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Mesembrina meridiana: Muscid recording & study.

Hi all,

In the Autumn 2019 edition of Dipterists Forum, Darwyn Sumner commented about data for 'Families not covered by a recording scheme' . I'm becoming interested at looking at species initially with relevance to London.

So.

Does anyone know if Noon Fly Mesembrina meridiana has been taken-up by anyone, or is already being studied?

Are there any other obvious species that could benefit from a bit of looking-into?

Any advice etc also appreciated.

Many thanks

-Linda Pryke

 

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I've got a related question as I'm a zoology graduate quite new to Diptera and so I'm not sure where to start.

I recently caught a Phyto discrepans which had emerged seemingly out of no where from one of my tarantula enclosures (I'm a spider guy), a woodlouse must have found it's way in. This inspired new interest in flies but I have no idea whether Rhinophoridae fits into one of the recording schemes, and if so where? Any general advice on getting started appreciated.

Hi TJ.  If you have not done so already, join the Dipterists Forum.  Only £20 a year.  Best way to get into flies.  In answer to your specific question about Rhinophoridae I don't think there is a specific recording scheme (but my knowledge may be out of date).  They key out alongside Calliphorids, which do have a recording scheme, easily accessed via the Facebook Group page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2329537373958831/

Neither Muscidae nor Rhinophoridae currently have a recording scheme, but records for these families can be added to iRecord, and will be made available to a scheme if one gets established in future. In the meantime, records of Diptera not covered by a scheme are being shared from iRecord to the NBN Atlas - these records will mostly be unverified in the absence of a recording scheme, but the data can be seen and used, bearing in mind that there are likely to be some erroneous records included.