AuthorStubbs, A.E. & Drake, M.
Year2001
TitleBritish Soldierflies and their Allies
ISBN1-899935-04-5
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteAll the British species known at the time
Source511pp, British Entomological and Natural History Society
Illustrations12 plates of line drawings of genitalia and body patterns and 19 plates of (slightly dark) colour photographs
Review (by Malcolm Storey)A comprehensive account of the larger brachycera including identification, life histories and ecology. These are probably the easiest group of flies to identify.
Errata, Corrigenda & Comments

Asilidae: *Machimus* female key: *atricapillus* ovipositor hairs character doesn’t work - both spp have hairs.

Stratiomyidae: family key, couplet 3, 2nd alternative "at most three times as long as wide".

Tabanidae: *Aylotus rusticus*: male has only slightest suggestion of an eye band (MWS pers obs)

NewsNow sold out. A new edition is in prep. (Jan 2011)
Examine Stereo Microscope
Specimen PreparationPinned adults, larvae in alcohol, although some species can be identified on sight.
Identification difficultyMostly straightforward. (A good group for the beginner to Diptera.)

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentASILOIDEArobber & assassin flies, bee flies, stiletto flies & window fliesAnimalia: Diptera
For identificationCurrentTabanomorphahorseflies, snipe flies & soldier fliesAnimalia: Diptera
For identificationCurrentXYLOPHAGIDAEawl-fliesAnimalia: Diptera
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