Species

Family

Data

Saldula saltatoria

Saldidae

a small shieldbug :19th May [1, open area, east gully]

Salticus scenicus

Salticidae

a jumping spider: 29th May [2 on fence]

Sarcophaga subvicina

Sarcophagidae

a flesh-fly : 6th Sep [1 near pond]

Sarcophaga variegata

Sarcophagidae

a flesh-fly: 8th May on [common]

Scaptomyza graminum

Drosophilidae

a fruit-fly relative (on pink family plants): 13th Jul on [frequent]

Scaptomyza pallida

Drosophilidae

a fruit-fly relative (saprophytic): 13th Jul on [frequent near pond]

Scathophaga stercoraria

Scathophagidae

a dung-fly: 8th May on [common]

Schoenomyza litorella

Muscidae

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

Schwenkfeldina carbonaria

Sciaridae

a plant-gnat: 21St & 24th Aug [2 on oak]

Sciapus platypterus

Dolichopodidae

a long-legged fly: 9th Jun on [frequent, medium vegetation & trunks]]

Sciara thomae

Sciaridae

a plant-gnat: 19th Jul [1 on Himalayan balsam]

Scolopostethus thompsoni

Lygaeidae

a seed-bug : 6th Jun on [frequent]

Seioptera vibrans

Otitidae

a spot-winged fly: 9th Jun [1 on spear thistle by pond]

Seladerma tarsale

Pteromalidae

a small parasitic wasp (on leaf-miner flies): 19th Sep [1, medium vegetation]

Selandria serva

Tenthredinidae

a saw-fly: 23rd May [1]

Selticus cingulatus

Salticidae

a jumping spider: 15th Jul [1 on foliage young oak]

Sepedophilus nigripennis

Staphylinidae

a small rove beetle: 25th Jul [1, woodland path]; local sp in sandy areas

Sepsis cynipsea

Sepsidae

a small dung-fly: 9th Jun [1]

Sepsis flavimana

Sepsidae

a small dung-fly: 24th Aug [1 on angelica flowers]

Sepsis fulgens

Sepsidae

a small dung-fly: 13th Jul on [common throughout northern part]

Sepsis punctum

Sepsidae

a small dung-fly : 6th Sep [1 in ground vegetation near pond]

Serica brunnea

Scarabaeidae

a sand-chafer: 24th & 31st Jul [1 in spider’s web,1 in soil]

Si!pha atrata

Silphidae

a beetle parasitic on snails: 29th Jul to 13th Sep [7, sandy areas, woodland]

Sicodus arrogans

Empididae

a predatory fly: 8th May to 9th Oct [common on tree-trunks, logs, etc]

Sigara falleni

Corixidae

a small water-boatman: 22nd Jun [2, subsidiary pond]

Sigara nigrolineata

Carixidae

a small water-boatman : 22nd Jun [1, subsidiary pond]

Sinodendron cylindricum

Lucanidae

Rhinoceros Beetle: 20th Jul [1 (dead), dead area of ash tree]

Sitona Iineatus

Curculionidae

a weevil: 11th May [1; near main pond]

Spathius exarator

Braconidae

a parasitic wasp (on wood-boring beetles): l3th Jul [1 on old ash]

Spelobia parapusio

Sphaeroceridae

a lesser dung-fly: l5th Jul [5+ in grass cuttings, northern area]

Sphaeridium lunatum

Hydrophilidae

a dung beetle: 11th May [1; sandy bank in woodland]

Sphaerocera monilis

Sphaeroceridae

a lesser dung-fly: 28th Aug [1, grass cuttings]

Sphaeroderma testaceum

Chrysomelidae

a leaf beetle on thistles: 17th Aug [1]

Sphecodes miniatus

Halictidae

a cleptoparasitic (cuckoo) bee: l6th Jun [ several females, sandy area]

Staphylinus ater

Staphylinidae

a rove beetle: 20th Jul [1 in wood debris]

Steatoda bipunctata

Theridiidae

a small spider: 3rd Aug [1 on pine trunk]

Stenodema laevigatum

Miridae

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

Stenopsocus immaculatus

Polypsocidae

a bark-louse: 24th Aug & 1st Sep [5, broad-leaved trees]

Stenotus binotatus

Miridae

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

Stenus bimaculatus

Staphylinidae

a small rove beetle: 11th May [1, sandy bank in woodland]

Stenus fulvicornis

Staphylinidae

a small rove beetle: 19th Sep [1, south-west grassy area)

Stethomostus fuliginosus

Tenthredinidae

a sawfly: 29th May [3 on creeping buttercup]

Stigmella glutinosae

Nepticulidae

a leaf-miner moth: 13th Jul [mines frequent on alder]; confirmed on larvae

Stomis pumicatus

Carabidae

a large ground beetle: lOth Jut & 17th Aug [2]; local sp in Soms

Stomoxys calcitrans

Muscidae

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

Strangalla maculate

Cerambycidae

a long-horn beetle: 4th Jun to 15th Jul [4]

Strophosoma capitatum

Curculionidae

a weevil: 19th Sep [1 in spiders web, low vegetation, woodland path]; third Soms record (last one 86 years ago)

Strophosoma melanogrammus

Curculionidae

a weevil 28th Sep [1, woodland path verge]

Succinea putris

Succineidae

a marsh snail: 11th May on [common by main pond]

Sussaba dorsalis

Ichneumonidae

a parasitic wasp (on hoverflies): 13th Sep [1, open woodland]; scarce sp, new to Soms

Sussaba elongata

Ichneumonidae

a parasitic wasp (on hoverflies): l7th Jul & 13th Sep [2, medium vegetation]

Sylvicola punctata

Anisopodidae

a window-fly: 20th & 28th Jul [2 on foliage]

Sympetrum striolatum

Libellulidae

Common Darter: 10th Jul to 24th Aug [8]

Synergus gallaepomiformis

Cynipidae

a gall-wasp relative (‘squats’ in various oak galls): l9th Sep [1]

Synergus nervosus

Cynipidae

a gall-wasp relative (‘squats’ in various oak galls) : 28th Jul [1]

Syritta pipiens

Syrphidae

a hoverfly: 23rd May on [common]

Syrphoctonus flavolineatus

Ichneumonidae

a parasitic wasp (on hoverflies): 6th Aug [1 at light]

Syrphophilus tricinctorius

Ichneumonidae

a parasitic wasp (on hoverflies): 26th Jun [1]; woodland sp.

Syrphus ribesii

Syrphidae

a hover-fly: 9th Jun on [frequent]

Syrphus vitripennis

Syrphidae

a hoverfly : 29th May on [frequent]