Megachilidae

Chelostoma campanularum

a flower bee: 5th Jul [m roosting in creeping thistle flower]: local sp in Soms

Megachilidae

Osmia rufa

a solitary bee: 6th Jun (6+ males on pine trunk]

Megaspilidae

Dendrocerus carpenteri

a minute parasitic wasp (on aphids): 19th Sep [1, sw grassland]

Megaspilidae

Dendrocerus pupparum

a minute parasitic wasp (on hoverflies) : 5th Aug & 19th Sep [3, swept]

Megaspilidae

Lagynodes palIidus

a minute parasitic wasp (on flies in ant nests): 19th Sep [1, sw grassland]

Melyridae

Malachius bipustulatus

a flower beetle: 4th Jun [1]

Mesopsocidae

Philotarsus picicornis

a bark-louse: 15th Jul [1 on beech trunk]

Mesopsoddae

Mesopsocus unipunctatus

a bark-louse: 29th May [1 on linden trunk]

Micropezidae

Calobata petronella

a stilt-fly: 11th May on [several on low leaves in woodland]

Microphystdae

Loricula elegantula

a small shieldbug : 22nd Jun [2 on beech trunk]; predatory, lives on trunks

Micropterigidae

Micropterix aruncella

a small moth: 4th Jun (several on raspberry & bur-reed flowers]

Micropterigidae

Micropterix calthella

a small moth: 23rd May (frequent in creeping buttercup flowers]

Miridae

Calocoris sexguttatus

a small shieldbug: 5th Jul [1]

Miridae

Cam pyloneura virgula

a small shieldbug (on various trees): l5th Jul on [frequent]

Miridae

Camptozygum pinastri

a small shieldbug (on pine) : 15th Jul [1]

Miridae

Capsus ater

a small shieldbug : 20th Jul [1, medium vegetation in open]

Miridae

Deraeocoris Iutescens

a small shieldbug : 26th Aug [frequent on foliage]

Miridae

Dicyphus epilobii

a small shieldbug (on great willowherb) : 5th Jul [several]

Miridae

Dryophilocoris flavoquadrimacuIatus

a small shieldbug : 23rd May on [frequent, on oak]

Miridae

Halticus Iuteicollis

a small shieldbug (on bedstraws) : 29th Jul [1 on stump]

Miridae

Heterotoma planicornis

a small shieldbug : 22nd Jun on [abundant on nettles,etcj; predatory

Miridae

Liocoris tripustulatus

a nettle shieldbug : 23rd May on [common]

Miridae

Lygocoris pabulinus

Common Green Capsid: 9th May to 13th Sep [common on nettles, etc]

Miridae

Lygus pratensis

a small shieldbug : 6th Sep [1,10w vegetation]

Miridae

Monalocoris filicis

the Bracken Bug: l6th Jun to 19th Sep [frequent on male ferns]

Miridae

Oicyphus globulifer

a small shieldbug (on campions) : 28th Jul & 28th Sep [2]

Miridae

Orthops campestris

a small shieldbug: 8th May to 6th Sep [common]

Miridae

Psallus alnicola

a small shieldbug (on alder) :10th Jul [1]

Miridae

Psallus Iepidus

a small shieldbug (on ash) : 16th Jun [1 swept]

Miridae

Psallus varians

a small shieldbug : 29th May [on oak]

Miridae

Rithanus maerkeli

a small shieldbug : 29th Jul [1, sedges by east stream]

Miridae

Stenodema laevigatum

a grass-bug : 26th Aug to 19th Sep [frequent in rough, grassy areas]

Miridae

Stenotus binotatus

a small shieldbug: 17th Jul [1, medium vegetation in open]

Mirtdae

Deraeocoris ruber

a small shieldbug : 24th Jun [nymphs common] to 28th Aug [frequent]; predatory

Momphidae

Mompha epiobiella

a small moth: 4th Jun [1]

Mordellidae

Mordellistena neuwaldeggiana

a flower beetle: l9th Aug [1 on angelica flowers]; ‘Red Data Book - K' species, second record for Soms. & first for Vice-county 5

Muscidae

Alloecstylus diephanus

a scavenger-fly: l6th Jun to 9th Oct [8 on trunks]

Muscidae

Allognota agromyzina

a scavenger-fly: 19th Jul [1, low herbage, south end pond]

Muscidae

Azelia macquarti

a scavenger-fly: 31st May & 6th Sep[2, swept from vegetation]

Muscidae

Azelia zetterstedti

a scavenger-fly: 15th Jul [1, mud area south of pond]

Muscidae

Coenosia stigmatica

a scavenger-fly: 24th Jun [m on wooden bridge, south end of pond]; rare: a ‘Red Data Book' sp, considered 'vulnerable’ nationally; new to Soms

Muscidae

Coenosia tigrina

a scavenger-fly: 6th Sep [1, low vegetation near pond]

Muscidae

Graphomya maculata

a scavenger-fly: 10th Jul to 6th Sep [4]

Muscidae

Hebecnema afflnis

a scavenger-fly: 22nd Jun & 21st Aug [2]

Muscidae

Helina depuncfa

a scavenger-fly: 28th Sep [1 on lime foliage]

Muscidae

Helina duplicata

a scavenger-fly: 6th Jun on [common]

Muscidae

Helina pertusa

a scavenger-fly: 21St Aug [1 on trunk]

Muscidae

Helina quadrum

a scavenger-fly: 24th Jul [1 on pine trunk]

Muscidae

Hydrctaea simills

a scavenger-fly: 25th Jul [1 on medium vegetation, open woodland]

Muscidae

Hydrotaea cyrtoneurina

a scavenger-fly: l6th Jun to 28th Jul [frequent]

Muscidae

Hydrotaea dentipes

a scavenger-fly: 20th Jul [3, medium vegetation in woodland]

Muscidae

Hydrotaea irritans

a scavenger-fly: 6th Sep [1, low vegetation near pond]

Muscidae

Limnophcra riparia

a scavenger-fly: 29th Jul [1, mud by east stream]; local sp in Soms

Muscidae

Lophosceles mutatus

a scavenger-fly: 29th May [1]

Muscidae

Mesembrina meridiana

a large scavenger-fly: 8th May on [frequent]

Muscidae

Musca autumnalis

a scavenger-fly: 9th May on [common]

Muscidae

Orthellia cornicina

a scavenger-fly: 28th Sep [1 on oak foliage]

Muscidae

Phacnia populi

a scavenger-fly: 29th May & 9th Oct [2]

Muscidae

Phaonia pallida

a scavenger-fly: 9th Oct [1 on sulphur-tuft fungus]

Muscidae

Phaonia signata

a scavenger-fly: 5th to 31st Jul [3, on trunks]

Muscidae

Phaonia viarum

a scavenger-fly : 4th Aug [2 on trunk]

Muscidae

Polietes Iardaria

a scavenger-fIy: 6th Jun on [frequent]

Muscidae

Schoenomyza litorella

a scavenger-fly: 13th Jul [1, low herbage by pond]

Muscidae

Stomoxys calcitrans

a stable-fly (biting fly): 21st Aug [1]

Mycetophilidae

Phronia exigua

a fungus-gnat: 24th Aug [1, old beech log]

Mycetophilidae

Platurocypta punctum

a fungus-gnat: 28th Aug [1, yew foliage]