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BULLETIN OF THE Dipterists Forum Bulletin No. 55 Affiliated to the British Entomological and Natural History Society Spring 2003 Scheme Organisers Mr A E Stubbs Dr. R.K.A.Morris 181 Broadway Peterborough PE1 4DS [email protected] Summer 2003: [][] Please notify Paul Harding of changes: co-organiser: John Kramer Ivan Perry BRC (CEH) 31 Ash Tree Road 27 Mill Road, Lode, Cambridge, CB5 9EN. Monks Wood, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, PE17 Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5TE Tel: 01223 812438 2LS (Retires June 2003) Autumn 2003, Summer 2004: [email protected] Sciomyzidae - Snail-killing Flies Recording Schemes Peter Chandler Symposium Dr I F G McLean Graham Rotheray This year will see some substantial changes in the 190 Miller Way, Brampton, Huntingdon, Cambs National Museums of Scotland, Chambers Street, ways in which some Recording Scheme Organisers PE18 8TZ Edinburgh EH1 1JF, 0131.247.4243 archive and exchange records. Whilst all will read- [email protected] [email protected] ily accept records in written form the following [email protected] Membership symbols are used to indicate some of the known (or surmised) methods by which Scheme Organisers Mr A.P. Foster may currently receive records electronically: 23 The Dawneys, Crudwell, Malmesbury, Wiltshire Liz Howe SN16 9HE Ger-y-Parc, Tynygongl, Benllech, Ynys Mon, Recorder [][][] Gwynedd, LL74 8NS MapMate Darwyn Sumner Dipterists Digest Microsoft Access Hoverflies Spreadsheet (Excel) Peter Chandler Square brackets indicate that the organiser can [][][] 606B Berryfield Lane, Melksham, Wilts SN12 6EL handle records in the format indicated. Dr S G Ball 01225-708339 Potential recorders really need to know your 255 Eastfield Road Peterborough PE1 4BH [email protected] preferred recording format so please inform [email protected] Dipterists Bulletin the Bulletin Editor in time for an update of this Mr R K A Morris guide in the Autumn 2003 issue [email protected] Darwyn Sumner Conopidae, Lonchopteridae and Otitidae Newsletter editor - 122, Link Road, Anstey, Charnwood, Leicester- Mr D K Clements David Iliff shire LE7 7BX. 0116 212 5075 7 Vista Rise, Radyr Cheyne, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 Green Willows, Station Road, Woodmancote, [email protected] Representative 2SD Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 4HW [email protected] Tephritid Flies Culicidae - Mosquitoes Mr Laurence Clemons Ken Merrifield Prof. K Snow 14 St John’s Avenue [email protected] Dept. Environmental Sciences University of East Sittingbourne London Romford Road London E15 4LZ Kent ME10 4NE [email protected] Stilt & Stalk Fly Patrick Roper Dixidae - Meniscus midges South View, Churchland Lane, Sedlescombe, East [][][] Sussex TN33 0PF Acting scheme organiser Darwyn Sumner Secretary Dr R H L Disney 122, Link Road, Anstey, Charnwood, Leicestershire University department of Zoology, Downing Street LE7 7BX. 0116 212 5075 Cambridge CB2 3EJ [email protected] John Kramer Drosophilidae - Fruit Flies Study groups 31 Ash Tree Road, Oadby, Leicester, Leicester- shire, LE2 5TE. Dr B Pitkin [email protected] Dept of Entomology, Natural History Museum, Anthomyiidae Web Manager Cromwell Road London SW7 5BD Mr Michael Ackland Sepsidae 4 The Moors Kidlington Oxfordshire OX5 2AJ [email protected] Chris Raper Mr. Adrian C. Pont 22 Beech Road, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, 38 Gatehampton Road, Goring on Thames RG8 Empid Berks RG8 8DS 0EP [] [email protected] [email protected] Websites http://uk.geocities.com/dipteristsforum/ Tachinid Mr Adrian Plant [email protected] df.html moving to http://diptera.org.uk/ Chris Raper Chironomidae Would the individuals listed above please 22 Beech Road, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, check that I have all their details correct Berks RG8 8DS Dr P.P. Roper and contact me if there is anything they South View Sedlescombe Battle East Sussex TN33 [email protected] wish to be added or amended. Matthew Smith 0PE The last full address list was published in Bulletin 24 Allnatt Avenue, Winnersh, Berks RG41 5AU Pipunculidae #50 [email protected] Mr A E Stubbs (see Tipulids) Larger Brachycera Mr Michael Ackland (see Anthomyiidae) Simulidae Simon Hayhow Dr R. Crosskey 15 Brookfield Road, Thornton Cleveleys, Lanca- c/o Dept of Entomology Natural History Museum shire FY5 4DR Cromwell RoadWorkshops London SW7 5BD [email protected] Mycetophilidae and allies - Fungus gnats Mr Peter J Chandler (see Dipterists Digest) David Heaver 5 Albert Road, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 2DN Tipuloidea & Ptychopteridae - Cranefly Field Meetings BULLETIN OF THE Dipterists Forum Affiliated to the British Entomological and Natural History Society Bulletin No. 55 Spring 2003 ISSN 1358-5029 Bulletin Editor Darwyn Sumner Chairman Stuart Ball Secretary John Kramer Treasurer Jon Cole Membership Sec. Liz Howe Field Meetings Sec. Roger Morris Contents Indoor Meetings Sec.David Heaver Publicity Officer Patrick Roper Forum News ............................................................4 Ordinary Members Editorial ................................................................................4 JCCBI representative John Dobson News from the schemes........................................................5 Stuart Ball, Steve Falk, Mick Parkeris Sling Distribution of Empis (sens.lat.) species in Britain 6 New Kid On The Block 10 Unelected Members Diptera position in Cardiff 10 BENHS rep. Ken Merrifield On the lighter side: 11 Dip. Digest Editor Peter Chandler Leaf mining insect groups 11 co-opted Alan Stubbs Bringing back Blera and Hammerschmidtia 12 Chrysotoxum octomaculatum records required 12 Recording Scheme Organisers Cranefly Alan Stubbs Review ...................................................................13 Fungus Gnats Peter Chandler Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica, Volume 37 13 Hoverflies S.Ball & R.Morris Letters ...................................................................15 Larger Brachycera Simon Hayhow “Tolerable Sport for one Month” 15 Tephritid Laurence Clemons Meetings ................................................................16 Sciomyzid Ian McLean Reports ..............................................................................16 Conopid David Clements Field Meetings ....................................................................16 Empid & Dollies Adrian Plant 2002 Autumn Field Meeting in Norfolk ..........................16 Anthomyiid Michael Ackland Annual Meeting ...............................................................17 Dixidae R.H.L. Disney Dipterists Forum Day lectures 17 Culicidae K. Snow Secretary’s Report 19 Sepsidae Adrian Pont Forthcoming ......................................................................21 Tachinid Chris Raper Recorder Workshop: 28-30 March ...................................21 Stilt & Stalk Darwyn Sumner Summer Field Week - Suffolk 22 Articles submitted should be in the form of a word-processed Autumn Field Meeting - Wiltshire 22 file on disk or E-mail [email protected] Please Annual Dipterists Weekend & AGM Edinburgh 2003 22 submit in native format and Rich Text Format (.rtf). An Advance Notice of 2004 Summer Field Meeting 23 accompanying print-out would also be useful. Line artworks are encouraged. Darwyn Sumner: 122, Link Road, Anstey, Diary 2003 ......................................................................23 Charnwood, Leicestershire LE7 7BX. 0116 212 5075; And now ... .........................................................................24 Biological Records Officer at Leicestershire Environmental Resources Centre (Leicestershire Museums, Arts & Records Fly sheets ...............................................................25 Service), 0116 267 1950 ext 24. Hoverfly Recording Scheme Newsletter #35 26 Larger Brachycera Recording Scheme Newsletter #22 26 PUBLISHED TWICE YEARLY Obtainable via subscription to Dipterists Forum. Contact Liz Howe, Ger-y-Parc, Tynygongl, Benllech, Ynys Mon, Gwynedd, LL74 8NS D IPTERISTS FORUM BULLETIN Forum News Editorial Darwyn Sumner “A man outstanding in his own field”, it was said of the late Rev. C.E.Shaw when he was awarded the MBE. Despite many occasions out standing there with him it is to my regret that very little of his botanical expertise had been absorbed over the years. Various items in this Bulletin suggest that some level of Botanical skills will prove to be very useful in Dipterological pursuits this season; time to blow the dust off the identification guides I think before the true depth of my ignorance in this area is rumbled. Vice County boundaries Funds have now been allocated to the Vice-County boundary digitisation scheme. The pilot, co-ordinated by Charles Copp may justifiably be consid- ered as a “new initiative” because of the approach which has been taken. The project, spearheaded by the NBN under the leadership of James Munford, was formulated a year or so ago when various interested parties were assembled to look at the feasibility of bringing the Watsonian Vice County boundaries up to date. What will result from this project will be what is termed a “geo- referenced data set” which the NBN will provide freely to amateur recorders, mapping scheme organisers, local records centres etc.. It will consist of a Bar flies complete set of the boundaries re-interpreted from the original Dandy maps According to The Independent on kept at the British Museum of Natural History and will be spot-on at a scale Sunday the shortage of morpho- of 1:10,000