British Entomological and Natural History Society

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The British Entomological and Natural History Society or BENHS is a British entomological society. [1] It is based at Dinton Pastures Country Park in Reading, England. [1]

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History

BENHS was founded in 1872 as the South London Entomological and Natural History Society. [1] [2]

Publications

BENHS publishes a quarterly journal, the British Journal of Entomology and Natural History ( ISSN   0952-7583), [3] formerly Proceedings and Transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society, and Proceedings and Transactions of the South London Entomological and Natural History Society. [4]

BENHS has published a number of books. Among the most well-known are two illustrated identification guides to British flies:

Another title published by BENHS was New British Beetles - species not in Joy's practical handbook by Peter J. Hodge and Richard A. Jones, a companion volume to Norman H. Joy's A Practical Handbook of British Beetles .

Affiliated societies

The following groups are affiliated to BENHS [1] [7] :

Related Research Articles

<i>A Practical Handbook of British Beetles</i>

A Practical Handbook of British Beetles ISBN 0-900848-91-X is a two-volume work on the British beetle fauna, by Norman H. Joy, first published by H. F. & G. Witherby in January 1932.

<i>British Soldierflies and Their Allies</i> 2001 book by Alan E. Stubbs and Martin Drake

British Soldierflies and their allies (an illustrated guide to their identification and ecology) is a book by Alan E. Stubbs and Martin Drake, published by the British Entomological and Natural History Society in 2001. A second edition was published in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eristalinae</span> Subfamily of flies

Eristalinae are one of the four subfamilies of the fly family Syrphidae, or hoverflies. A well-known species included in this subfamily is the dronefly, Eristalis tenax.

<i>Eristalis pertinax</i> Species of fly

Eristalis pertinax is a hoverfly in the family Syrphidae. It was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763 and is found in Asia and Europe. Like Eristalis tenax, the larvae of E. pertinax are rat-tailed maggots living in drainage ditches, pools around manure piles, sewage, and similar places containing water with high organic load and low oxygen concentration.

<i>Helophilus</i> Genus of flies

Helophilus are a diverse genus of moderate to large hoverflies, that appear somewhat bee-like. Larvae filter-feed in organic rich water. All Helophilus adults have a distinctive lengthwise striped thorax and a transverse striped abdomen.

<i>Cheilosia albipila</i> Species of fly

Cheilosia albipila is a European and Palearctic species of hoverfly. Like most Cheilosia it is black, and because of this may often be overlooked as a hoverfly. It is little recorded but probably widespread and common and maybe overlooked because adult flight periods are early in the year, before many hoverfly recorders are active.

Hammerschmidtia is a Holarctic genus of hoverflies whose larvae live in sap under the bark of freshly fallen trees.

<i>Eumerus ornatus</i> Species of fly

Eumerus ornatus is a species of hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eristalini</span> Tribe of overflies

Eristalini is a tribe of hoverflies. Several species are well-known honeybee mimics, such as the drone fly Eristalis tenax, while other genera such as Helophilus and Parhelophilus exhibit wasp-like patterns of yellow and black stripes, both strategies to avoid predation by visual predators such as birds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eumerini</span> Tribe of flies

The Eumerini is a tribe of hoverflies. The breeding habits of this group varies: larvae of the genera Merodon and Eumerus tunnel into plant bulbs while larvae of Psilota have been found in sap runs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pipizini</span> Tribe of flies

Pipizini is a tribe of small to medium-sized generally black hoverflies, although some species also have orange spots on their abdomen. This nondescript colouring can lead to some species being confused with other dark hoverflies from other tribes. The lack of a facial knob is a good defining feature which separates them from most of these other hoverflies. As with other species in the subfamily Syrphinae the larvae feed on aphids though there seems to be a preference for wax-secreting aphids e.g. Pemphigidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stratiomyini</span> Tribe of flies

Stratiomyini is a tribe of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.

<i>Stratiomys longicornis</i> Species of fly

Stratiomys longicornis, the long-horned general, is a European species of soldier fly.

<i>Stratiomys potamida</i> Species of fly

Stratiomys potamida, the banded general, is a European species of soldier fly.

<i>Chorisops nagatomii</i> Species of fly

Chorisops nagatomii, the bright four-spined legionnaire, is a European species of soldier fly.

<i>Sphaerophoria rueppellii</i> Species of fly

Sphaerophoria rueppellii is a European species of hoverfly.

<i>Eumerus funeralis</i> Species of fly

Eumerus funeralis or lesser bulb fly is a species of Hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera. E. funeralis appears in Peck (1988) as a synonym of E. strigatus (Fallen), but was reinstated as the correct name for tuberculatus Rondani, sensu auctorum by Speight et al. (1998).

<i>Eumerus sabulonum</i> Species of fly

Eumerus sabulonum is a species of hoverfly, from the family Syrphidae in the order Diptera.

<i>Dioctria cothurnata</i> Species of fly

Dioctria cothurnata is a Palearctic species of robber fly in the family Asilidae.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "WHO WE ARE". British Entomological & Natural History Society. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. "ABOUT". British Entomological & Natural History Society. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. "THE JOURNAL (published 4 times per year)". British Entomological & Natural History Society. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  4. "British journal of entomology and natural history". Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. BENHS. "BRITISH HOVERFLIES: AN ILLUSTRATED IDENTIFICATION GUIDE (2nd edition)". British Entomological & Natural History Society. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  6. BENHS. "BRITISH SOLDIERFLIES AND THEIR ALLIES (2nd Edition)". British Entomological & Natural History Society. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  7. "ABOUT". British Entomological & Natural History Society. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.