| Author | Stubbs, A.E. & Drake, M. |
| Year | 2014 |
| Title | British Soldierflies and their Allies (2nd ed) |
| ISBN | 978-1-899935-07-9 |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | All the British species known at the time |
| Source | 2nd (mostly minor updates) edition, 528pp, 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 minor update. A comprehensive account of the larger brachycera including identification, life histories and ecology. These are probably the easiest group of flies to identify. |
| 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.) |
