The following papers have been based to a large extent on HBRG data:

Entwistle, P.F. and Moran, S.A. 1997. Variability in the Eleven-spot Ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata Linnaeus (Coccinellidae) in the northern highlands of Scotland compared with other parts of the British Isles.The Coleopterist 5 (3): 69-75.

Entwistle, P.F. and Moran, S.A. 1999. Trupanea stellata and some other Tephritidae (Diptera) in Highland Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 6 (1): 42-43.

Horsfield, D., Falk, S. and Macdonald, M. 2013. Lispocephala pallipalpis (Zetterstedt) (Diptera, Muscidae) new to Scotland from Easter Ross and Easterness. Dipterists' Digest 20 (1): 51.

Horsfield, D., Raper, C. and Macdonald, M. 2013. Botria subalpina (Villeneuve) (Diptera, Tachinidae) new to Britain from Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 20 (1): 63-68.

Macdonald, M. 2014. Observations of Calliphora uralensis Villeneuve (Diptera, Calliphoridae) in Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 1 (2): 197-200.

Macdonald, M. 2015. Observations of Bibio and Dilophus species (Diptera, Bibionidae) in north Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 22 (2): 183-191.

Macdonald, M. 2016. Observations of Lispocephala species (Diptera, Muscidae) in Highland. Dipterists' Digest 23 (2): 177-183.

Macdonald, M. 2016. Further observations of Calliphora uralensis Villeneuve (Diptera, Calliphoridae) in Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 23 (2): 215-218.

Macdonald, M. 2017. Prionocera pubescens Loew (Diptera, Tipulidae) in Highland. Dipterists' Digest 24 (2): 211-217.

Rhodes, A. and Macdonald, M. 2018. Occurrence of Stomorhina lunata (Fabricius) (Diptera, Rhiniidae) in north Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 25 (1): 59-61.

Macdonald, M. 2018. Calliphora uralensis Villeneuve (Diptera, Calliphoridae) on the Bass Rock. Dipterists' Digest 25 (2): 143.

Ing, B., Macdonald, M. and Taylor, S. 2018. The fungus that likes Scotch whisky. Field Mycology 19 (4): 137-140.

Macdonald, M. 2019. Botria subalpina (Villeneuve) (Diptera, Tachinidae) in north Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 26 (1): 63-65.

Macdonald, M. and McKellar, J. 2019. The Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Linnaeus (Diptera, Bombyliidae) in north Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 26 (2): 169-174.

Macdonald, M. and McKellar, J. 2020. Thick-headed flies (Diptera, Conopidae) in north Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 27 (1): 13-18.

Macdonald, M. and Moran, S. 2020. The horseflies (Diptera, Tabanidae) of north Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 27 (1): 83-88.

Moran, S. 2020. Pseudopsocus rostocki, Kolbe, 1882 (Psocodea: Elipsocidae) new to Scotland. Ent. Mon. Mag. 156 (2): 102.

Moran, S. and Macdonald, M. 2020. The bee beetle Trichius fasciatus (Linnaeus) (Scarabaeidae) in northern Scotland. The Coleopterist 29 (3): 154-160.

Macdonald, M. 2021. The violet oil beetle Meloe violaceus Marsham (Meloidae) in northern Scotland. The Coleopterist 30 (2): 94-100.

Macdonald, M. and Morris, S. 2022. The deer nostril fly Cephenemyia auribarbis (Meigen) (Diptera, Oestridae) in Highland Region, north Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 29 (1): 101-106.

Macdonald, M. 2022. The deer ked Lipoptena cervi (Linnaeus) (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) in Highland, north Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 29 (2): 206-210.

Macdonald, M. 2022. Hypoderma diana Brauer (Diptera, Oestridae) in Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 29 (2): 211-220

Macdonald, M. 2023. The bee-louse Braula (Diptera, Braulidae) in Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 30 (1): 34-42.

Macdonald, M. 2023. The bumblebee robberfly Laphria flava (Linnaeus) (Diptera, Asilidae) in Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 30 (1): 43-50.

Macdonald, M. & McKellar, J. 2023. Cordilura ustulata (Zetterstedt) (Diptera, Scathophagidae) in Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 30 (2): 249-252.

Macdonald, M. 2024. The Bird Blowfly Protocalliphora azurea (Fallén) (Diptera, Calliphoridae) in Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 31 (1): 114-125

Macdonald, M. 2024. A new location for Rhamphomyia vesiculosa (Diptera, Empididae) in Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 31 (2): 231-233.

Richards, N.G.J. 2025. Acalyptris platani (Müller-Rutz, 1934) Lep.: Nepticulidae) new to the British Isles. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 136: 36-38.

Macdonald, M. 2025. Mikiola fagi (Hartig, 1839) (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) in Scotland. Cecidology 40(2): 83-88

Macdonald, M. 2025. Phasia hemiptera (Fabricius) (Diptera, Tachinidae) in Scotland. Dipterists' Digest 32: 30-35

Many of these papers can be downloaded from the Dipterists' Digest website.

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