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How to record a species.

Submitted by raweden on

I have the issue of not getting species that I place on iRecord looked at by anyone who can verify them (not unique to Diptera). In addition I have, as an example, records of Lepiseodina (ex Telmatoscopus) tristis (Meigen, 1830) that species does not appear on iRecord. County recorders look at iRecord for county records and then ask if the species are verified. I have to reply no. I am no expert in the groups that interest me and as a pensioner have limited financial resources to obtain papers on species identification and am not within easy reach of a University. I am in need of some form of assistance in verifying records. I am currently working through what will end up as around 4,000 specimens of Psychodidae with a view to publishing their temporal occurence at a location in Suffolk.

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Lepiseodina (ex Telmatoscopus) tristis (Meigen, 1830) is recorded as British in the NBN Atlas under Lepiseodina (Meigen, 1830). I'm not sure why the species name isn't given (other than as a synonym). Perhaps an error, or there may be some doubt as to its identity. Telmatoscopus tristis appears in the drop-down list of iRecord species under Telmatoscopus. (Enter "Telmatoscopus", then scroll to end and click on "more available".  If you are going to publish a list of species from your Suffolk site, it should be possible to upload a batch of records - talk to Suffolk BRC about how they may help. Agreeing a fixed format for a spreadsheet can make things easier in the long run.

Thanks for this Tony. I do not have any 'more available' on my login to iRecord. I think I will leave recording on iRecord for the moment. My intention is to write up in a British entomological publication once I have completed two years worth of Psychodidae identification.

Thanks for this Tony. I do not have any 'more available' on my login to iRecord. I think I will leave recording on iRecord for the moment. My intention is to write up in a British entomological publication once I have completed two years worth of Psychodidae identification.