General discussion

Very pleased to see my write up on construction  and descriptions of what I exhibited at the N.M.Scot. last year.

My sincere thanks to Mark Welch, who painstakingly transposed my script to a publishable format. Would be interested to hear from others regarding my little inventions, in particular...how to perfect or modify for specific use.

Any queries/requests gratefully received.

I'm trying to find a supplier of 10% KOH for clearing insect abdomens.  In the past I have got this from Anglian Leps but they don't do it any more and other usual suppliers don't see, to either.

Any ideas where I can get a supply

Thanks

Ray

Apologies that in recent months the photo upload process was not working as it should have done. The process has now been updated, and there is some revised guidance on the Forums help page.

Hopefully that will enable you to add photos more easily but let me know if there are any problems.

Can someone assist, please?  

Despite following all of the instructions (and getting a second opinion!),  I cannot upload photos, despite resizing the images. The thumbnails appear in the  ' image' section and I press 'save' but the images don't appear. 

I would be grateful for any help.  Thank you.  

Hello, I found a 1960 paper by Ted Pelham-Clinton online, ‘A Taxonomic Review of the British Species of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera, Ceratopogonidæ)’. It has restricted access. 

Recently I have been sent a picture of what may be  Demeijerea rufipes but I have no experience (or indeed interest) of this family.  It seems that there is a two-volume key to British male adults. 

Is the Chironomidae Study Group still in existence and if so who is the contact?

Many thanks for any help!

Ray Morris 

Afternoon all,

Looking to buy my first binocular microscope for looking at the Diptera a bit closer. Looking to spend about £200-300 if that seems sensible? Can anyone recommend a good one?

Many thanks. 

Hello,

Anyone with experience marking individual flies for observational studies in the lab; what sort of paint etc. do you use/would you recommend?

Thanks in advance!

Melanie

Fly on window (about a dozen). Approx 3 1/2 mm, body length about 2 1/2mm. Can anyone suggest a genus ?