List of soldierflies and allies of Great Britain

The following is a list of the larger Brachycera recorded in Britain.

Family Xylophagidae

* "Xylophagus ater" - common awl-fly
* "Xylophagus cinctus" - red-belted awl-fly
* "Xylophagus junki" - Glenmore awl-fly

Family Athericidae

* "Atherix ibis" - yellow-legged water-snipefly
* "Atrichops crassipes" - least water-snipefly
* "Ibisia marginata" - black-legged water-snipefly

Family Rhagionidae

* "Chrysopilus asiliformis" - little snipefly
* "Chrysopilus cristatus" - black snipefly
* "Chrysopilus erythrophthalmus" - silver-banded snipefly
* "Chrysopilus laetus" - tree snipefly
* "Ptiolina nigra" - pale-fringed moss-snipefly
* "Ptiolina obscura" - black-fringe moss-snipefly
* "Rhagio annulatus" - wood snipefly
* "Rhagio lineola" - small fleck-winged snipefly
* "Rhagio notatus" - large fleck-winged snipefly
* "Rhagio scolopaceus" - downlooker snipefly
* "Rhagio strigosus" - yellow downlooker snipefly
* "Rhagio tringarius" - marsh snipefly
* "Spania nigra" - liverwort snipefly
* "Symphoromyia crassicornis" - moorland snipefly
* "Symphoromyia immaculata" - limestone snipefly

Family Tabanidae

ubfamily Chrysopsinae

* "Chrysops caecutiens" - splayed deerfly
* "Chrysops relictus" - twin-lobed deerfly
* "Chrysops sepulcralis" - black deerfly
* "Chrysops viduatus" - square-spot deerfly

ubfamily Tabaninae

* "Haematopota bigoti" - big-spotted cleg
* "Haematopota crassicornis" - black-horned cleg
* "Haematopota grandis" - long-horned cleg
* "Haematopota pluvialis" - notch-horned cleg
* "Haematopota subcylindrica" - Levels cleg
* "Atylotus fulvus" - golden horsefly
* "Atylotus latistriatus" - saltmarsh horsefly
* "Atylotus plebejus" - Cheshire horsefly
* "Atylotus rusticus" - four-lined horsefly
* "Hybomitra bimaculata" - hairy-legged horsefly
* "Hybomitra ciureai" - Levels yellow-horned horsefly
* "Hybomitra distinguenda" - bright horsefly
* "Hybomitra expollicata" - striped horsefly
* "Hybomitra lurida" - broad-headed horsefly
* "Hybomitra micans" - black-legged horsefly
* "Hybomitra montana" - slender-horned horsefly
* "Hybomitra muehlfeldi" - broadland horsefly
* "Hybomitra solstitialis" - scarce forest horsefly
* "Tabanus autumnalis" - large marsh horsefly
* "Tabanus bovinus" - pale giant horsefly
* "Tabanus bromius" - band-eyed brown horsefly
* "Tabanus cordiger" - plain-eyed grey horsefly
* "Tabanus glaucopsis" - downland horsefly
* "Tabanus maculicornis" - narrow-winged horsefly
* "Tabanus miki" - plain-eyed brown horsefly
* "Tabanus sudeticus" - dark giant horsefly

Family Xylomyidae

* "Solva marginata" - drab wood-soldierfly
* "Xylomya maculata" - wasp wood-soldierfly

Family Stratiomyidae

ubfamily Beridinae

* "Beris chalybata" - murky-legged black legionnaire
* "Beris clavipes" - scarce orange legionnaire
* "Beris fuscipes" - short-horned black legionnaire
* "Beris geniculata" - long-horned black legionnaire
* "Beris morrisii" - yellow-legged black legionnaire
* "Beris vallata" - common orange legionnaire
* "Chorisops nagatomii" - bright four-spined legionnaire
* "Chorisops tibialis" - dull four-spined legionnaire

ubfamily Clitellariinae

* "Nemotelus nigrinus" - all-black snout
* "Nemotelus notatus" - flecked snout
* "Nemotelus pantherinus" - fen snout
* "Nemotelus uliginosus" - barred snout
* "Oxycera analis" - dark-winged soldier
* "Oxycera dives" - round-spotted major
* "Oxycera fallenii" - Irish major
* "Oxycera leonina" - twin-spotted major
* "Oxycera morrisii" - white-barred soldier
* "Oxycera nigricornis" - delicate soldier
* "Oxycera pardalina" - hill soldier
* "Oxycera pygmaea" - pygmy soldier
* "Oxycera rara" - four-barred major
* "Oxycera terminata" - yellow-tipped soldier
* "Oxycera trilineata" - three-lined soldier
* "Vanoyia tenuicornis" - long-horned soldier

ubfamily Pachygastrinae

* "Eupachygaster tarsalis" - sarce black
* "Neopachygaster meromelas" - silver-strips black
* "Pachygaster atra" - dark-winged black
* "Pachygaster leachii" - yellow-legged black
* "Zabrachia tenella" - pine black

ubfamily Sarginae

* "Chloromyia formosa" - broad centurion
* "Microchrysa cyaneiventris" - black gem
* "Microchrysa flavicornis" - green gem
* "Microchrysa polita" - black-horned gem
* "Sargus bipunctatus" - twin-spot centurion
* "Sargus cuprarius" - clouded centurion
* "Sargus flavipes" - yellow-legged centurion
* "Sargus iridatus" - iridescent centurion

ubfamily Stratiomyinae

* "Odontomyia angulata" - orange-horned green colonel
* "Odontomyia argentata" - silver colonel
* "Odontomyia hydroleon" - barred green colonel
* "Odontomyia ornata" - ornate brigadier
* "Odontomyia tigrina" - black colonel
* "Oplodontha viridula" - common green colonel
* "Stratiomys chamaeleon" - clubbed general
* "Stratiomys longicornis" - long-horned general
* "Stratiomys potamida" - banded general
* "Stratiomys singularior" - flecked general

Family Acroceridae

* "Ogcodes gibbosus" - smart-banded hunchback
* "Ogcodes pallipes" - black-rimmed hunchback
* "Paracrocera orbiculus" - top-horned hunchback

Family Bombyliidae

ubfamily Bombyliinae

* "Bombylius canescens" - western bee-fly
* "Bombylius discolor" - dotted bee-fly
* "Bombylius major" - dark-edged bee-fly
* "Bombylius minor" - heath bee-fly

ubfamily Exoprosopinae

* "Thyridanthrax fenestratus" - mottled bee-fly
* "Villa cingulata" - downland villa
* "Villa modesta" - dune villa
* "Villa venusta" - heath villa

ubfamily Phthiriinae

* "Phthiria pulicaria" - flea bee-fly

Family Therevidae

* "Acrosathe annulata" - coastal silver-stiletto
* "Cliorismia rustica" - southern silver-stiletto
* "Dialineura anilis" - swollen silver-stiletto
* "Pandivirilia melaleuca" - forest silver-stiletto
* "Spiriverpa lunulata" - northern silver-stiletto
* "Thereva bipunctata" - twin-spot stiletto
* "Thereva cinifera" - large plain stiletto
* "Thereva fulva" - small plain stiletto
* "Thereva handlirschi" - golden Scottish stiletto
* "Thereva inornata" - light Scottish stiletto
* "Thereva nobilitata" - common stiletto
* "Thereva plebeja" - crochet-hooked stiletto
* "Thereva strigata" - cliff stiletto
* "Thereva valida" - dark northern stiletto

Family Scenopinidae

* "Scenopinus fenestralis" - house windowfly
* "Scenopinus niger" - forest windowfly

Family Asilidae

ubfamily Asilinae

* "Asilus crabroniformis" - hornet robberfly
* "Dysmachus trigonus" - fan-bristled robberfly
* "Eutolmus rufibarbis" - golden-tabbed robberfly
* "Machimus arthriticus" - breck robberfly
* "Machimus atricapillus" - kite-tailed robberfly
* "Machimus cingulatus" - brown heath robberfly
* "Machimus cowini" - Manx robber fly
* "Machimus rusticus" - downland robberfly
* "Neoitamus cothurnatus" - scarce awl robberfly
* "Neoitamus cyanurus" - common awl robberfly
* "Neomochtherus pallipes" - Devon red-legged robberfly
* "Pamponerus germanicus" - pied-winged robberfly
* "Philonicus albiceps" - dune robberfly
* "Rhadiurgus variabilis" - northern robberfly

ubfamily Dasypogoninae

* "Leptarthus brevirostris" - slender-footed robberfly
* "Leptarthus vitripennis" - false slender-footed robberfly

ubfamily Laphriinae

* "Choerades gilvus" - ginger robberfly
* "Choerades marginatus" - golden-haired robberfly
* "Laphria flava" - bumblebee robberfly

ubfamily Leptogastrinae

* "Leptogaster cylindrica" - striped slender robberfly
* "Leptogaster guttiventris" - dashed slender robberfly

ubfamily Stenopogoninae

* "Dioctria atricapilla" - violet black-legged robberfly
* "Dioctria baumhaueri" - stripe-legged robberfly
* "Dioctria cothurnata" - scarce red-legged robberfly
* "Dioctria linearis" - small yellow-legged robberfly
* "Dioctria oelandica" - orange-legged robberfly
* "Dioctria rufipes" - common red-legged robberfly
* "Lasiopogon cinctus" - spring heath robberfly

References

*cite book |author=Stubbs, Alan E. and Martin Drake |year=2001 |title=British Soldierflies and their allies |publisher=British Entomological and Natural History Society|id=ISBN 1-899935-04-5