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The Dipterists Forum is a British entomological society affiliated to the British Entomological and Natural History Society. It is primarily concerned with fostering the study of Diptera, and promoting the conservation of Diptera. [1] The Dipterists Forum arranges a number of annual Field meetings, including a 7–9 day residential summer meeting, and identification workshops for both beginners and more experienced Dipterists.
Dipterists Forum was founded in 1993 out on a number of Diptera recording groups run by the British Entomological and Natural History Society.
The Dipterists Forum is affiliated to the British Entomological and Natural History Society
George Henry Verrall was a British horse racing official, entomologist, botanist and Conservative politician.
The British Entomological and Natural History Society or BENHS is a British entomological society. It is based at Dinton Pastures Country Park in Reading.
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Xylota segnis, The Brown-toed Forest Fly, is a common species of hoverfly.
Stratiomys chamaeleon, the clubbed general, is a European species of soldier fly.
Opesia is a genus of flies in the family Tachinidae.
Dasysyrphus is a genus of hover flies with 50 identified species distributed worldwide. While the genus is relatively easy to identify, genera key the differences between species have a more narrow range of variations. Therefore, identification of species by images of specimens alone should be made with care.
Sphaerophoria is a genus of hoverflies. Species slender 5.6-12mm long with extremely large hemispherical male terminalia after which the common name globetail has been created. There are bright yellow markings on head and thorax and usually on the abdomen but some species have a black abdomen. They can be found worldwide but are common in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. There are over 73 described species.
Cylindromyia auriceps is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Megasyrphus is a genus of hoverflies in the subfamily Syrphinae. It was formally a subgenus of Eriozona.
Leucostoma anthracinum is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae, found in Europe.
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Opesia grandis is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Phasia barbifrons is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Phytomyptera minutissima is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Phytomyptera zonella is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Linnaemya picta is a European species of fly in the family Tachinidae.
Dasysyrphus pauxillus is a North American and European species of hoverfly.
Liz Howe was a British ecologist and herpetologist. She is best known as one of the coordinators of a comprehensive field survey of the natural habitats of Wales, published in 2010.