Dear Fellow Dipterists and Friends,

We cordially invite you to attend the 8th International Symposium on Syrphidae (ISS8). In this occasion, the ISS8 will take place in the heart of Europe, in the historic town of Monschau (Germany) from 4 th to 8 th of June 2015. After the great time we had in Novosibirsk (Russia), the people voted to have a symposium which reflects a look back to the original model of this symposium: the engagement that stimulates new research collaborations and the delight of sharing experiences on Syrphidae.

We invite you to attend the ISS8 and contribute to the scientific program by presenting your research. Come and meet colleagues, get informed, exchange ideas, and have fun!

Check out: http://iss8.zfmk.de/ for 1st-circular, registration of interest and more information.

We look forward to meeting you all in Monschau.

Best regards,

Björn Rulik & Ximo Mengual
The Organizing committee

I gladly inform you that the 2nd issue of the fourth volume of "Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka" was published on December 30, 2013.

Vol. 4 No. 2:

1. Varga, A.A, 2013. rewiew of the genus Alomya Panzer, 1806 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from the Ukrainian Carpathians. - Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka 4(2): 1–2.

2. Farahani, S., A.A. Talebi, E. Rakhshani & C. van Achterberg, 2013. Study of the genus Blacus Nees (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Blacinae) in Iran, with three new records. - Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka 4(2): 3–11.

3. Kameneva, E.P., V.A. Korneyev, M. López Rodríguez, J. Marín Herrera, P. Alvarez & P.L.T. Beuk, 2013. The first records of Physiphora smaragdina Loew (Diptera: Ulidiidae) from Europe. - Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka 4(2): 12.

4. Gumovsky, A.V., I.N. Mikulina, T.N. Bazhenova & S.V. Sviridov, 2013. Achrysocharoides robiniae (Hymenoptera, Entedoninae) in Ukraine. - Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka 4(2): 13–19.

5. Kameneva, E.P., V.A. Korneyev & A.V. Prokhorov, 2013. The first record of Myennis sibirica Portschinsky (Diptera: Ulidiidae) from Europe. - Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka 4(2): 20.

6. Mohamadzade Namin, S. & J. Nozari, 2013. New data on the family Opomyzidae (Diptera Acalyptratae) in the fauna of Iran. - Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka 4(2): 21–23.

Valery A. Korneyev aka Nosferatumyia

Dear fellow Dipterist,

I am pleased to inform you that we have posted extensive information and registration forms for the ICD8 post congress tours as well as the accompanying persons program on the congress webpage www.icd8.org under "Post Congress Tours" and "Accompanying Persons". The information for the “amber tour” to Danzig will be posted shortly. The registration deadline for all ICD8 tours is 20th June 2014.

Please check our congress webpage periodically for updates regarding the scientific program and other news. Early registration will close on 1st February 2014.

For any further questions please contact us at pcma gmbh:
Ms. Sandra Geißer via email sandra.geisser@pcma.de or via phone 0049/30/76768420
Ms. Sara Werner via email sara.werner@pcma.de or via phone 0049/30/76768419

We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Looking forward to seeing you in Potsdam next year.

On behalf of the ICD8 Organizing committee,


Sincerely yours,

Sara Werner

On behalf of the organizers of ICD8:
pcma professional congress & marketing agency gmbh, Crellestr. 21, 10827 Berlin, Germany, Ph +49 (0)30 767684-0, Fax +49 (0)30 767684-29.
Managing Director: Bernd Wiedemann, HRB 40669, Local Court Berlin-Charlottenburg, VAT-N°: 30/476/00921, ID-N°: DE 136 768 660.

As posted on the Sciaroidea mailig list:

"I have heard that Leonard Kidd, who was co-author with Tony Hutson and Michael Ackland of the 1980 RES Handbook on British fungus gnats, has died in the past week aged 93. I have informed his co-authors.

Leonard was curator at the Oldham Museum and his work on Diptera didn't continue much after his retirement in 1981. His collection is now at the Liverpool Museum. My correspondence with him continued occasionally until 1995, and he wrote in 1992 to thank me for naming Zygomyia kiddi after him.

Peter [Chandler]"

On the Simuliidae mailing list, Ladislav Jedlička passed on the message below he received from Dr. Sukhomlin:

"I want to tell you a sad news. Ukrainian entomology suffered a several loss. Dr. Zinaida Vasilyevna Usova passed away on October 10, 2013."

Dr. Usova was known blackfly specialist , author of many papers and books on Simuliidae, last one probably on blackflies of North Europe (as co-author).

Frank Van de Meutter posted this on the Syrphidae mailing list:

"Dear all, the news has been spread before locally, however, it has not reached the community outside Belgium I think. This spring Luc Verlinden passed away. Luc was the true pioneer of expert Belgian Syrphidae faunistics, however, he soon also specialised in Alpine Syrphidae. He probably is best known for its contributions – several excellent taxonomic papers eg on Cheilosia and Pipizella with the description of a new taxon. People that study the Western European fauna will remember his books too, with their magnificent drawings. These books have educated and inspired many of the people that do study syrphids today, including me. He was unable to continue his valuable work the past ten years due to a most unfortunate accident – his merits cannot be underestimated though. Above all he was a true gentleman loved by all people that have cooperated with him. He will be missed.

Frank"