The Malloch Society was formed in 1988 by a group of Scottish dipterists. The society is named in honour of John Russell Malloch (1875 - 1963) one of Scotland’s most eminent dipterists.
The aim of the society is to improve the knowledge and awareness of Diptera (two winged flies). Based in Scotland, we focussed originally on Scottish and British Diptera, but over the last 20 years we have developed projects in Europe and in other parts of the world.
Using a team-based approach we have concentrated on building knowledge of the taxonomy, ecology and distributions of saproxylic Diptera (Diptera associated with dead wood). In particular we have developed techniques to assess the biodiversity, status and management requirements of rare and endangered species.
Society Field trips
2025 September – Nethybridge
2024 June – Corrour and Italy
2023 June – Isle of Eigg (Dipterists Bulletin piece and DF Therevid note)
2022 April – Nethybridge
2021 August – Solway Firth
Before 2020 – France, Finland, Sweden, Spain
Biodiversity Action Plan Species
Blera fallax (Linnaeus, 1758) (Syrphidae)
Clusiodes geomyzinus (Fallén, 1823) (Clusiidae)
Hammerschmidtia ferruginea (Fallén, 1817) (Syrphidae)
Lonchaea ragnari Hackman, 1956 (Lonchaeidae)
Rhamphomyia hirtula Zetterstedt, 1840 (Empididae)
Malloch Society Research Reports
- No 1. The Entomological value of Aspen in the Scottish Highlands. Iain MacGowan, 1993. 23pp. (and publications that update that Report). (pdf)
- No 2. Insects from Shingle Banks and Riverside Habitats in Strathspey. Graham E. Rotheray and David Robertson. 1993. 31pp.
- No 3. An assessment of the distribution and status of montane Brachycera (Diptera) in Scotland. David Horsfield and Iain MacGowan. 1998. 69pp. (pdf)
- No 4. John Russell Malloch (1875-1963), his early life and contribution to entomology in Scotland. E Geoffrey Hancock. 1998. 18pp. (pdf)