Keys for the identification of British Muscidae
A large family of flies in Britain with over 290 species. Since the publication of d'Assis Fonseca's Handbook for the Identification of British Insects there have been a number of changes to classification at the subfamily level. These changes are reflected in the keys below.
Family Muscidae, key to British subfamily and tribe.pdfThe examination of the genitalia of Muscidae and other calypterate flies is often necessary and this document goes through how to go about it
Preparation and examination of the genitalia of calyptrate flies.pdfSubfamily Azeliinae
Genera Azelia, Drymeia, Hydrotaea, Muscina, Neohydrotaea, Potamia and Thricops. The key to genus includes keys to the British species of genera Muscina, Drymeia and Potamia.
Subfamily Azeliinae, key to genus.pdfGenus Azelia, key to British species.pdfGenus Hydrotaea, key to UK males.pdfGenus Hydrotaea, key to UK females.pdfGenus Thricops, key to British species.pdfSubfamily Coenosiinae
Subfamily Coenosiinae, key to UK genera.pdfGenus Coenosia key to UK species.pdfSubfamily Muscinae
Genera Eudasyphora, Mesembrina, Morellia, Musca, Neomyia, Polietes, and Pyrellia in Tribe Muscini along with Haematobia, Haematobosca and Stomoxys in Tribe Stomoxyini.
Subfamily Muscinae, key to British genera and species.pdfSubfamily Mydaeinae
Subfamily Mydaeinae key to British genera and species.pdfSubfamily Phaoniinae
Genus Atherigona in Tribe Atherigonini, genera Helina, Lophosceles and Phaonia in Tribe Phaoniini.
Subfamily Phaoniinae, key to British genus.pdfGenus Helina, key to British species.pdfGenus Phaonia, key to British species.pdf