Call for cooperation between dipterists! A new communication tool for expert networks developed by the European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT), WP6.
Irina Brake, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD.
New article
A new article (or rather a short note with a call for material) by Jan M?ca (on ascomycete fungi of the Laboulbeniales on Diptera) was added today.
New article
A new article by Cor Zonneveld (on the wood frass collecting behaviour of bombyliids and Anthrax trifasciatus in particular) was added today.
Bob van Aartsen passes away at the age of 87
Today reached us the sad news that at the age of 87 the well-know Dutch collector Bob van Aartsen passed away on the moning of 1 July after a short illness. In addition to him being an avid collector and a leading specialist on Tephritidae, he was foremost an amiable man that will be hugely missed in the entomology community.
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Anyone have scans of the Genus Semaranga in:
1)Kanmiya, K. (1983) A systematic study of the Japanese Chloropidae (Diptera).
2) Andersson, H. (1977 Taxonomic and Phylogenetic studies on Chloropid
Dr Michael von Tschirnhaus, a leading expert on Chloropidae and Agromyzidae, died on 16 September 2025 at the age of 86. He will be greatly missed by the international community. R.I.P.
Anyone has the scan of "Harkness, R. D.; Ismay, J. W. 1976: A new species of Trachysiphonella (Dipt., Chloropidae) from Greece, associated with an ant Cataglyphis bicolor (F.) (Hym., Formicidae)
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It is with deepest sadness in my heart that I announce that on Saturday, November 15, one of the great minds of world dipterology, prof. Rudolf Rozkošny, left us forever.
Please remember him with a