Bombyliidae, Therevidae, Asilidae ), Meloidae, Thysanoptera, Staphylinidae, Melyridae, Coccinellidae, Sciomyzidae, Tephritidae, Miridae, Aphididae, Coccoidea, and various selected genera ( e . g ., the primary types and many thousands of paratypes of the preceding taxa ( the majority attributable to P . H . Timberlake ).
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It is a sequel to an earlier volume, " British Hoverflies : an identification guide ", and covers the following families of flies, which collectively are known as the " Larger Brachycera " : Acroceridae, Asilidae, Athericidae, Bombyliidae, Rhagionidae, Scenopinidae, Stratiomyidae, Tabanidae, Therevidae, Xylomyidae and Xylophagidae.