Local active recorders (VC58-60) known to the Tanyptera Project are (with permission) named below to provide an indication of recorder and iRecord verification coverage, and to facilitate contact with County Recorders. Where there are numerous recorders for groups such as butterflies, moths, dragonflies and ladybirds, individuals are not named. We are grateful for advice on any updates, omissions, errors or suggestions for improvements.
| Taxon group | Current County / VC Recorders | Other known active specialist recorders | iRecord Verifiers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sponges (Porifera) | ||||
| Flatworms (Turbellaria) | ||||
| Nematodes - free-living spp. | ||||
| Nematophora - horsehair worms | ||||
| Molluscs (terrestrial & aquatic) | Chris Felton | National: Chris Du Feu (Slugs), Ben Rowson (Snails) | ||
| Earthworms & Leeches (Annelids) | Angela Lidgett | National: Keiron Brown | Earthworm taxon-specific iRecord form | |
| Acarines (Acari) | Frank Monson (oribatids) | |||
| Ticks (Ixodida) | National Scheme Organiser: Public Health England's Medical Entomology Group. Email: tick@phe.gov.uk |
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| Spiders (Araneae) | VC58: Richard Gallon (area organiser for BAS) | Chris Felton Tony Hunter Steve Priestley | Local: Rich Burkmar | Purseweb spider taxon-specific iRecord form |
| False scorpions (Pseudoscorpiones) | VC58, 59, 60: Rich Burkmar (area organiser for BAS) | Chris Felton Richard Gallon Tony Hunter Steve Priestley | National: Liam Andrews | |
| Harvestman (Opiliones) | VC58, 59, 60: Rich Burkmar (area organiser for BAS) | Chris Felton Richard Gallon Tony Hunter Steve Priestley Angela Lidgett | Local: Rich Burkmar | |
| Woodlice (Oniscidea) | Chris Felton Nicola Garnham Angela Lidgett | National: Thomas Hughes | ||
| Millipedes (Diplopoda) | Chris Felton Nicola Garnham Angela Lidgett | National: Steve Gregory | ||
| Centipedes (Chilopoda) | Chris Felton Nicola Garnham Angela Lidgett | National: Steve Gregory | ||
| Symphyla | ||||
| Pauropoda | ||||
| Simple-tails (Protura) | ||||
| Springtails (Collembola) | Thom Dallimore Ben Deed Steve McWilliam | |||
| Two-tailed bristletails (Diplura) | ||||
| Silverfish (Thysanura) | ||||
| Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) | Ian Wallace | National: Craig Macadam | ||
| Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) | VC58: Chris Meredith, John Roberts VC59 & 60: Steve White | Numerous | Local: Chris Meredith, Steve White | Taxon-specific iRecord forms. |
| Stoneflies (Plecoptera) | Ian Wallace | National: Craig Macadam | ||
| Grasshoppers and Crickets (Orthoptera) | Jon Delf Phil Smith Allen Holmes | National: Ralph Hobbs | Grasshopper and allies taxon-specific iRecord form | |
| Cockroaches (Dictyoptera) | National: Ralph Hobbs | |||
| Earwigs (Dermaptera) | National: Ralph Hobbs | |||
| Barkflies (Psocoptera) | Phil Brighton Keith Fowler Arron Watson | National: Keith Fowler | ||
| Biting lice (Mallophaga) | ||||
| Anoplura - sucking lice | ||||
| True bugs (Hemiptera) | VC58, 59, 60: Steve Judd | Pete Brash Phil Brighton Keith Fowler Steve Garland Gary Hedges (shieldbugs) Phil Smith (shieldbugs) Clive Washington Keir Flowerdew (aphids) | National: Maria Justamond & Tristan Bantock (Terrestrial Heteroptera - Shieldbugs and allies), Alan Stewart & Claire Harkin (Leafhoppers), Kevin Rowley (Aquatic Bugs), Jim Flanagan (Plant Bugs and allies) | |
| Thrips (Thysanoptera) | ||||
| Alderflies (Megaloptera) | VC58,59,60: Steve Garland | Ian Wallace | ||
| Lacewings (Neuroptera) | VC58,59,60: Steve Garland | Tony Hunter | Local: Steve Garland | |
| Snakeflies (Raphidioptera) | VC58,59,60: Steve Garland | Tony Hunter | Local: Steve Garland | |
| Scorpion flies (Mecoptera) | VC58,59,60: Steve Garland | Tony Hunter | Local: Steve Garland | |
| Beetles (Coleoptera) | VC58,59,60: Don Stenhouse VC58: Andy Harmer (aquatic beetles) | Ralph Atherton Pete Brash Steve Garland Gary Hedges (limited families) Clive Washington | Local: Don Stenhouse National: Several scheme organisers are engaged with iRecord verfiication. | Several ladybird recorders. Glow-worm and ladybird taxon-specific iRecord forms. |
| Fleas (Siphonaptera) | ||||
| Caddisflies (Trichoptera) | VC58,59,60: Ian Wallace | National: Ian Wallace | ||
| Butterflies (Lepidoptera) | Cheshire: Rupert Adams Lancashire & Merseyside: Laura Sivell Greater Manchester: Peter Hardy | Numerous | ||
| Moths (Lepidoptera) | VC58: Dave Maddy (all species) VC59:Richard Walker (macro-moths), Stephen Palmer (micro-moths) VC60: Justine Patton (macro-moths), John Girdley (micro-moths) | Numerous | Local: Steve Hind (VC58), Stephen Palmer (VC60) | County Recorder network long established. Most recorders submit directly to CRs or via MapMate |
| True Flies (Diptera) | VC58,58,60: Glenn Rostron (Syrphidae & Dolichopodidae), Phil Brighton (all other families) | Alan Bedford Pete Boardman Pete Brash Thom Dallimore (mosquitoes) Steve Garland Nicola Garnham (hoverfly larvae) Ken Gartside (Syrphidae) Jane Hewitt Pete Kinsella (Syrphidae) Tom Mawdsley Rob Zloch | Local: Glenn Rostron (Dolichopodidae) Various national including Phil Brighton (Anthomyiidae) | In addition, there are several photographic recorders using iRecord facebook groups: UK Hoverflies, UK Hoverflies Larval Group, UK Diptera, Calliphoridae, Rhiniidae, and Poleniidae Recording Scheme, Conopids, British Soldierflies and Allies. Some schemes are not yet actively verifiying records via iRecord. See https://www.dipterists.org.uk/ for details. |
| Bees, Wasps, Ants, Sawflies (Hymenoptera) | VC58: Tony Parker (aculeates) VC59: Ben Hargreaves (aculeates) and Karen McCartney (aculeates) VC60: Ben Hargreaves (aculeates) | Chloe Aldridge (aculeates) Hilary Bedford (parasitica) Pete Brash Richard Dawson (aculeates) Leanna Dixon (aculeates) Allen Holmes (bees) Tony Hunter (parasitica) Pete Kinsella (aculeates) John Wright (bees) | Local: Ben Hargreaves National: Andgrew Green (sawflies), Stuart Roberts & Matt Smith (Aculeates), Gavin Broad (Parasitica), Mike Fox (Ants) | In addition, there are several photographic recorders using iRecord and the Bees, Wasps and Ants Facebook Group |
| Galls (various orders) | Steve McWilliam Hilary Bedford | |||
| Stylops (Strepsiptera) | ||||
| Freshwater species | Dave Bentley Aaron Watson | Various | ||
| Tackling several orders | Pete Brash Steve Garland Steve McWilliam Dave Bentley |
