List of soldierflies and allies of Great Britain

Family Xylophagidae

Xylophagus ater - common awl-fly

Xylophagus cinctus - red-belted awl-fly

Xylophagus junki - Glenmore awl-fly

Family Athericidae

Atherix ibis - yellow-legged water-snipefly

Atrichops crassipes - least water-snipefly

Ibisia marginata - black-legged water-snipefly

Family Rhagionidae

Chrysopilus asiliformis - little snipefly

Chrysopilus cristatus - black snipefly

Chrysopilus erythrophthalmus - silver-banded snipefly

Chrysopilus laetus - tree snipefly

Ptiolina nigra - pale-fringed moss-snipefly

Ptiolina obscura - black-fringe moss-snipefly

Rhagio annulatus - wood snipefly

Rhagio lineola - small fleck-winged snipefly

Rhagio notatus - large fleck-winged snipefly

Rhagio scolopaceus - downlooker snipefly

Rhagio strigosus - yellow downlooker snipefly

Rhagio tringarius - marsh snipefly

Spania nigra - liverwort snipefly

Symphoromyia crassicornis - moorland snipefly

Symphoromyia immaculata - limestone snipefly

Subfamily Chrysopsinae

Chrysops caecutiens - splayed deerfly

Chrysops relictus - twin-lobed deerfly

Chrysops sepulcralis - black deerfly

Chrysops viduatus - square-spot deerfly

Subfamily Tabaninae

Haematopota bigoti - big-spotted cleg

Haematopota crassicornis - black-horned cleg

Haematopota grandis - long-horned cleg

Haematopota pluvialis - horse fly[1], cleg fly or cleg[2][3], sometimes notch-horned cleg[4]

Haematopota subcylindrica - Levels cleg

Atylotus fulvus - golden horsefly

Atylotus latistriatus - saltmarsh horsefly

Atylotus plebejus - Cheshire horsefly

Atylotus rusticus - four-lined horsefly

Hybomitra bimaculata - hairy-legged horsefly

Hybomitra ciureai - Levels yellow-horned horsefly

Hybomitra distinguenda - bright horsefly

Hybomitra expollicata - striped horsefly

Hybomitra lurida - broad-headed horsefly

Hybomitra micans - black-legged horsefly

Hybomitra montana - slender-horned horsefly

Hybomitra muehlfeldi - broadland horsefly

Hybomitra solstitialis - scarce forest horsefly

Tabanus autumnalis - large marsh horsefly

Tabanus bovinus - pale giant horsefly

Tabanus bromius - band-eyed brown horsefly

Tabanus cordiger - plain-eyed grey horsefly

Tabanus glaucopsis - downland horsefly

Tabanus maculicornis - narrow-winged horsefly

Tabanus miki - plain-eyed brown horsefly

Tabanus sudeticus - dark giant horsefly

Family Xylomyidae

Solva marginata - drab wood-soldierfly

Solva varia (Meigen, 1820)

Xylomya maculata - wasp wood-soldierfly

Subfamily Beridinae

Beris chalybata - murky-legged black legionnaire

Beris clavipes - scarce orange legionnaire

Beris fuscipes - short-horned black legionnaire

Beris geniculata - long-horned black legionnaire

Beris morrisii - yellow-legged black legionnaire

Beris vallata - common orange legionnaire

Chorisops nagatomii - bright four-spined legionnaire

Chorisops tibialis - dull four-spined legionnaire

Subfamily Clitellariinae

Clitellaria ephippium

Subfamily Nemotelinae

Nemotelus nigrinus - all-black snout

Nemotelus notatus - flecked snout

Nemotelus pantherinus - fen snout

Nemotelus uliginosus - barred snout

Subfamily Pachygastrinae

Eupachygaster tarsalis - sarce black

Neopachygaster meromelas - silver-strips black

Pachygaster atra - dark-winged black

Pachygaster leachii - yellow-legged black

Zabrachia tenella - pine black

Subfamily Sarginae

Chloromyia formosa - broad centurion

Microchrysa cyaneiventris - black gem

Microchrysa flavicornis - green gem

Microchrysa polita - black-horned gem

Sargus bipunctatus - twin-spot centurion

Sargus cuprarius - clouded centurion

Sargus flavipes - yellow-legged centurion

Sargus iridatus - iridescent centurion

Tribe Oxycerini

Oxycera analis - dark-winged soldier

Oxycera dives - round-spotted major

Oxycera fallenii - Irish major

Oxycera leonina - twin-spotted major

Oxycera morrisii - white-barred soldier

Oxycera nigricornis - delicate soldier

Oxycera pardalina - hill soldier

Oxycera pygmaea - pygmy soldier

Oxycera rara - four-barred major

Oxycera terminata - yellow-tipped soldier

Oxycera trilineata - three-lined soldier

Vanoyia tenuicornis - long-horned soldier

Tribe Stratiomyini

Odontomyia angulata - orange-horned green colonel

Odontomyia argentata - silver colonel

Odontomyia hydroleon - barred green colonel

Odontomyia ornata - ornate brigadier

Odontomyia tigrina - black colonel

Oplodontha viridula - common green colonel

Stratiomys chamaeleon - clubbed general

Stratiomys longicornis - long-horned general

Stratiomys potamida - banded general

Stratiomys singularior - flecked general

Family Acroceridae

Ogcodes gibbosus - smart-banded hunchback

Ogcodes pallipes - black-rimmed hunchback

Paracrocera orbiculus - top-horned hunchback

Subfamily Bombyliinae

Bombylius canescens - western bee-fly

Bombylius discolor - dotted bee-fly

Bombylius major - dark-edged bee-fly

Bombylius minor - heath bee-fly

Subfamily Exoprosopinae

Thyridanthrax fenestratus - mottled bee-fly

Villa cingulata - downland villa

Villa modesta - dune villa

Villa venusta - heath villa

Subfamily Phthiriinae

Phthiria pulicaria - flea bee-fly

Family Therevidae

Acrosathe annulata - coastal silver-stiletto

Cliorismia rustica - southern silver-stiletto

Dialineura anilis - swollen silver-stiletto

Pandivirilia melaleuca - forest silver-stiletto

Spiriverpa lunulata - northern silver-stiletto

Thereva bipunctata - twin-spot stiletto

Thereva cinifera - large plain stiletto

Thereva fulva - small plain stiletto

Thereva handlirschi - golden Scottish stiletto

Thereva inornata - light Scottish stiletto

Thereva nobilitata - common stiletto

Thereva plebeja - crochet-hooked stiletto

Thereva strigata - cliff stiletto

Thereva valida - dark northern stiletto

Family Scenopinidae

Scenopinus fenestralis - house windowfly

Scenopinus niger - forest windowfly

Subfamily Asilinae

Asilus crabroniformis - hornet robberfly

Dysmachus trigonus - fan-bristled robberfly

Eutolmus rufibarbis - golden-tabbed robberfly

Machimus arthriticus - breck robberfly

Machimus atricapillus - kite-tailed robberfly

Machimus cingulatus - brown heath robberfly

Machimus cowini - Manx robber fly

Machimus rusticus - downland robberfly

Neoitamus cothurnatus - scarce awl robberfly

Neoitamus cyanurus - common awl robberfly

Neomochtherus pallipes - Devon red-legged robberfly

Pamponerus germanicus - pied-winged robberfly

Philonicus albiceps - dune robberfly

Rhadiurgus variabilis - northern robberfly

Subfamily Dasypogoninae

Leptarthus brevirostris - slender-footed robberfly

Leptarthus vitripennis - false slender-footed robberfly

Subfamily Laphriinae

Choerades gilvus - ginger robberfly

Choerades marginatus - golden-haired robberfly

Laphria flava - bumblebee robberfly

Subfamily Leptogastrinae

Leptogaster cylindrica - striped slender robberfly

Leptogaster guttiventris - dashed slender robberfly

Subfamily Stenopogoninae

Dioctria atricapilla - violet black-legged robberfly

Dioctria baumhaueri - stripe-legged robberfly

Dioctria cothurnata - scarce red-legged robberfly

Dioctria linearis - small yellow-legged robberfly

Dioctria oelandica - orange-legged robberfly

Dioctria rufipes - common red-legged robberfly

Lasiopogon cinctus - spring heath robberfly