Bumper pack of resources from the Dipterists Forum workshop

Last weekend the annual Dipterists Forum workshop took place at Preston Montford Field Studies Centre, and focused on two groups of flies: the Anthomyiidae and the Soldierflies and allies. A number of new resources were prepared for this workshop and are now available to download from this website:

• Photo guide to antennae of female Haematopota species (Tabanidae) (Feb 2018) - based on the Stubbs and Falk key, this uses photo-stack images to illustrate the differences in the antennae for the females in this genus (the clegs!)
• Illustrated key to genus Hybomitra (Tabanidae) (Feb 2018) - this is based on the Stubbs and Falk key with additional photo-stack images to highlight the identification features.
• Falck, M. 2011 (adapted by Harvey, M.C. 2018). The UK species of Thereva stiletto flies (Diptera, Therevidae). (This takes the text and illustration from Falck's 2011 key, below, and extracts those species that are known from the UK. Many thanks to Morten Falck for giving permission for his key to be adapted in this way.)
• Guide to Chloromyia formosa and C. speciosa (the latter is not thought likely to occur in Britain but could easily be overlooked if it did turn up).
• Updated spreadsheet checklist (includes the new conservation status designations).
• Updated workshop handouts.

Plus, as previously announced, the new draft atlas and recording scheme newsletter no. 5.

And don't forget all the other guides on our identification pages and resources page.

Over time, some of the above resources will be converted to web pages, which will allow the photos to be seen at larger size.

Many people have helped in the preparation of the workshop and these resources - special thanks to Martin Drake for organising the workshop; Morten Falck for permission to adapt his Norwegian key to Thereva species; Chris Raper and the Diptera curators at the Natural History Museum for help with photo-stacking and for loaning specimens, plus further specimen loans from the BENHS; additional photos from Malcolm Storey and Steven Falk; the Biological Records Centre for assistance with preparing the handouts.