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Dipterists Digest
Dipterists Digest 2019 Vol. 26 No. 1 Cover illustration: Eliozeta pellucens (Fallén, 1820), male (Tachinidae) . PORTUGAL: Póvoa Dão, Silgueiros, Viseu, N 40º 32' 59.81" / W 7º 56' 39.00", 10 June 2011, leg. Jorge Almeida (photo by Chris Raper). The first British record of this species is reported in the article by Ivan Perry (pp. 61-62). Dipterists Digest Vol. 26 No. 1 Second Series 2019 th Published 28 June 2019 Published by ISSN 0953-7260 Dipterists Digest Editor Peter J. Chandler, 606B Berryfield Lane, Melksham, Wilts SN12 6EL (E-mail: [email protected]) Editorial Panel Graham Rotheray Keith Snow Alan Stubbs Derek Whiteley Phil Withers Dipterists Digest is the journal of the Dipterists Forum . It is intended for amateur, semi- professional and professional field dipterists with interests in British and European flies. All notes and papers submitted to Dipterists Digest are refereed. Articles and notes for publication should be sent to the Editor at the above address, and should be submitted with a current postal and/or e-mail address, which the author agrees will be published with their paper. Articles must not have been accepted for publication elsewhere and should be written in clear and concise English. Contributions should be supplied either as E-mail attachments or on CD in Word or compatible formats. The scope of Dipterists Digest is: - the behaviour, ecology and natural history of flies; - new and improved techniques (e.g. collecting, rearing etc.); - the conservation of flies; - reports from the Diptera Recording Schemes, including maps; - records and assessments of rare or scarce species and those new to regions, countries etc.; - local faunal accounts and field meeting results, especially if accompanied by ecological or natural history interpretation; - descriptions of species new to science; - notes on identification and deletions or amendments to standard key works and checklists. -
Diptera: Syrphidae)
Eur. J. Entomol. 110(4): 649–656, 2013 http://www.eje.cz/pdfs/110/4/649 ISSN 1210-5759 (print), 1802-8829 (online) Patterns in diurnal co-occurrence in an assemblage of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) 1, 2 2 1, 2 2 MANUELA D’AMEN *, DANIELE BIRTELE , LIVIA ZAPPONI and SÖNKE HARDERSEN 1 National Research Council, IBAF Department, Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy; e-mails: [email protected]; [email protected] 2 Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Centro Nazionale Biodiversità Forestale “Bosco Fontana”, Verona, Italy; e-mails: [email protected]; [email protected] Key words. Diptera, Syrphidae, hoverflies, temporal structure, interspecific relations, null models Abstract. In this study we analyzed the inter-specific relationships in assemblages of syrphids at a site in northern Italy in order to determine whether there are patterns in diurnal co-occurrence. We adopted a null model approach and calculated two co-occurrence metrics, the C-score and variance ratio (V-ratio), both for the total catch and of the morning (8:00–13:00) and afternoon (13:00–18:00) catches separately, and for males and females. We recorded discordant species richness, abundance and co-occurrence patterns in the samples collected. Higher species richness and abundance were recorded in the morning, when the assemblage had an aggregated structure, which agrees with previous findings on communities of invertebrate primary consumers. A segregated pattern of co-occurrence was recorded in the afternoon, when fewer species and individuals were collected. The pattern recorded is likely to be caused by a number of factors, such as a greater availability of food in the morning, prevalence of hot and dry conditions in the early afternoon, which are unfavourable for hoverflies, and possibly competition with other pollinators. -
Hoverfly Newsletter 36
HOVERFLY NUMBER 36 NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2003 ISSN 1358-5029 This edition is being produced in the wake of the second international symposium which was held in Alicante in June. Alan Stubbs has commented below that Spain was, as expected, too dry in mid-June for many hoverflies to be found. It seems to me that the same comment is true for Britain for much of the present season; although I have had a few productive days this year, on the majority of occasions when I have been in the field hoverfly numbers have proved to be sparse as a result of the hot and very dry conditions. The growth of interest on the subject however continues unabated, as anyone who subscribes to the UK hoverfly email exchange group will testify. Copy for Hoverfly Newsletter No. 37 (which is expected to be issued in February 2004) should be sent to me: David Iliff, Green Willows, Station Road, Woodmancote, Cheltenham, Glos, GL52 9HN, Email address [email protected], to reach me by 20 December. CONTENTS II International Symposium on the Syrphidae 2 Alan Stubbs Alicante in mid June 7 Stuart Ball & Roger Morris News from the Hoverfly Recording Scheme 9 Andrew Grayson Similarity of hovering males of Eristalis horticola to those of Hybomitra distinguenda 12 Andrew Grayson Platycheirus rosarum in Yorkshire during 2002 12 Andrew Grayson A second specimen of Platycheirus amplus from Yorkshire 13 Roy Merritt A possible explanation for simultaneous hovering by Rhingia campestris 13 Roy Merritt Observations on Rhingia campestris 14 Alan Stubbs Hair colour variation in Heringia verrucula 14 Interesting recent records 15 Alan Stubbs Review: A world review of predatory hoverflies 16 1 II INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE SYRPHIDAE Following the very successful First International Workshop on the Syrphidae at Stuttgart in July 2001 (reviewed in Hoverfly Newsletter No. -
Hoverfly Newsletter 34
HOVERFLY NUMBER 34 NEWSLETTER AUGUST 2002 ISSN 1358-5029 Long-standing readers of this newsletter may wonder what has happened to the lists of references to recent hoverfly literature that used to appear regularly in these pages. Graham Rotheray compiled these when he was editor and for some time afterwards, and more recently they have been provided by Kenn Watt. For some time Kenn trawled for someone else to take over this task from him, but nobody volunteered. Kenn continued to produce the lists, but now no longer has access to the source that provided him with the references. I therefore now make a plea for someone else to agree to take over this role, ideally producing a list of recent literature for each edition of this newsletter (i.e. twice per year), or if that is not possible, for each alternate edition. Failing a reply to this plea, has anyone any suggestions for a reliable source of references to which I could get access in order to compile the list myself? Copy for Hoverfly Newsletter No. 35 (which is expected to be issued in February 2003) should be sent to me: David Iliff, Green Willows, Station Road, Woodmancote, Cheltenham, Glos, GL52 9HN, Email [email protected], to reach me by 20 December. CONTENTS Stuart Ball Stubbs & Falk, second edition 2 Ted & Dave Levy News from the south-west, 2001 6 Kenneth Watt Flying over Finland: a search for rare saproxylic Diptera on the Aland Islands of Finland 7 Ted & Dave Levy Hoverflies at Coombe Dingle 8 David Iliff Field identification of some British hoverfly species using characteristics not included in the keys 10 Hoverflies of Northumberland 13 Interesting recent records 13 Second International Workshop on the Syrphidae: “Hoverflies: Biodiversity and Conservation” 14 Workshop Registration Form 15 1 STUBBS & FALK, SECOND EDITION Stuart G. -
Presentation Given at the 3Rd Syrphidae Symposium , Leiden
, 3rd Syrphidae Symposium Presentation given at the nd to 5th September, 2005 Leiden, The Netherlands, 2 Afforestation in Ireland • Target afforestation rate 20,000 ha/year Effects of afforestation on hoverfly • 70-80% conifers • Little ecological assessment outside (Diptera, Syrphidae) biodiversity designated sites • Effects of afforestation: Tom Gittings, Paul Giller and John O’Halloran BIOFOREST project, Department of Zoology – Loss of open space habitat Ecology and Plant Science, University – Gain of forest habitat College Cork, Lee Maltings, Prospect Row, Cork, Ireland BIOFOREST Project Hoverfly surveys Multidisciplinary research into of biodiversity of • Paired surveys of unplanted and 5 year old plantations (24 pairs of sites) commercial plantation forests in Ireland • Surveys of 3 forest types and 5 age- classes (38 sites) 3 sub-projects: • Surveys of open spaces in 12 forests • Biodiversity assessment of afforestation sites • Biodiversity across the forest cycle • Biodiversity of open spaces in mature forests Study sites Survey methods # # • Malaise trapping ## • 2-4 traps per site # # # # # • Sampling from mid-June - late August, early May - mid July, early May - late # ## # August # ## # ## # ### # ### # ## # # ## # • Macrohabitats recorded using the ## # # # # # # # # # # # ### # #### ## # Syrph The Net habitat classification ## ## # # # # # # # # ## • Selected microhabitat parameters # ## # # # # # # ## # # recorded # ## # # , 3rd Syrphidae Symposium Presentation given at the nd to 5th September, 2005 Leiden, The Netherlands, -
Helophilus Affinis, a New Syrphid Fly for Belgium (Diptera: Syrphidae)
Bulletin de la Société royale belge d’Entomologie/Bulletin van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Entomologie, 150 (2014) : 37-39 Helophilus affinis , a new syrphid fly for Belgium (Diptera: Syrphidae) Frank VAN DE MEUTTER , Ralf GYSELINGS & Erika VAN DEN BERGH Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Kliniekstraat 25, B-1070 Brussel (e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]) Abstract A male Helophilus affinis Wahlberg, 1844 was caught on 7 July 2012 at the nature reserve Putten Weiden at Kieldrecht. This species is new to Belgium. In this contribution we provide an account of this observation and discuss the occurrence of Helophilus affinis in Western-Europe. Keywords: faunistics, freshwater species, range shift, Syrphidae. Samenvatting Op 7 juli 2012 werd een mannetje van de Noordse pendelvlieg Helophilus affinis Wahlberg, 1844 verzameld in het gebied Putten Weiden te Kieldrecht. Deze soort is nieuw voor België. Deze bijdrage geeft een beschrijving van deze vangst en beschrijft het voorkomen van deze soort in West-Europa. Résumé Le 7 Juillet 2012, un mâle de Helophilus affinis Wahlberg, 1844 fut observé à Kieldrecht. Cette espèce est signalée pour la première fois de Belgique. La répartition de l’espèce en Europe de l’Ouest est discutée. Introduction Over the last 20 years, the list of Belgian syrphids on average has grown by one species each year (V AN DE MEUTTER , 2011). About one third of these additions, however, is due to changes in taxonomy i.e. they do not indicate true changes in our fauna. Among the other species that are newly recorded, we find mainly xylobionts and southerly species expanding their range to the north. -
Hoverfly Newsletter No
Dipterists Forum Hoverfly Newsletter Number 48 Spring 2010 ISSN 1358-5029 I am grateful to everyone who submitted articles and photographs for this issue in a timely manner. The closing date more or less coincided with the publication of the second volume of the new Swedish hoverfly book. Nigel Jones, who had already submitted his review of volume 1, rapidly provided a further one for the second volume. In order to avoid delay I have kept the reviews separate rather than attempting to merge them. Articles and illustrations (including colour images) for the next newsletter are always welcome. Copy for Hoverfly Newsletter No. 49 (which is expected to be issued with the Autumn 2010 Dipterists Forum Bulletin) should be sent to me: David Iliff Green Willows, Station Road, Woodmancote, Cheltenham, Glos, GL52 9HN, (telephone 01242 674398), email:[email protected], to reach me by 20 May 2010. Please note the earlier than usual date which has been changed to fit in with the new bulletin closing dates. although we have not been able to attain the levels Hoverfly Recording Scheme reached in the 1980s. update December 2009 There have been a few notable changes as some of the old Stuart Ball guard such as Eileen Thorpe and Austin Brackenbury 255 Eastfield Road, Peterborough, PE1 4BH, [email protected] have reduced their activity and a number of newcomers Roger Morris have arrived. For example, there is now much more active 7 Vine Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 1QE, recording in Shropshire (Nigel Jones), Northamptonshire [email protected] (John Showers), Worcestershire (Harry Green et al.) and This has been quite a remarkable year for a variety of Bedfordshire (John O’Sullivan). -
Ipterists Digest
ipterists Digest Dipterists’ Digest is a popular journal aimed primarily at field dipterists in the UK, Ireland and adjacent countries, with interests in recording, ecology, natural history, conservation and identification of British and NW European flies. Articles may be of any length up to 3000 words. Items exceeding this length may be serialised or printed in full, depending on the competition for space. They should be in clear concise English, preferably typed double spaced on one side of A4 paper. Only scientific names should be underlined- Tables should be on separate sheets. Figures drawn in clear black ink. about twice their printed size and lettered clearly. Enquiries about photographs and colour plates — please contact the Production Editor in advance as a charge may be made. References should follow the layout in this issue. Initially the scope of Dipterists' Digest will be:- — Observations of interesting behaviour, ecology, and natural history. — New and improved techniques (e.g. collecting, rearing etc.), — The conservation of flies and their habitats. — Provisional and interim reports from the Diptera Recording Schemes, including provisional and preliminary maps. — Records of new or scarce species for regions, counties, districts etc. — Local faunal accounts, field meeting results, and ‘holiday lists' with good ecological information/interpretation. — Notes on identification, additions, deletions and amendments to standard key works and checklists. — News of new publications/references/iiterature scan. Texts concerned with the Diptera of parts of continental Europe adjacent to the British Isles will also be considered for publication, if submitted in English. Dipterists Digest No.1 1988 E d ite d b y : Derek Whiteley Published by: Derek Whiteley - Sheffield - England for the Diptera Recording Scheme assisted by the Irish Wildlife Service ISSN 0953-7260 Printed by Higham Press Ltd., New Street, Shirland, Derby DE5 6BP s (0773) 832390. -
Diptera: Syrphidae)
MEMOIRS of THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON Number 9 THE FLOWER FLIES OF THE WEST INDIES (DIPTERA: SYRPHIDAE) by F. CHRISTIAN THOMPSON Agricultural Research Service Agricultural Research, Sci. and Educ. Admin. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Published by THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON Washington, D.C. 1981 PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE of THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 1981 E. Eric Grissell John M. Kingsolver Wayne N. Mathis George C. Steyskal Thomas E. Wallenmaier David R. Smith, Editor Printed by Allen Press, Inc. Lawrence, Kansas 66044 Date issued: 2 September 1981 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract ...................................................................... 4 Acknowledgments .......................... " ................ ,................. 5 Introduction .................. , ........................... ,.................... 7 Economic Importance ........ , ........................................ ,........ 7 Distribution .................................................... ,.............. 9 Taxonomy .............................................................. ,..... 13 Key to Genera of West Indian Syrphidae ......................................... 17 Syrphus Fabricius .............................................................. 20 Allograpta Osten Sacken .............................................. ,........ 23 Pseudodoros Becker .................................. , . 33 Ocyptamus Macquart ........................................................... 34 Salpingogaster Schiner ..................................... -
Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names
Nomenclatural studies toward a world list of Diptera genus-group names. Part V Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart Evenhuis, Neal L.; Pape, Thomas; Pont, Adrian C. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4172.1.1 Publication date: 2016 Document version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Document license: CC BY Citation for published version (APA): Evenhuis, N. L., Pape, T., & Pont, A. C. (2016). Nomenclatural studies toward a world list of Diptera genus- group names. Part V: Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart. Magnolia Press. Zootaxa Vol. 4172 No. 1 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4172.1.1 Download date: 02. Oct. 2021 Zootaxa 4172 (1): 001–211 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/ Monograph ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2016 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4172.1.1 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:22128906-32FA-4A80-85D6-10F114E81A7B ZOOTAXA 4172 Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names. Part V: Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart NEAL L. EVENHUIS1, THOMAS PAPE2 & ADRIAN C. PONT3 1 J. Linsley Gressitt Center for Entomological Research, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817-2704, USA. E-mail: [email protected] 2 Natural History Museum of Denmark, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. E-mail: [email protected] 3Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW, UK. E-mail: [email protected] Magnolia Press Auckland, New Zealand Accepted by D. Whitmore: 15 Aug. 2016; published: 30 Sept. 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 NEAL L. -
Diptera: Syrphidae), Based on Integrative Taxonomy and Aegean Palaeogeography
Contributions to Zoology, 87 (4) 197-225 (2018) Disentangling a cryptic species complex and defining new species within the Eumerus minotaurus group (Diptera: Syrphidae), based on integrative taxonomy and Aegean palaeogeography Antonia Chroni1,4,5, Ana Grković2, Jelena Ačanski3, Ante Vujić2, Snežana Radenković2, Nevena Veličković2, Mihajla Djan2, Theodora Petanidou1 1 University of the Aegean, Department of Geography, University Hill, 81100, Mytilene, Greece 2 University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia 3 Laboratory for Biosystems Research, BioSense Institute – Research Institute for Information Technologies in Biosystems, University of Novi Sad, Dr. Zorana Đinđića 1, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia 4 Institute for Genomics and Evolutionary Medicine; Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA 5 E-mail: [email protected] Keywords: Aegean, DNA sequences, hoverflies, mid- Discussion ............................................................................. 211 Aegean Trench, wing geometric morphometry Taxonomic and molecular implications ...........................212 Mitochondrial dating, biogeographic history and divergence time estimates ................................................213 Abstract Acknowledgments .................................................................215 References .............................................................................215 This study provides an overview of the Eumerus minotaurus -
Diptera: Syrphidae) Including the Description of a New Species
BLOTCH etal.: 13-36 Studia dipterologica 10 (2003) Heft 1 • ISSN 0945-3954 A review of the Mesoamerican flower flies of the genus Meromacrus (Diptera: Syrphidae) including the description of a new species [Eine Ubersicht der mittelamerikanischen Schwebfliegen der Gattung Meromacrus (Diptera: Syrphidae) nebst der Beschreibung einer neuen Art] by Sydella A. BLATCH, F. Christian THOMPSON and Manuel A. ZUMBADO College Park (USA) Washington (USA) Santo Domingo (Costa Rica) Abstract The Mesoamerican species of the genus Meromacrus are revised. A key to the nine species, along with synonymies, descriptions, distributions, and figures for all species are given. Meromacrus melansoni BLATCH spec, nov., is described and one new synonym is proposed (Meromacrus panamensis CURRAN, 1930 = Milesia laconica WALKER, 1852). Key words Flower flies, Syrphidae, Meromacrus, new species, Neotropis, key Zusammenfassung Die mittelamerikanischen Arten der Gattung Meromacrus werden revidiert. Ein Bestimmungs- schliissel zu den 9 Arten nebst der Synonymien, eine Auflistung der wichtigsten Merkmale und Abbildungen zu jeder Spezies sowie Angaben zu ihrer Verbreitung werden gegeben. Meromacrus melansoni BLATCH spec, nov., wird beschrieben und eine neue Synonymic wird vorgeschlagen (Meromacrus panamensis CURRAN, 1930 = Milesia laconica WALKER, 1852). Stichworter Schwebfliegen, Syrphidae, Meromacrus, neue Art, Neotropis, Bestimmungsschliissel Introduction Meromacrus flower flies are common pollinators as adults and filter-feeders as maggots in rot- holes in trees. As such they contribute to diverse fauna and are indicators of rich habitats. As part of the effort to document the biodiversity of Costa Rica, we here describe a new species of Meromacrus and provide additional details on the eight other Mesoamerican species. The genus Meromacrus is endemic to the New World the included species ranging from the southern United States to northern Argentina.