| Author | Stubbs, A.E. & Drake, M. |
| Year | 2001 |
| Title | British Soldierflies and their Allies |
| ISBN | 1-899935-04-5 |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | All the British species known at the time |
| Source | 511pp, British Entomological and Natural History Society |
| Illustrations | 12 plates of line drawings of genitalia and body patterns and 19 plates of (slightly dark) colour photographs |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | A comprehensive account of the larger brachycera including identification, life histories and ecology. These are probably the easiest group of flies to identify. |
| Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | Asilidae: *Machimus* female key: *atricapillus* ovipositor hairs character doesn’t work - both spp have hairs. Stratiomyidae: family key, couplet 3, 2nd alternative "at most three times as long as wide". Tabanidae: *Aylotus rusticus*: male has only slightest suggestion of an eye band (MWS pers obs) |
| News | Now sold out. A new edition is in prep. (Jan 2011) |
| Examine |  Stereo Microscope |
| Specimen Preparation | Pinned adults, larvae in alcohol, although some species can be identified on sight. |
| Identification difficulty | Mostly straightforward. (A good group for the beginner to Diptera.) |
