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Millichope Park and Estate Invertebrate Survey 2020
Millichope Park and Estate Invertebrate survey 2020 (Coleoptera, Diptera and Aculeate Hymenoptera) Nigel Jones & Dr. Caroline Uff Shropshire Entomology Services CONTENTS Summary 3 Introduction ……………………………………………………….. 3 Methodology …………………………………………………….. 4 Results ………………………………………………………………. 5 Coleoptera – Beeetles 5 Method ……………………………………………………………. 6 Results ……………………………………………………………. 6 Analysis of saproxylic Coleoptera ……………………. 7 Conclusion ………………………………………………………. 8 Diptera and aculeate Hymenoptera – true flies, bees, wasps ants 8 Diptera 8 Method …………………………………………………………… 9 Results ……………………………………………………………. 9 Aculeate Hymenoptera 9 Method …………………………………………………………… 9 Results …………………………………………………………….. 9 Analysis of Diptera and aculeate Hymenoptera … 10 Conclusion Diptera and aculeate Hymenoptera .. 11 Other species ……………………………………………………. 12 Wetland fauna ………………………………………………….. 12 Table 2 Key Coleoptera species ………………………… 13 Table 3 Key Diptera species ……………………………… 18 Table 4 Key aculeate Hymenoptera species ……… 21 Bibliography and references 22 Appendix 1 Conservation designations …………….. 24 Appendix 2 ………………………………………………………… 25 2 SUMMARY During 2020, 811 invertebrate species (mainly beetles, true-flies, bees, wasps and ants) were recorded from Millichope Park and a small area of adjoining arable estate. The park’s saproxylic beetle fauna, associated with dead wood and veteran trees, can be considered as nationally important. True flies associated with decaying wood add further significant species to the site’s saproxylic fauna. There is also a strong -
Bedfordshire and Luton County Wildlife Sites
Bedfordshire and Luton County Wildlife Sites Selection Guidelines VERSION 14 December 2020 BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON LOCAL SITES PARTNERSHIP 1 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 2. HISTORY OF THE CWS SYSTEM ......................................................................................................................... 7 3. CURRENT CWS SELECTION PROCESS ................................................................................................................ 8 4. Nature Conservation Review CRITERIA (modified version) ............................................................................. 10 5. GENERAL SUPPLEMENTARY FACTORS ......................................................................................................... 14 6 SITE SELECTION THRESHOLDS........................................................................................................................ 15 BOUNDARIES (all CWS) ............................................................................................................................................ 15 WOODLAND, TREES and HEDGES ........................................................................................................................ 15 TRADITIONAL ORCHARDS AND FRUIT TREES ................................................................................................. 19 ARABLE FIELD MARGINS........................................................................................................................................ -
Stable Structural Color Patterns Displayed on Transparent Insect Wings
Stable structural color patterns displayed on transparent insect wings Ekaterina Shevtsovaa,1, Christer Hanssona,b,1, Daniel H. Janzenc,1, and Jostein Kjærandsend,1 aDepartment of Biology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 35, SE-22362 Lund, Sweden; bScientific Associate of the Entomology Department, Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom; cDepartment of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018; and dDepartment of Biology, Museum of Zoology, Lund University, Helgonavägen 3, SE-22362 Lund, Sweden Contributed by Daniel H. Janzen, November 24, 2010 (sent for review October 5, 2010) Color patterns play central roles in the behavior of insects, and are and F). In laboratory conditions most wings are studied against a important traits for taxonomic studies. Here we report striking and white background (Fig. 1 G, H, and J), or the wings are embedded stable structural color patterns—wing interference patterns (WIPs) in a medium with a refractive index close to that of chitin (e.g., —in the transparent wings of small Hymenoptera and Diptera, ref. 19). In both cases the color reflections will be faint or in- patterns that have been largely overlooked by biologists. These ex- visible. tremely thin wings reflect vivid color patterns caused by thin film Insects are an exceedingly diverse and ancient group and interference. The visibility of these patterns is affected by the way their signal-receiver architecture of thin membranous wings the insects display their wings against various backgrounds with and color vision was apparently in place before their huge radia- different light properties. The specific color sequence displayed tion (20–22). The evolution of functional wings (Pterygota) that lacks pure red and matches the color vision of most insects, strongly can be freely operated in multidirections (Neoptera), coupled suggesting that the biological significance of WIPs lies in visual with small body size, has long been viewed as associated with their signaling. -
Account of Survey Work for the Stiletto-Fly Cliorismia Rustica
Distribution of the stiletto-fly Cliorismia rustica on Cheshire rivers Stephen Hewitt & John Parker August 2008 i Stephen Hewitt 28 Castle Drive Penrith Cumbria CA11 7ED Email: [email protected] John Parker 16 Brunswick Road Penrith Cumbria CA11 7LT Email: [email protected] ii Contents Summary................................................................................................................... 1 1. Introduction.......................................................................................................... 2 2. Methods..................................................................................................………… 3 2.1. Site selection........................................................................................................ 3 2.2. Sites visited...............................................................................................……… 3 2.3. Survey methods....................................................................................…………. 4 2.4. General account of fieldwork.....................................................................……… 5 3. Results...................................................................................................…………. 8 3.1. Survey for Cliorismia rustica....................................................................………. 8 3.2. Survey of other Diptera on Exposed Riverine Sediments.............................…… 11 3.2.1. ERS specialist Diptera recorded…….........................................................…… 11 3.2.2. Other -
Diptera) Along an Elevational Diversity Gradient in a Low Mountain Range: an Example from Central Europe
insects Article Distributional Patterns of Aquatic Empididae (Diptera) along an Elevational Diversity Gradient in a Low Mountain Range: An Example from Central Europe Iwona Słowi ´nska* and Radomir Jaskuła Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Łód´z,Poland; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] Simple Summary: The insect distribution and diversity depend on many different abiotic and biotic factors, which is especially well documented in the high mountains but has not been studied in detail in the low mountain massifs. We studied 17 different macro and microhabitat factors that influence the altitudinal distribution of 40 Hemerodromiinae and Clinocerinae species in the Pieniny Mts., Poland. This is the first such study in Central Europe and one of only a few in the world. The results clearly show that species richness and distribution of Hemerodromiinae and Clinocerinae species are changing with the elevational gradient, with a monotonic decline in species richness with increasing elevation observed for the first subfamily and the hump-shaped distribution pattern noted for the second subfamily, as well as the size of the stream/river and the surrounding area in species distribution in the Pieniny Mts. Abstract: The two subfamilies Hemerodromiinae and Clinocerinae, also known as aquatic dance Citation: Słowi´nska,I.; Jaskuła, R. flies, are a group of small predatory insects occurring mainly in mountainous areas and the northern Distributional Patterns of Aquatic temperate. However, very little is known about distribution patterns for most of the species. -
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Wyre Forest Study Group NOTES ON MALAISE TRAPPING IN WYRE FOREST DURING 2005: SOME PROBLEMS WITH FLIES ! Mike Bloxham 2005 saw use of the malaise trap in two projects, Syrphidae (‘Hoverflies’) the main one being the Orchard Project and the Cheilosia griseiventris (Loew). A single male. other the Roxel Site Investigation. Those who are This black hoverfly keys out to the Stubbs unfamiliar with this trap will see a picture of it in ‘variabilis’ group and controversy still surrounds action on page 42 of the Wyre Forest Study Group its taxonomy. Unfortunately a closely similar Review for 2004. The final report on the Orchard species pair is again the problem, with Cheilosia Project is almost completed as I write and has latifrons and C. griseiventris being often so alike involved much intensive work from all parties that genitalic differences are too slight to provide involved. As a consequence, the Roxel samples reliable characters for separation. In the eyes of have not yet received the same amount of attention. some workers this indicates that they are the same The traps concerned here were situated in species. There are, however, certain physical Postensplain (Grid Reference SO 74387908. V.C. differences and large specimens with longer ocellar 40). Mick Blythe gave me some tubes of assorted triangles in the male can be fairly readily separated. flies from the catch, the specimens having been The Roxel specimen satisfies this condition (it is collected between 12/8/05 to 1/9/05. I immediately 1cm in body length with appropriate ocellar subjected the contents to a quick search to see if triangle ratios) and I am therefore following Stubbs any material could be readily identified as having & Falk (2002) in naming it as C. -
New Taxonomical Arrangement of the Traditionally Conceived Genera Orthotrichum and Ulota (Orthotrichaceae, Bryophyta)
ISSN 2336-3193 Acta Mus. Siles. Sci. Natur., 65: 223-226, 2016 DOI: 10.1515/cszma-2016-0027 Published: online December 2016, print 15th December 2016 Contribution to the knowledge of flies from the families Empididae and Hybotidae (Diptera) from selected Sites of Community Importance in the area of the Pieniny Mts (Slovakia) Ruud van der Weele, Ľuboš Hrivniak, Peter Manko & Jozef Oboňa Contribution to the knowledge of flies from the families Empididae and Hybotidae (Diptera) from selected Sites of Community Importance in the area of the Pieniny Mts (Slovakia). – Acta Mus. Siles. Sci. Natur. 65: 223-226, 2016. Abstract: A species inventory of Diptera from the families Empididae and Hybotidae from 5 selected Sites of Community Importance in the Pieniny Mts. (Slovakia) is presented. The checklist comprises 43 taxa (34 taxa of the family Empididae and 9 species of the family Hybotidae), including first records of Empis (E.) ciliatopennata Strobl, 1893 and Hilara curtisi Collin, 1927 for the territory of Slovakia. The species-richness of the empidid fauna in Slovakia is increased to 285 species by this paper. Key words: Pieniny Mts, Diptera, dance flies, Empididae, Hybotidae, faunistics, new records, Slovakia Introduction The inventory of species from the families Empididae and Hybotidae from selected Sites of Community Importance (SCI; Ministry of Environment 2004), belonging to NATURA 2000 network in the Slovak National Natural Reserve in Pieniny (The National Park of Pieniny - PIENAP) is published for the first time thanks to the project “Development of programs of care for selected protected areas included in the Natura 2000 network (ITMS: 24150120045)”. -
The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation
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Beiträge Zur Bayerischen Entomofaunistik 13: 67–207
Beiträge zur bayerischen Entomofaunistik 13:67–207, Bamberg (2014), ISSN 1430-015X Grundlegende Untersuchungen zur vielfältigen Insektenfauna im Tiergarten Nürnberg unter besonderer Betonung der Hymenoptera Auswertung von Malaisefallenfängen in den Jahren 1989 und 1990 von Klaus von der Dunk & Manfred Kraus Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Einleitung 68 2. Untersuchungsgebiet 68 3. Methodik 69 3.1. Planung 69 3.2. Malaisefallen (MF) im Tiergarten 1989, mit Gelbschalen (GS) und Handfänge 69 3.3. Beschreibung der Fallenstandorte 70 3.4. Malaisefallen, Gelbschalen und Handfänge 1990 71 4. Darstellung der Untersuchungsergebnisse 71 4.1. Die Tabellen 71 4.2. Umfang der Untersuchungen 73 4.3. Grenzen der Interpretation von Fallenfängen 73 5. Untersuchungsergebnisse 74 5.1. Hymenoptera 74 5.1.1. Hymenoptera – Symphyta (Blattwespen) 74 5.1.1.1. Tabelle Symphyta 74 5.1.1.2. Tabellen Leerungstermine der Malaisefallen und Gelbschalen und Blattwespenanzahl 78 5.1.1.3. Symphyta 79 5.1.2. Hymenoptera – Terebrantia 87 5.1.2.1. Tabelle Terebrantia 87 5.1.2.2. Tabelle Ichneumonidae (det. R. Bauer) mit Ergänzungen 91 5.1.2.3. Terebrantia: Evanoidea bis Chalcididae – Ichneumonidae – Braconidae 100 5.1.2.4. Bauer, R.: Ichneumoniden aus den Fängen in Malaisefallen von Dr. M. Kraus im Tiergarten Nürnberg in den Jahren 1989 und 1990 111 5.1.3. Hymenoptera – Apocrita – Aculeata 117 5.1.3.1. Tabellen: Apidae, Formicidae, Chrysididae, Pompilidae, Vespidae, Sphecidae, Mutillidae, Sapygidae, Tiphiidae 117 5.1.3.2. Apidae, Formicidae, Chrysididae, Pompilidae, Vespidae, Sphecidae, Mutillidae, Sapygidae, Tiphiidae 122 5.1.4. Coleoptera 131 5.1.4.1. Tabelle Coleoptera 131 5.1.4.2. -
Bainton Heath – Invertebrate Survey 2011
Bainton Heath Invertebrate Survey 2011 P. Kirby report to the Wildlife Trust & The Langdyke Trust November 2011 Contents Introduction 1 Methods 2 Target groups 5 Nomenclature 6 Statuses 7 Timetable of work 10 Constraints and limitations of survey 10 Results 11 Assessment of the invertebrate fauna 17 Management suggestions 22 References 24 Appendix 1. Complete list of recorded species 27 Introduction The greater part of the area known as Bainton Heath has developed on tipped fly ash. The very free-draining ground which results is unusual for the Peterborough area, and developed a characteristic flora which, because of difficult growing conditions and rabbit pressure, was subject to very slow successional change. By 2011, however, the effects of succession have become very visible and a cause for concern. Very open conditions, with bare ground and a wide mix of low-growing herbs were formerly extensive, but are now restricted to relatively small pockets of high rabbit activity. A large area is occupied by floristically poor grassland dominated by wood small-reed Calamagrostis epigeios, and scrub, dominated by hawthorn, bramble and rose, is widespread and in places dense, especially towards the edges of the tip. Invertebrate survey was commissioned by the Langdyke Trust in 2011 to inform management of the site. The 2011 survey area includes only the northern part of the former fly-ash tip, but extends into peripheral habitats. A strip of land along the northern side contains plantation woodland, two pools, and scrub and rough grassland on “native” substrate, and there are planted trees – especially conifers – along the bank which forms the edge of the tip to the east. -
Stable Structural Color Patterns Displayed on Transparent Insect Wings
Stable structural color patterns displayed on transparent insect wings Ekaterina Shevtsovaa,1, Christer Hanssona,b,1, Daniel H. Janzenc,1, and Jostein Kjærandsend,1 aDepartment of Biology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 35, SE-22362 Lund, Sweden; bScientific Associate of the Entomology Department, Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom; cDepartment of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018; and dDepartment of Biology, Museum of Zoology, Lund University, Helgonavägen 3, SE-22362 Lund, Sweden Contributed by Daniel H. Janzen, November 24, 2010 (sent for review October 5, 2010) Color patterns play central roles in the behavior of insects, and are and F). In laboratory conditions most wings are studied against a important traits for taxonomic studies. Here we report striking and white background (Fig. 1 G, H, and J), or the wings are embedded stable structural color patterns—wing interference patterns (WIPs) in a medium with a refractive index close to that of chitin (e.g., —in the transparent wings of small Hymenoptera and Diptera, ref. 19). In both cases the color reflections will be faint or in- patterns that have been largely overlooked by biologists. These ex- visible. tremely thin wings reflect vivid color patterns caused by thin film Insects are an exceedingly diverse and ancient group and interference. The visibility of these patterns is affected by the way their signal-receiver architecture of thin membranous wings the insects display their wings against various backgrounds with and color vision was apparently in place before their huge radia- different light properties. The specific color sequence displayed tion (20–22). The evolution of functional wings (Pterygota) that lacks pure red and matches the color vision of most insects, strongly can be freely operated in multidirections (Neoptera), coupled suggesting that the biological significance of WIPs lies in visual with small body size, has long been viewed as associated with their signaling. -
Aquatic Dance Flies (Diptera, Empididae, Clinocerinae and Hemerodromiinae) of Greece: Species Richness, Distribution and Description of Five New Species
A peer-reviewed open-access journal ZooKeys 724: Aquatic53–100 (2017) dance flies( Diptera, Empididae, Clinocerinae and Hemerodromiinae)... 53 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.724.21415 RESEARCH ARTICLE http://zookeys.pensoft.net Launched to accelerate biodiversity research Aquatic dance flies (Diptera, Empididae, Clinocerinae and Hemerodromiinae) of Greece: species richness, distribution and description of five new species Marija Ivković1, Josipa Ćevid2, Bogdan Horvat†, Bradley J. Sinclair3 1 Division of Zoology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia 2 Zagrebačka 21, 22320 Drniš, Croatia 3 Canadian National Collection of Insects & Cana- dian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa Plant Laboratory – Entomology, Ottawa, Canada † Deceased, formerly with Slovenian Museum of Natural History Corresponding author: Bradley J. Sinclair ([email protected]) Academic editor: D. Whitmore | Received 3 October 2017 | Accepted 6 December 2017 | Published 21 December 2017 http://zoobank.org/BCDF3F20-7E27-4CCF-A474-67DA61308A78 Citation: Ivković M, Ćevid J, Horvat B, Sinclair BJ (2017) Aquatic dance flies (Diptera, Empididae, Clinocerinae and Hemerodromiinae) of Greece: species richness, distribution and description of five new species. ZooKeys 724: 53–100. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.724.21415 Abstract All records of aquatic dance flies (37 species in subfamily Clinocerinae and 10 species in subfamily Hemerodromiinae) from the territory of Greece are summarized, including previously unpublished data and data on five newly described species Chelifera( horvati Ivković & Sinclair, sp. n., Wiedemannia iphigeniae Ivković & Sinclair, sp. n., W. ljerkae Ivković & Sinclair, sp. n., W. nebulosa Ivković & Sinclair, sp. n. and W. pseudoberthelemyi Ivković & Sinclair, sp. n.). The new species are described and illustrated, the male terminalia of Clinocera megalatlantica (Vaillant) are illustrated and the distributions of all species within Greece are listed.