An entomologist who specializes in the order Diptera (the true flies). 1857, Henry Tibbats Stainton (editor), Review of Francis Walker, Insecta Britannica - Diptera, Volume 3, in The Entomologist's Annual, page 170, It must be very gratifying to Mr. Walker to hear the dictum of the great Dipterist of Dipterists Digest (Second series) 19 (2) 162; Chick, A.I.R., (2011) A Modification of Farrants mountant for use in examining Carabid gut contents. Beetle news 3:3 October. 3 ; Chick, A.I.R., Cassella J.P (2011) Gum Damar as a substitute for Canada Balsam in mounting media for microscopical specimens, Entomologists Monthly Magazine, 147(2) 111-114 A Dipterists Handbook _ Ed. y P. handler, Amateur Entomologists Society, 2010 contains a full list of references for identifying British species belonging to these families (a list of individually published papers as there are no recent books or monographs covering all British species in a single volume). Buy A Dipterists' Handbook (2010-11-30) by (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A Dipterist's Handbook will tell you much more about ways of finding flies, and where best to look for them. How to identify flies. Using microscopes to identify flies (photo by Judy Webb) There are now many resources available to help you identify flies. This Handbook provides a work of reference for everyone interested in the study of flies, both beginners and experienced dipterists. The first edition appeared in 1978, since then there have been considerable advances in knowledge of Diptera and new techniques and equipment used in their study have developed. Buy A Dipterists' Handbook 2nd Revised edition by Peter Chandler (ISBN: 9780900054778) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Abstract. We estimated the phylogeny of Palaearctic Syrphidae using 187 larval morphological characters obtained from about 65% of the fauna (85 supras