administer level rights.
3. Run the Setup.exe file (double click on it).
4. If necessary, allow setup to install the MS Access 2000 runtime library, and then run Setup.exe again.
5. Do not let the setup routine replace any files that are newer on your system.
6. Follow the instructions to choose an installation directory, create a Start Menu item, and install any support files needed.
   Note: On some systems, the setup will restart your computer without warning! Please really make sure you close all other programs and documents before installing.
7. BugsCEP will be available on your Start Menu.

The first time you run BugsCEP you will be asked to complete two tasks:

1. Accept the End User Licence Agreement in a popup window. This will pop up when you run the program, and must be accepted in order to continue.
2. When you click the [Enter BugsCEP...] button on the start up screen you will be asked to point the BugsCEP program to its data file. This is installed in the same folder that you installed BugsCEP, and will be selectable in a standard MS Windows file chooser window.

The data retrieval screen will then open. See the Online Help for further instructions, or use the application help built into BugsCEP.

Please let us know if you have any problems or questions.

Any MS Windows PC capable of running MS Windows 2000 will work. Machines with less than 256Mb RAM or slower than 900MHz may have trouble.

BugsCEP requires between 60-150Mb of harddrive space to install, and should be given at least 20Mb of extra space to run.

MS Excel must be installed in order to use to climate and environmental reconstruction modules (BugsMCR and BugStats).