Dataset Details - Xylophagidae of Ireland
The distributional coverage of Xylophagidae flies in Ireland.
22/07/2025
22/07/2025
Improve our knowledge on the distribution of Ireland's Xylophagidae fauna
The dataset includes recent field recording and collecting Xylophagidae flies and records captured in the following publication: Alexander, K.N.A. “The Status and Distribution of Xylophagus Ater Meigen (Diptera: Xylophagidae) in Ireland.” The Irish Naturalists’ Journal, vol.24, no.8, 1993, pp.316–18. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25539859. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
Island of Ireland
1907-2023
High - all records either from peer reviewed publications or otherwised checked and verified by group expert Ryan Mitchell
All historic records have been captured the datset is live and will continue to be populated as records are generated.
N/A
Open (Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0)
Ryan Mitchell, Xylophagidae of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 23 July 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/427>
Dataset species distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset record distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset Contacts
Ryan Mitchell
N/A
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Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| Day | 14 |
| Year | 1 |
1928
2024
Record Statistics
15
11
1
0
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| 100m | 3 |
| 1km | 9 |
| 2km | 0 |
| 10km | 3 |
| 50km | 0 |
Dataset Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Abundance | Measure of abundance of the organism recorded |
| County | Name of administrative county within which the record was made |
| Determiner name | The name of the person(s) who verified the identification - used for verify records of difficult taxa |
| Record comment | A comment associated with any individual record |
| Type of sighting | A description of the type of sighting made |
Recorded Species
| TaxonId | PrefnameTaxonId | Name | Authority | Group | Rank | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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