PHOTOS OF NORTH EUROPEAN DOLICHOPODIDAE (DIPTERA)  by Igor GRICHANOV

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First published:  26 May 2006 Last updated:  2 October 2007

This Phototheque is a free supplement to A checklist and keys to North European genera and species of Dolichopodidae (Diptera) by Igor Ya. GRICHANOV [Grichanov, I.Ya. 2006. A checklist and keys to North European genera and species of Dolichopodidae (Diptera). St.Petersburg: VIZR RAAS (Plant Protection News Suppl., ISSN 1815-3682): 120+1 pp.] All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection, Podbelskogo 3, St.Petersburg-Pushkin, 196608, Russia. Email: grichanov@mail.ru

Abstract. A check list and keys to North European genera and species of Dolichopodidae are compiled. 393 species and 38 genera known in northern part of Europe are included, belonging to the nine sub-families. Introductory notes concerning systematic position and morphology of Dolichopodidae and new species records for some regions of Russia are given. Paper book can be ordered from author

Introduction. Phototheque contains more than 2000 photos of Doli's imago for about 350 common and rare species. Their quality is more or less moderate, sometimes bad (sorry). Basic lay-out includes photos of habitus, antenna, wing, hypopygium and/or other male secondary sexual characters. A few photos of live flies are included; thanks to amateur entomologists who presented them for the Doli Homepage (Phototheque): http://www.dolicho.narod.ru/ Some helpful black and white line drawings are borrowed from old books. Many thanks to editors of Die Fliegen der Palaearktischen Region and to Patrick Grootaert for their permission to use black and white drawings.

Some more pictures are placed on the Dolichopodidae Homepage

The phototeque of species can be used without restriction by fellow researchers. It is absolutely prohibited to use these data for commercial purposes. Regularly updated CD disk is available along with paper book only.

© I. Grichanov, 2007