| Author | Freeman, P. |
| Year | 1983 |
| Title | Sciarid Flies: Diptera, Sciaridae |
| Series | Handbook for the Identification of British Insects |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | Male adults of the British species, as known at the time, but this is not a well understood group. |
| Source | Handbook for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 9, Part 6, 68pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
| Illustrations | 24 pages of line drawings (largely genitalia) at the end |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Keys to genera and species of these tiny black flies, familiar to all who keep (and over-water!) house plants, but they also occur in a variety of other rot situations including decaying plant material, rotting wood, dung and old ammal and bird nests. |
| Examine |  Compound Microscope ( Stereo Microscope is also useful) |
| Specimen Preparation | Well-prepared microscope slides of males, see p10-11. |
| Identification difficulty | Challenging! |
| Website url | www.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm |
