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| Genus | 1 subtaxa | 1 ident. refs | ||||||
| Subfamily | 3 subtaxa | 31 images | 1 ident. refs | |||||
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Genus | 3 subtaxa | 31 images | 1 ident. refs | ||||
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Subfamily | 69 subtaxa | 1,098 images | 19 ident. refs | ||||
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Genus | 3 subtaxa | 26 images | 2 ident. refs | ||||
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Subfamily | 47 subtaxa | 705 images | 10 ident. refs | ||||
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Unidentified | 11 images | ||||||
| Author | Year | Title | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
in the field( ) |
Ball, S. & Morris, R. | 2013 | Britain’s Hoverflies: an introduction to the hoverflies of Britain | WILDGuides, 297pp, Princeton University Press |
| Ball, S. | 2008 | Colour key to the tribes of the Syrphidae | 12pp, Dipterists Forum | |
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Coe, R.L. | 1953 | *** Diptera: Syrphidae ***(Superseded) | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol X. Part 1, 98pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
| Edkins, K. | Photos of Insects | www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/insects/index.htm | ||
| Falk, S. | Diptera (flies) | www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/collections/72157629586945825/ | ||
| Gilbert, F.S. | 1993 | Hoverflies | Naturalists' Handbooks, 5, 67pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd | |
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Rotheray, G.E. | 1989 | Aphid Predators | Naturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd |
| Stubbs, A. | 2011 | A review of extra and potential extra hoverflies | Hoverfly Recording Scheme Newsletter 50: 3-6. | |
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Stubbs, A.E. & Falk, S.J. | 2002 | British Hoverflies (ed 2) | 2 edition, 469pp, British Entomological and Natural History Society |
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Stubbs, A.E. & Falk, S.J. | 1983 | *** British Hoverflies (ed 1) ***(Superseded) | 1 edition, British Entomological and Natural History Society |
| Stubbs, A.E. | 1996 | *** British Hoverflies - 2nd supplement ***(Superseded) | BENHS | |
| Stubbs, A.E. | 1986 | *** British Hoverflies - 1st Supplement ***(Superseded) | BENHS | |
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van Veen, M. | 2004 | Hoverflies of Northwest Europe: Identification keys to the Syrphidae | 256pp, KNNV Publishing |
| Webster, C. | British Hoverflies | syrphidae.3644.co.uk/ | ||
Larvae | ||||
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Hartley, J. C. | 1961 | A taxonomic account of the larvae of some British Syrphidae | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Series A. 136 (4): 505-573. |
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Rotheray, G.E. | 1993 | Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe | Diperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9. |
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Rotheray, G.E. | 1989 | Aphid Predators | Naturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd |
Tribes | ||||
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Ball, S.G. | 2008 | Colour Key to the Tribes of the Syrphidae |
SYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for SYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
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 BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 361 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for SYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
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