The Scottish Hoverfly atlas contains approximately 50,000 species records from an amazing 89% of the 10Km grid squares in Scotland. In order to promote further recording, understanding and conservation of hoverflies in Scotland this unique dataset is now being put on-line for all to use. Go to the Scotish Hoverfly Atlas page to find out more 

Malloch Society 2007 AGM and Meeting, 8 December 2007, Perth Museum library, 1-5pm

1pm – meet in the library of Perth Museum , refreshments

Kenn Watt in the chair

1.30 – AGM: usual reports

Geoff Hancock in the chair

2.00 – Graham Rotheray : ‘Saproxylic Diptera of Northern Europe ’

2.30 – David Robertson: ‘the Finnish Saproxylic Diptera Rearing Project, results to date’

2.45 – Kenn Watt: ‘Hoverfly mapping’

3.15 – break

3.30 – Ellen Rotheray : ‘the Species Action Framework Project: restoring Blera’

4.00-5.00 – General discussion, topics include: 1) website; 2) proposed Malloch Society visit to Slovenia ; 3) celebrations for 20th anniversary; 4) Dipterists Forum July meeting in Strathspey; 5) AOB.

Twenty-two species of Lonchaeidae have been newly described from Asia. follow the link to find out more ……..

A meeting of the Initiative for Scottish Invertebrates which took place at SNH Battleby on the 25^th October 2007 attracted an audience of nearly 90 attendees interested in invertebrate conservation .  The meeting  was part of the Conserving Scottish Invertebrates project which is in the process of developing a  conservation strategy for invertebrates. 

Presentations and discussions took place on four main issues : Defining invertebrate biodiversity loss; Halting Invertebrate biodiversity loss, Understanding and documenting invertebrate diversity and

Promoting education and awareness of invertebrates.   Four working groups have now been set up to develop further thinking on these areas with the aim of having the final “Strategy for Scottish Invertebrates” document published during the summer of 2008 

For further information contact Craig.MacAdam@buglife.org.uk 

The Annual General Meeting of the UK Dipterists Forum  and dipterists day is to be held in Scotland in the  Hunterian Museum (Zoology) , University of Glasgow on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th November 2007. The programme of talks starts at 10.30am with contributions from Geoff Hancock, Steve Hewitt, Craig MacAdam and Iain MacGowan. The AGM starts at 3.00.  Enquiries to ghancock@museum.gla.ac.uk

In June my colleagues were disturbed when a bee repeatedly battered itself against the inside of our office window. Not wishing to see the bee suffer I decided to let it out to enjoy its freedom - but on closer inspection

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A meeting took place on 1st December at the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh involving Malloch Society members Geoff Hancock and Graham Rotheray who met with Chris Thompson (Washington), Gunilla Stähls (Helsinki) and Francis Gilbert (Nottingham). The purpose of the

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